Giving Pond Recreation Area

Giving Pond Recreation Area is a public boat ramp on Giving Pond near Jugtown, Pennsylvania.

Electric motors only

Aerial view of the ramp, a small dock and the access road between the ponds, May 2022 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2026.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 20, 2026

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type: Boat ramp
Motors: Electric motors only
Website: pa.gov
Coordinates: 40.53640, -75.07047

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Boating rules

Electric motors (slow, no-wake speed) are permitted on the 50-acre Giving Pond. · all of Giving Pond rule

From the boating rules map of Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission; Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.

Conditions

Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service

On Giving Pond

Pond in Pennsylvania. All launches on Giving Pond.

Nearby launches

Giving Pond Access · 0.2 mi · Delaware River
Kingwood Boat Launch · 1.7 mi · Delaware River
Tinicum Park · 2.1 mi · Delaware River
Upper Black Eddy · 2.5 mi · Delaware River
Lynn Island / Lock 20 DCNR Access · 5.2 mi · Delaware River
Tohickon Creek Carry-in Access near Tinicum · 7.1 mi · Tohickon Creek

Sources

Why it is listed as public: www.pa.gov: Electric motors (slow, no-wake speed) are permitted on the 50-acre Giving Pond.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.