4 Free Swimming Holes near Blackhand Gorge
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Blackhand Gorge near Heath, Ohio City, Zip, or Address
Fairfield Beach, Buckeye Lake State Park
Thornville
16.3 miles SWThe south shore public swimming beach at Buckeye Lake State Park near Thornville, one of two designated beaches on Ohio's oldest state park lake. Free parking and free entry, no lifeguards, open Memorial Day to Labor Day, with a buoyed swim area, shelter
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Gatton Rocks
Bellville, Ohio
40.0 miles NCLOSED. Posted No Trespassing. The owners of this private property used to be relaxed on the people who trespassed here but due to severe abuse of property, it is now enforced and trespassers will be prosecuted. A multilevel swimming hole on Clear Fork River with deep pools, shallow wading areas, and a grassy beach — but check current access, as No Trespassing signs have been posted.
Swim
Alum Creek Reservoir
Sunbury, Ohio
42.1 miles WA canoe-access swimming and skinny-dipping area on Alum Creek Reservoir north of Columbus — paddle 15–30 minutes east of the Howard Road bridge to find secluded rocky outcroppings along the shore.
Swim
Strouds Run State Park Beach (Dow Lake)
Athens, Ohio
49.8 miles S700-foot sand beach on 161-acre Dow Lake at Strouds Run State Park, four miles east of Athens and Ohio University in the wooded hills of southeast Ohio.
Camp, Hike, Kayak, Mountain Bike, Swim
