23 Free Swimming Holes near Baby Falls
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Baby Falls Area
Tellico Plains, Tennessee
0.1 miles SESwim near Tellico Plains, Tennessee
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Davis Branch
Tellico Plains, Tennessee
5.6 miles SEA riverside campground on the Tellico River with six campsites, each with a picnic table — a peaceful Tennessee base camp for hiking, fishing, and campfire nights.
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Cheoah Point Beach
Robbinsville
17.6 miles EForest Service swim beach with a roped swim area on Santeetlah Lake, 6 miles north of Robbinsville, NC. Open April 15 to October 31 with a $5 per vehicle day-use fee.
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Hiwassee
Benton, Tennessee
22.0 miles WSwim near Benton, Tennessee
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Fires Creek Area
Wake Forest, North Carolina
24.0 miles SESwim near Wake Forest, North Carolina
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Blue Hole Ocoee
Turtletown, Tennessee
24.3 miles SWNumerous swimming holes 10-to-15 feet deep with tunnels to swim through, cliff jumping, and snorkeling in crystal-clear water — a great family adventure on the Ocoee.
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Mac Point Beach
Reliance
27.6 miles SWForest Service swim beach on a small point in Parksville Lake (Lake Ocoee) along US 64 in the Cherokee National Forest. Designated swim area, no lifeguard, $3 per vehicle per day.
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Queens Creek Lake
Nantahala, North Carolina
29.8 miles EA secluded reservoir in the Nantahala mountains with mountain reflections on still water, quality trout fishing, swimming on warm days, and a scenic drive up Winding Stairs Road.
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Morganton Point Recreation Area
Morganton, Georgia
32.0 miles SForest Service swim beach, campground and boat ramp on a wooded point jutting into Lake Blue Ridge, two miles from the town of Morganton.
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Conasauga Area
Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee
35.0 miles SWSwim near Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee
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Fingerlake
Almond, North Carolina
35.0 miles EAn offshoot of Fontana Lake open April through October, Fingerlake offers gravel-edged swimming, kayaking, canoeing, and fishing surrounded by lush forest — with restrooms and picnic tables on site.
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The Cove at Concord Park
Knoxville
35.8 miles NKnox County's free public swim beach on a sheltered cove of Fort Loudoun Lake west of Knoxville, with trucked-in sand, sand volleyball and seasonal paddleboard rentals. It is a designated swim area, but there is no lifeguard.
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Chattahoochee National Park
Cave Spring, Georgia
38.5 miles SSwim near Cave Spring, Georgia
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Melton Hill Dam Swimming Area
Lenoir City
38.9 miles NA free TVA swim beach on Melton Hill Lake, just upstream of Melton Hill Dam near Lenoir City, with a buoyed swim area, boat ramp, picnic pavilions and a campground next door.
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Vogle State Park
Blairsville, Georgia
41.4 miles SA 233-acre park at the base of Blood Mountain in the Chattahoochee National Forest — one of Georgia's first state parks, founded in 1931.
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Lake Conasauga Picnic and Swim Site
Chatsworth
42.1 miles SWThe highest lake in Georgia, a 19 acre CCC-built lake at 3,150 feet on Grassy Mountain, with a designated swim area and dock on the shore opposite the campground. The campground is closed until further notice after a September 2026 water main break.
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Deep Creek Area
Wallace, North Carolina
43.2 miles ESwim near Wallace, North Carolina
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Big Laurel Falls
Otto, North Carolina
43.9 miles SESwim near Otto, North Carolina
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Boone Area
Otto, North Carolina
43.9 miles SESwim near Otto, North Carolina
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Holly Creek Picnic Area
Chatsworth, Georgia
44.7 miles SWA scenic North Georgia picnic and swimming spot with a shallow creek hole, easy rock jumps, and kayaking nearby.
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