5 Free Swimming Holes near Badger Creek Campground
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Sandy Point
Boise, Idaho
19.6 miles SWA shallow, family-friendly lake inside Lucky Peak State Park with a playful fountain, a splash pad, paddleboard rentals, disc golf, volleyball, and free loaner life jackets.
Disc Golf, Swim
Hot Springs Campground
Garden Valley, Idaho
28.9 miles NSwim near Garden Valley, Idaho
Swim
Mile Marker 4 (Skinnydipper Hotsprings)
Garden Valley, Idaho
34.2 miles NWA backcountry hot spring about 45–60 minutes from Boise, reached by steep switchbacks after a half-mile hike — avoid during bad weather as the roads and trail become treacherous quickly.
Hike, Swim 
Old Dam Rope Swing
Emmett, Idaho
40.7 miles NWA rope swing about 15 feet above the water just off the road near an old dam — with a good swing you can clear 25 feet, but strong swimmers only in this spot.
Dive, Swim
Swinging Bridge Beach
Cascade, Idaho
42.7 miles NWA scenic riverside campground at 4,000 feet elevation 10 miles north of Banks, with a sandy swimming hole beach, large flat rocks to sun on, and whitewater kayaking on the North Fork Payette River.
Hike, Swim
