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Bradys Run Lake

Brighton, Pennsylvania — Beaver County.

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26Surface acres
0.7 miShoreline trails

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 123918342).

Location & fast facts

Where Bradys Run Lake is in Pennsylvania

The red circle marks Bradys Run Lake.

Fast facts

About Bradys Run Lake

  • County: Beaver
  • Town: Brighton
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 185 mi from Harrisburg and 28 mi from Pittsburgh, straight-line (not driving distance)

Towns and counties: U.S. Census Bureau boundaries overlaid on the USGS lake outline.

Fishing in Pennsylvania

Official PFBC pages. Rules and fees change; check before you go.

Good for & watch for

Good for

  • Fishing. Largemouth bass
  • Walking. 0.7 mi of trail near the shore (trails)
  • Camping. 7 campgrounds within 15 mi (list)

Watch for

  • Non-native/invasive species. Zebra mussel, Common water-hyacinth and Chinese mysterysnail recorded. Clean, drain and dry your boat and gear.
  • Cold water. Water stays cold well into late spring and turns cold again in fall. Wear a life jacket when paddling in the shoulder seasons.

Built only from the data on this page: official access lists, OpenStreetMap beaches and trails, campground listings, state and USGS invasive-species records. We don't rate crowds or water quality.

Official fishing data (PA Fish and Boat Commission)

26Acres (state figure)

Fish species listed by PFBC biologists as warmwater/coolwater fishing opportunities: Largemouth bass.

Source: Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) warmwater/coolwater fisheries lakes and stocked trout waterbodies (via PASDA), record for Bradys Run Lake, Beaver County. See PFBC fishing for regulations and stocking schedules. Acreage here can differ slightly from our mapped outline.

Lake map

Bradys Run Lake shoreline

¼ mileN

No public access sites are listed for this water in the PFBC fishing and boating access points data.

Shoreline trail

Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 123918342), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: PFBC fishing and boating access points. Dashed trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

Shoreline trails

0.7 miTrail within 60 m of shore
About 50%Of the shoreline
NoLoops the whole lake
North and west shoresWhere

OpenStreetMap shows about 0.7 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 60 m (200 ft) of the Bradys Run Lake shoreline, mostly along the north and west shores. They follow about 50% of the shore, so you can walk most of the way around but not a full loop.

Trails along the shore

The dashed brown line on the lake map shows these trails. We include paths, footways and marked trails that OpenStreetMap doesn't mark as private, and leave out roads, sidewalks and snowmobile corridors. Mapped trails can still cross private land or close for the season, and not every trail is mapped, so follow posted signs.

Trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map data as of Oct 9, 2026. Trail lengths count only the parts within about 60 m of the USGS NHD lake outline.

Campgrounds near Bradys Run Lake

We found 7 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Bradys Run Lake. Distances are straight-line from the nearest point on the shoreline, so driving distance is longer.

1 more within 15 miles

All campgrounds & RV parks in Pennsylvania

Green tent icons on the lake map mark campgrounds near the shore, and the interactive map shows the closest 12. Amenities are listed only where a source records them; call or check the campground's website before you go, since seasons and rates change every year.

Campground data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Pulled Oct 12, 2026.

Conditions right now

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Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (40.7285, -80.3604). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Bradys Run Lake. No live water-temperature sensor is shown because we haven't found a public one for this lake.

Sun, moon & best fishing times

Sun & moon at Bradys Run Lake

Best fishing times

Major periodMinor periodDaylight

    Based on solunar theory, an estimate. Major periods (about 2 hours) center on when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot; minor periods (about 1 hour) center on moonrise and moonset. The 0–100 activity score rises during those periods and gets a boost near sunrise and sunset and around the new and full moon. Weather, water temperature and pressure often matter more. Sun and moon times are calculated in your browser from the lake's coordinates with standard astronomy formulas, shown in ET (America/New_York), and accurate to within a few minutes.

    Non-native/invasive species

    Reported on or near Bradys Run Lake

    Clean, Drain, Dry. Remove plants and mud, drain all water, and dry your boat, trailer and gear before moving to another water.

    USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database

    USGS records matched to this water by location (within about 150 m of the outline) or by the place name in the record. A record shows a sighting was reported; it doesn't prove the species is still there. As of Oct 10, 2026.

    Contact & official info

    Questions about Bradys Run Lake

    How big is Bradys Run Lake?

    Bradys Run Lake covers about 26 acres in Brighton, Pennsylvania (Beaver County).

    What fish are in Bradys Run Lake?

    Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission lists Largemouth bass.

    Are there campgrounds near Bradys Run Lake?

    Yes. We list 7 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles.

    What towns are on Bradys Run Lake?

    Bradys Run Lake touches Brighton in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

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