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Electric-only lakes in Washington

We've found 4 lakes in Washington where gas engines can't be run and electric motors are allowed.

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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.

Blackmans Lake

Near Snohomish, Snohomish County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first

No internal combustion (gas) motors; electric motors OK.

Size
63 acres
Launch
Boat launch at Ferguson Park (southeast shore)
Other rules
Two accessible fishing docks at Hill Park.
Managed by
Snohomish County (SCC 12.08.030); City of Snohomish parks (Ferguson Park, Hill Park)
What the official rules say
Internal combustion motors are not allowed on Blackmans Lake.

Fish Lake

Near Cheney, Spokane County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first

Internal combustion motors prohibited; electric trolling motors allowed.

Size
47 acres
Launch
Boat launch (WDFW)
Fees & permits
No park entry fees this year (per county page)
Other rules
Season runs from the last Saturday in April through September 30. About 2 miles northeast of Cheney.
Fish
Eastern brook trout (stocked)
Managed by
Spokane County Parks (Fish Lake Park)
What the official rules say
internal combustion motors prohibited, Electric trolling is allowed

Lake Ballinger

Near Mountlake Terrace / Edmonds, Snohomish County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first

No internal combustion (gas) motors; electric motors OK.

Size
100 acres
Launch
Public boat launch on the east side of the lake
Managed by
Snohomish County (SCC 12.08.030); shoreline park by City of Mountlake Terrace (Ballinger Park)
What the official rules say
Internal combustion motors are not allowed on Lake Ballinger.

Lake Howard (Howard Lake)

Snohomish County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first

No internal combustion (gas) motors; electric motors OK.

Size
28 acres
Launch
WDFW public boat launch on the northwest side
Fees & permits
WDFW access site; a Vehicle Access Pass or Discover Pass may be required
Other rules
In the Seven Lakes area.
Managed by
Snohomish County (SCC 12.08.030); WDFW access
What the official rules say
Internal combustion motors are not allowed on Lake Howard

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.

Know a lake we're missing, or a rule that's changed? Tell us.

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