20 Free Swimming Holes near Central Park
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Central Park near Schenectady, New York City, Zip, or Address
Thompson's Lake Beach
East Berne
12.2 miles SWGuarded sandy beach on the north end of Thompson's Lake, inside Thacher State Park near East Berne. Open in summer with lifeguards, $7 per car, with boat rentals and a nature center next door.
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Petersburg Area
Copake Falls, New York
16.2 miles ESwim near Copake Falls, New York
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Nassau Area
Ravena, New York
28.4 miles SESwim near Ravena, New York
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Max Shaul Area
Saugerties, New York
30.2 miles SWSwim near Saugerties, New York
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Spire Falls
Queensbury, New York
31.0 miles NA hidden swimming hole near Moreau State Park where Spire Falls Dam calms the Hudson River into a calm, rocky-shored lake ideal for swimming and sunbathing — unofficial with no lifeguard on duty.
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Margaret Lindley Park
Williamstown, Massachusetts
35.2 miles ESwim near Williamstown, Massachusetts
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Lake Luzerne
Lake Luzerne, New York
36.2 miles NTwo free public sandy beaches with gradual slopes on a scenic lake beside the Hudson River — calm water for swimming and paddling, with kayak and canoe access points throughout.
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Caroga Lake Campground Beach
Caroga Lake
36.3 miles NWA sandy, unguarded swim beach on East Caroga Lake at DEC's Caroga Lake Campground and Day Use Area in the southern Adirondacks. Open mid-May to early September, with day use at $8 per car.
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Mount Hope Park
Williamstown, Massachusetts
36.4 miles ESwim near Williamstown, Massachusetts
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The Hudson off River Road
Lake Luzerne, New York
37.3 miles NSandy access points along the Hudson River off River Road near Lake Luzerne offer calm water for tubing, kayaking, canoeing, and swimming — stay upstream of Rockwell Falls, which is dangerous.
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Durham Area
Croton-on-Hudson, New York
38.7 miles SSwim near Croton-on-Hudson, New York
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Burbank Park Beach
Pittsfield
39.5 miles SEPittsfield's free public swimming beach on Onota Lake, inside Burbank Park on Lakeway Drive, with a bath house, boat launch and lakeside path. Lifeguards are not hired every season, so check before you swim.
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Stratford Area
Dansville, New York
41.2 miles NWSwim near Dansville, New York
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Bellevue Falls
Adams, Massachusetts
42.1 miles ESwim near Adams, Massachusetts
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South Lake Swimming Area
Haines Falls
42.3 miles SSouth Lake is the western basin of New York's North-South Lake, up on the Catskill Escarpment above Haines Falls, with a rebuilt sand beach, boat rentals and a boardwalk to the water. DEC charges $10 per vehicle at the gate in season.
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Kaaterskill Fall
Hunter, New York
42.7 miles SKaaterskill Falls is one of the most storied waterfalls in the eastern United States — a spectacular two-tiered cascade in New York's Catskill Mountains near Hunter that plunges roughly 260...
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Lake George Beach (Million Dollar Beach)
Lake George
43.9 miles NMillion Dollar Beach is the big guarded swimming beach at the south end of Lake George, run by New York State DEC as the Lake George Beach Day Use Area. The sand and the water are free, parking is $10, and swimming is only allowed inside the roped area wh
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Mosquito Point
Ravena, New York
44.9 miles SWSwim near Ravena, New York
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Litner Rock
Elka Park, New York
45.4 miles SSwim near Elka Park, New York
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Lake Mansfield Beach
Great Barrington
49.6 miles SEGreat Barrington's free town beach on 29-acre Lake Mansfield, a short walk from downtown, with a sandy swim area, seasonal lifeguards, a picnic lawn and playground, and conservation forest trails.
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