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Cloe Lake

Bell, Pennsylvania — Jefferson County.

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26Surface acres
1Public access sites
1.0 miShoreline trails

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 123851998).

Location & fast facts

Where Cloe Lake is in Pennsylvania

The red circle marks Cloe Lake.

Fast facts

About Cloe Lake

  • County: Jefferson
  • Town: Bell
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 116 mi from Harrisburg and 67 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

  • Boating. 1 public trailer launch listed (see access)
  • Fishing. Largemouth bass, Black crappie, Bluegill and Yellow perch
  • Walking. 1.0 mi of trail near the shore (trails)

Watch for

  • Boat traffic. A public trailer launch means motorboats share the water; expect more traffic on summer weekends.
  • 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)

25Acres (state figure)

Fish species listed by PFBC biologists as warmwater/coolwater fishing opportunities: Black crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth bass, Pumpkinseed, Rock bass, Yellow perch.

Trout: PFBC stocked trout water

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

Lake map

Cloe Lake shoreline, boat launches & beaches

Cloe (Boat launch)10.1 mileN

Numbers on the map match the list at rightbelow.

Boat launchShoreline trail
  1. 1Cloe
    Boat launch · Bell

Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 123851998), 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

1.0 miTrail within 70 m of shore
About 95%Of the shoreline
YesLoops the whole lake

OpenStreetMap shows about 1.0 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 70 m (230 ft) of the Cloe Lake shoreline. Together the trails go all or nearly all the way around Cloe Lake, staying close to the water.

Trails along the shore

Getting to the trails

No trailhead is mapped for these trails. The closest public access site is Cloe, 150 ft from a shoreline trail (PA Fish & Boat Commission access data).

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 70 m of the USGS NHD lake outline.

Conditions right now

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Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (40.9494, -78.9092). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Cloe 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 Cloe 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.

    Boat launches & access sites

    1 public access site listed, 1 with a boat ramp or trailer launch.

    SiteTownOwnerTypeParkingFeeUsesMap
    CloeBellPFBCBoat ramp · Yes ramp—No feeBoating40.9498, -78.9056

    PFBC fishing and boating access points

    Fees, hours and rules change; confirm with the site owner before you go.

    Contact & official info

    Questions about Cloe Lake

    How big is Cloe Lake?

    Cloe Lake covers about 26 acres in Bell, Pennsylvania (Jefferson County).

    What fish are in Cloe Lake?

    Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission lists Largemouth bass, Black crappie, Bluegill, Yellow perch, Pumpkinseed and Rock bass.

    Is there a public boat launch on Cloe Lake?

    Yes. 1 public trailer launch is listed: Cloe. Check posted fees and parking rules.

    What towns are on Cloe Lake?

    Cloe Lake touches Bell in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania.

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