Gas boats OK, motor up You can launch a boat with a gas outboard. Leave it up and use your electric motor.No gas motors on board Remove the outboard or bring a boat without one.Gas boats: check first The rules don't say. Call before you tow a gas boat there.
Ackley Lake
Near Bellevue, Calhoun County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first
Electric motors only; other motors may not be operated.
Launch
Public boat ramp
Managed by
Michigan DNR (local watercraft control R281.713.7)
What the official rules say
it is unlawful to operate a vessel powered by a motor except an electric motor.
Buhl Lake
Near Leonard, Oakland County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first
Electric motors only.
Size
37 acres
Launch
Ramp located in park
Fees & permits
Park permit needed
Managed by
Oakland County Parks (Addison Oaks County Park)
What the official rules say
Electric motors only; access via Addison Oaks
Crooked Lake
Near Clarkston, Oakland County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first
Electric motors only.
Size
68 acres
Launch
Public boat launch in park (county page describes it as a launch for non-motorized boats)
Fees & permits
Oakland County park permit needed for in-park ramp
Other rules
Oakland County describes the in-park launch as for non-motorized boats, so check before you bring a trailer.
it is unlawful to operate a vessel powered by a motor other than an electric motor.
Little Beaver Lake
Near Munising, Alger County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first
Electric motors only (also applies to Beaver Lake).
Launch
Canoe/kayak/small boat launch
Other rules
In the Beaver Basin Wilderness, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.
Managed by
National Park Service (Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore)
What the official rules say
Electric motors only are permitted on Little Beaver Lake and Beaver Lake
Norway Lake
Near Felch, Dickinson County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first
Electric motors only; slow-no-wake.
Launch
Boat launch at Norway Lake campground (township page, no details)
Other rules
Slow, no-wake. Felch Township: "Fuel powered motorized watercraft are not permitted on Norway Lake." (Not the Norway Lake in Iron County.)
Managed by
Felch Township (Norway Lake Park); MI DNR rule WC-22-90-001
What the official rules say
Operate a vessel powered by a motor except an electric motor.
Stewart Lake
Near Holly, Oakland County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first
Electric motors only.
Size
31 acres
Launch
Ramp located in park
Fees & permits
Park permit needed
Managed by
Oakland County Parks (Groveland Oaks County Park)
What the official rules say
Electric motors only; access via Groveland Oaks
Versluis Lake
Near Grand Rapids, Kent County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first
Electric motors only; other motors may not be operated.
Size
50 acres
Launch
Carry-in / hand launch only (kayak and canoe launch area)
Fish
Bluegill, catfish, crappie, walleye, northern pike and others (per michigan.org)
Managed by
Plainfield Charter Township (Versluis Park); MI DNR rule WC-41-91-001
What the official rules say
it is unlawful to operate a vessel powered by a motor except an electric motor.
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Before you go
Rules change, and some lakes close for the season or have their own permits. We link each lake to the agency page that states its motor rule, and show the month we checked it (most recently October 2026). Confirm the current rules with the lake's manager before you head out. Your state's boat registration and safety-equipment rules still apply on electric-only lakes.
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