18 Free Swimming Holes near Bolding Mill Park
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Bolding Mill Park near Gainesville City, Zip, or Address
Van Pugh North Park
Flowery Branch
10.7 miles SCorps of Engineers day-use park on Lake Lanier near Flowery Branch with a designated swim beach at the end of the park road. $8 per vehicle, card only, no lifeguards, no pets.
Kayak, Swim
Buford Dam Park Beach (Lake Lanier)
Buford, Georgia
14.1 miles SWSmall sandy swim beach in a no-boat cove at the Corps of Engineers' Buford Dam Park on Lake Lanier, with shelters, a fishing pier and the Laurel Ridge Trail.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Lanier Park
Buford
14.3 miles SWA Corps of Engineers day-use park just north of Buford Dam with a small swim beach in a sheltered cove of Lake Lanier. $8 per vehicle or $3 on foot, open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., no lifeguards.
Hike, Kayak, Swim 2.4 mi
Edge Of The World
Dawsonville, Georgia
16.0 miles WA scenic 3-mile hike along the Amicalola River to a family-friendly swimming hole and small waterfall near Atlanta.
Hike, Swim
Pooles Mill
Ball Ground, Georgia
16.9 miles WSwim near Ball Ground, Georgia
Swim
Lake Russell Recreation Area
Mt Airy
27.9 miles EA grass swim beach on 100-acre Lake Russell in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest near Mt. Airy, with a $5 per vehicle Forest Service day-use fee and no gas motors on the lake.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Vogle State Park
Blairsville, Georgia
29.6 miles NA 233-acre park at the base of Blood Mountain in the Chattahoochee National Forest — one of Georgia's first state parks, founded in 1931.
Camp, Canoe, Swim
Chattahoochee National Park
Cave Spring, Georgia
31.1 miles NSwim near Cave Spring, Georgia
Swim
Mill Creek
Woodstock, Georgia
34.8 miles SWSwim near Woodstock, Georgia
Swim
Sweetwater Day Use Area
Canton
37.0 miles WA Corps of Engineers sand beach and roped swim area on a quiet cove of Allatoona Lake west of Canton, with a $5 per vehicle day use fee and no lifeguards.
Camp, Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Yellow River Park
Stone Mountain, Georgia
38.9 miles SSwim near Stone Mountain, Georgia
Swim
Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area
Lakemont
39.1 miles NEA small Forest Service swim beach with a roped swim area on Lake Rabun near Lakemont, Georgia. Open sunrise to sundown year-round; day use is $5 per person age 16 and up.
Camp, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Morganton Point Recreation Area
Morganton, Georgia
40.4 miles NWForest Service swim beach, campground and boat ramp on a wooded point jutting into Lake Blue Ridge, two miles from the town of Morganton.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Pine Lake Beach
Pine Lake
40.7 miles SA free municipal sand beach on a creek-fed lake in Pine Lake, the smallest city in DeKalb County, two and a half miles west of Stone Mountain. Roped swim area, no lifeguard, open June through September with no admission fee.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Tallulah Falls Lake Beach (Terrora Day Use Area)
Tallulah Falls, Georgia
41.7 miles NESand swim beach on 63-acre Tallulah Falls Lake at Tallulah Gorge State Park's Terrora Day Use Area, with the gorge rim trails, suspension bridge and campground next door.
Camp, Hike, Kayak, Mountain Bike, Swim
Diving Rock
Atlanta, Georgia
42.0 miles SWA 25-foot granite diving rock, a riverside beach, and cool, clear water on the Chattahoochee — a classic Atlanta swimming hole.
Swim
Galt's Ferry Day Use Area
Acworth
42.3 miles WCorps of Engineers beach park on the south shore of Allatoona Lake near Acworth, with a roped, unguarded swim area, fishing jetty and boat ramp. $5 per vehicle, card only.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Timpson Cove Beach
Clayton
43.0 miles NEA Georgia Power swim beach on the east shore of Lake Burton, with a buoyed swim area, picnic tables and restrooms about nine miles out of Clayton. No posted fee, no lifeguard, and a winter drawdown that decides how much sand there is.
Swim
