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Privately Owned Boats

Boating

Residents on lakefront properties can access the lake with privately-owned boats. They are also eligible to apply for a cedar boat dock to moor their boats. For residents that do not have lake access by boat, there are three (3) alternatives for access, 1; The private Tuxedo Club maintains boat slips on Tuxedo Lake, 2. The Village Boat Club on Tuxedo Lake, and 3. The Wee Wah Boat and Fishing Club on the Wee Wah Lake. Tuxedo Park allows electric-powered boats only. Each lakeside resident is entitled to register four (4) boats - boat types are listed below.

Eligible Boats:
Pontoon (Size limitations)
Single-Hull (Size limitations)
Sail (Size limitations)
Kayak
Row
Canoe
Skulls

Village Code:

  • Boat Docks - Require approval. 
  • Steam Cleaning - Mandatory steam cleaning of all boats entering the lake for the first time, or reentering the lake after seasonal storage or use on a waterbody outside Tuxedo Park must be steam cleaned at the Village Department of Public Works (DPW) by appointment; The reason is to curtail the spread of invasive aquatic plants and animals such as Eurasian Water Milfoil and Zebra Mussels. 

Village Boat Permits:
The Village of Tuxedo Park must license all boats annually. Permits are available at the Village Office. 

BOAT PERMITS

Any boat that has left the Village and is brought back in must be steam cleaned by the DPW before being put back in any of the lakes.

Boat permits are Issued to property owners only.  Renters are not eligible.

When possible, the same number is issued to the boat owner as issued to them in the previous year.

TUXEDO LAKE

Eligibility for a boat permit on Tuxedo Lake:
*The applicant must own property adjacent to Tuxedo Lake and is entitled to 3 permits per parcel.  Only one boat of the 3 can be a Pontoon boat, or
*The applicant is a member of the Tuxedo Club.  If a new applicant, the Club must sign off on the application, or
*The applicant is a member of the Village Boat Club, which requires members to be property owners.  Only 1 boat permit is allowed per membership.

POND #3 & WEE WAH LAKE

Eligibility for a boat permit:
*The applicant must own property adjacent to the lake.
*The Wee Wah Fishing Club is allowed to register 6-row boats.
*The Wee Wah Beach Club may register kayaks.