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.
Bridgeport State Recreation Area smaller lakes (East, West, Northwest lakes)
Near Bridgeport
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first
Electric outboard motors and non-powered craft only on the smaller lakes; Center Lake allows all boats.
Size
78 acres
Launch
Boat ramp near Center Lake (other ramps not stated)
Fees & permits
Nebraska park entry permit required; Nebraska fishing permit
Other rules
Applies to the smaller lakes. Center Lake, the largest, is open to all boats. 78 acres across five sandpit lakes.
All of the smaller lakes are limited to non-powered vessels and those powered by conventional electric outboard motors.
Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area (all lakes except 10 and 15)
Near Fremont, Dodge County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first
Electric trolling motors and non-powered craft only on all lakes except Lakes 10 and 15 (which allow powerboats).
Size
300 acres
Fees & permits
Nebraska park entry permit required; Nebraska fishing permit
Other rules
Applies to all lakes except 10 and 15, which allow powerboats. Lakes 16 and 20 are 5 mph no-wake. About 300 acres across 20 sandpit lakes.
Fish
Largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie, channel catfish; rainbow trout stocked in Lake 2 spring and fall
Managed by
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
What the official rules say
All other lakes are open to non-power craft and electric trolling motors.
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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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