12 Free Swimming Holes near Black Canyon Trail - Little Pan Loop
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of 34580 Old Black Canyon Hwy, Black Canyon City, AZ 85324, USA City, Zip, or Address
Cave Creek Swimming Hole
Cave Creek, Arizona
17.3 miles EA refreshing desert swimming hole at the end of nearly four miles of Cave Creek Trail — worth the cactus-country hike for the cool pool waiting in the shade.
Hike, Swim 0.1-7.8 mi
Wolf Creek Falls
Prescott, Arizona
33.2 miles NWSix miles of trails, two campgrounds, and a 90-foot waterfall that roars in spring storms and glitters as a frozen cascade in winter — Wolf Creek Falls is dramatic in every season.
Camp, Hike, Swim 0.4 mi
Clear Creek Campground
Camp Verde, Arizona
38.8 miles NEA grassy creekside campground shaded by tall cottonwoods on West Clear Creek — ideal for hiking, swimming, fishing for smallmouth bass and sunfish, and wildlife watching in a desert canyon oasis.
Camp, Hike, Swim 1.1 mi
Fossil Creek Waterfall
Pine, Arizona
39.2 miles NEOne of Arizona's two Wild and Scenic rivers, with a short hike from a dirt-road parking area to a deep pool at the base of the falls — watch for snakes on the trail.
Hike, Swim 1.1-4.6 mi
Fossil Creek Dam (Toilet Bowl)
Pine, Arizona
41.3 miles NEA waterfall over an old Fossil Creek dam with a spinning natural rock slide that launches swimmers into the main pool — plus a shallow cave for shade on hot Arizona days.
Dive, Hike, Swim 0.1-3.8 mi
Fossil Springs Trail No. 18
Pine, Arizona
41.3 miles NEA 4.75-mile desert canyon trail to the springs and an old dam in the Fossil Springs Wilderness — little shade and a brutal uphill return make summer visits genuinely dangerous.
Hike, Horseback, Swim 8.4 mi
West Clear Creek Trail No. 17
Camp Verde, Arizona
42.1 miles NEWest Clear Creek Trail winds down a shaded canyon to cool creek swimming, fishing, and dispersed camping — bring wading shoes, because wet feet are guaranteed.
Backpack, Hike, Swim
Bullpen Day Use Area
Camp Verde, Arizona
42.1 miles NEA big red jumping rock on West Clear Creek, shaded picnic areas, and trails down a stunning canyon below the Mogollon Rim — a full afternoon of swimming and hiking.
Backpack, Dive, Hike, Swim 3.0 mi
Blodgett Basin Trail No. 31
Camp Verde, Arizona
42.2 miles NEA 3-mile riparian canyon trail through West Clear Creek Wilderness with 1,700 feet of elevation change, fishing, camping, and wading in a desert oasis — expect to get your feet wet.
Backpack, Hike, Swim
Pebble Beach
Mesa, Arizona
48.0 miles SEA popular Salt River spot near Mesa for tubing, swimming, and picnicking in the Cibola National Forest.
Swim
Beaver Creek Campground
Camp Verde, Arizona
49.4 miles NEBeaver Creek is a refreshing creekside oasis in the high desert of central Arizona, where the cool, clear waters of Wet Beaver Creek wind beneath big cottonwoods and sycamores in the Coconino...
Camp, Canoe, Kayak, Swim 7.1 mi
The Crack at Wet Beaver Creek
Rimrock, Arizona
49.6 miles NECrystal-clear water and cliffs high enough to jump from, about 3.5 miles down Bell Trail along Wet Beaver Creek — a rewarding desert hike to a stunning red-rock swimming hole.
Dive, Hike, Horseback, Swim
