Nassau Area
Ravena, New York
Swim
Directions
From Ravena, New York
- Head northeast on Main St toward Moxley St (1.0 mi)
- Continue onto Church St (0.4 mi)
- Slight left onto Main St (0.1 mi)
- Main St turns right and becomes NY-144 N/River Rd (4.2 mi)
- Turn left onto the Interstate 87/New York State Thruway rampPartial toll road(0.2 mi)
- Keep left at the fork and merge onto I-87 S/New York State ThruwayToll road(0.9 mi)
- Take exit 21A toward I-90 E/Mass Turnpike/BostonToll road(1.0 mi)
- Continue onto NY-912M EToll road(6.1 mi)
- Take exit B1 for I-90 W toward U.S. 9/Albany/HudsonToll road(0.7 mi)
- Continue onto I-90 WToll road(0.2 mi)
- Take exit 12 for US-9 toward HudsonToll road(0.3 mi)
- Turn right onto U.S. 9 NPartial toll road(0.5 mi)
- Turn right onto Kingman Rd (1.9 mi)
- Turn left onto Bunker Hill Rd (115 ft)
- Turn right onto Mcclellan Rd (1.7 mi)
- Turn right onto US-20 EDestination will be on the right(5.2 mi)
Other Swimming Holes Nearby
Burbank Park Beach
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13.3 miles EPittsfield's free public swimming beach on Onota Lake, inside Burbank Park on Lakeway Drive, with a bath house, boat launch and lakeside path. Lifeguards are not hired every season, so check before you swim.
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Petersburg Area
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Margaret Lindley Park
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20.2 miles NESwim near Williamstown, Massachusetts
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Mount Hope Park
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20.8 miles NESwim near Williamstown, Massachusetts
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Lake Mansfield Beach
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21.8 miles SEGreat Barrington's free town beach on 29-acre Lake Mansfield, a short walk from downtown, with a sandy swim area, seasonal lifeguards, a picnic lawn and playground, and conservation forest trails.
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Bellevue Falls
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Green River
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Upper Goose Pond
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23.8 miles SESwim near Lee, Massachusetts
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Ore Pit Pond
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25.8 miles SA roped-off quarry swimming area with a diving platform and lifeguards ā a classic Taconic-region swim spot in Copake Falls, New York.
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Bash Bish Falls
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26.4 miles SSwim near Mount Washington, Massachusetts
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Monterey Town Beach
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26.9 miles SEMonterey's lifeguarded town beach on the western tip of 275-acre Lake Garfield, off Tyringham Road. Free for residents; non-residents are asked for a voluntary $20 per vehicle per day.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Thompson's Lake Beach
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28.0 miles NWGuarded sandy beach on the north end of Thompson's Lake, inside Thacher State Park near East Berne. Open in summer with lifeguards, $7 per car, with boat rentals and a nature center next door.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Windsor State Forest
Cummington, Massachusetts
28.2 miles ESwim near Cummington, Massachusetts
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Lake Taghkanic State Park
Ancram
29.5 miles SWest Beach at Lake Taghkanic State Park is a lifeguarded sand beach on a clear 168-acre lake off the Taconic Parkway near Ancram. Summer entry is $10 per car.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Glendale Falls
Chester, Massachusetts
30.7 miles ESwim near Chester, Massachusetts
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Umpachene Falls
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30.8 miles SESwim near New Marlborough, Massachusetts
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Durham Area
Croton-on-Hudson, New York
32.6 miles SWSwim near Croton-on-Hudson, New York
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South Lake Swimming Area
Haines Falls
33.2 miles SWSouth Lake is the western basin of New York's North-South Lake, up on the Catskill Escarpment above Haines Falls, with a rebuilt sand beach, boat rentals and a boardwalk to the water. DEC charges $10 per vehicle at the gate in season.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Salmon River
Salisbury, Connecticut
34.1 miles SSwim near Salisbury, Connecticut
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Riga Falls
Salisbury, Connecticut
34.1 miles SRiga Falls is a scenic, little-known waterfall and swimming hole on Wachocastinook Creek in Connecticut's wild Mount Riga Preserve near Salisbury.
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Thompson's Lake Beach
East Berne
28.0 miles NWGuarded sandy beach on the north end of Thompson's Lake, inside Thacher State Park near East Berne. Open in summer with lifeguards, $7 per car, with boat rentals and a nature center next door.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Lake Taghkanic State Park
Ancram
29.5 miles SWest Beach at Lake Taghkanic State Park is a lifeguarded sand beach on a clear 168-acre lake off the Taconic Parkway near Ancram. Summer entry is $10 per car.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
South Lake Swimming Area
Haines Falls
33.2 miles SWSouth Lake is the western basin of New York's North-South Lake, up on the Catskill Escarpment above Haines Falls, with a rebuilt sand beach, boat rentals and a boardwalk to the water. DEC charges $10 per vehicle at the gate in season.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim