Boating on Truesdale Lake
Boaters on Truesdale Lake enjoy the lake on canoes, kayaks, sailboats, rowboats, windsurfers, sculls, paddle boats, and floating docks. No gas powered boats or vehicles are allowed on Truesdale Lake (this includes snowmobiles in the winter).
Truesdale Lake hosts one of the oldest Sunfish Fleets in the world – Sunfish Fleet #27.
All boats are required to have a registration sticker. Boats stored on the lake without a sticker will be removed and sold.
Boat Registration on Truesdale Lake
In order to use boats on Truesdale Lake, you must be a deeded member of one of the lake organizations (TLPOA, TEA, Vreeland association) or have waterfront property AND you must have a valid Truesdale Lake boat sticker.
Associate members of TEA are not eligible to register a boat on the lake. Applications are checked against a list of TEA, TLPOA, Vreeland, and Lake Shore Drive riparian addresses.
There are many reasons for requiring boats be registered:
- Getting your boat back in case of flooding and/or wind. Neighbors who retrieve your windblown boat can call to determine who the boat belongs to.
- Stopping invasive plant and animal species from being introduced into the lake (e.g. watermilfoil, zebra mussels, snakehead fish) when boats are used in more than one lake.
- Ensuring access to the lake is restricted and private.
- Eliminating trespassing on private properties.
- Your boat will not be impounded and removed in the future.
Boat stickers are available free for TLPOA, TEA, Vreeland, and waterfront owners in good standing. An application form and instructions can be found by clicking here.
Boats with valid stickers can be stored at your association’s designated boat storage lots around the lake:
- TLPOA members have access to boat storage at lots at the corner of Gilbert and Indian Lane (near the dam next to TLPOA lot #96), on Hoyt Street (between lot #124 and #125), as well as a lot on Lake Shore Drive (between lot #6 and #7). [see TLPOA map]
- TEA members can store boats at the TEA-owned lot at the corner of Gilbert Street and Lake Shore Drive. [see TEA map]
- Vreeland owners have an association property near the development off of Boway.
All boats (whether kept on your property or at the designated boat storage lots) must have a valid Truesdale Lake boat sticker. Failure to obtain a sticker will result in the removal of your boat.
There are instructions on the boat registration form for where to send it (via mail or email). The form can be filled out on your computer and printed out or emailed.
