11 Free Swimming Holes near China Cove Beach
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of China Cove Beach near Truckee City, Zip, or Address
Shirley Lake Canyon Trail
Olympic Valley, California
8.4 miles SA 2.5-mile hike from Squaw Valley Village past streams and waterfalls to a pure Sierra lake — rocky near the top, with a free gondola ride back down from High Camp as a reward.
Hike, Swim
Heath Falls Overlook Trail
Truckee, California
9.9 miles WHike and Swim near Truckee, California
Hike, Swim
Palisades Creek Trail
Truckee, California
9.9 miles WA difficult Sierra Nevada trail past Palisade Falls — one of the tallest on the American River — with views of Devils Peak, alpine lakes, and 2,000 feet of elevation gain.
Hike, Swim
Boca Reservoir Hidden Beach
Truckee, California
11.2 miles NESandy informal beaches on the northeast shore of Boca Reservoir above Truckee, free to use, windy in the afternoons, and drawn down hard by the end of summer.
Camp, Canoe, Kayak, Kiteboard, Swim
Sugar Pine Point Beach
Tahoma
19.8 miles SA quarter-mile walk from the parking lot puts you on a sand beach at the foot of Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park, where General Creek meets Lake Tahoe and the water runs clear enough to read the bottom. It is also genuinely cold, even in August.
Camp, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Hell Hole Reservoir
Georgetown
19.9 miles SWA 4,630 foot Rubicon River reservoir in the Eldorado National Forest, 51 miles and two hours east of Georgetown, where the boat ramp cove is the only drivable shoreline and the lake drops over 100 feet by September.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
North Fork Falls
Colfax, California
23.3 miles WClear water, cliff-jumping pools, and waterfalls at Sierra Nevada's North Fork Falls — a summer hike to two deep pools with 10-to-25-foot cliffs ready for leaping.
Camp, Hike, Swim
Zephyr Cove Park
Glenbrook, Nevada
27.0 miles SESix tennis courts, disc golf, a sledding hill, a beach, and a fishing pond all at one free park make Zephyr Cove one of Lake Tahoe's most versatile family hangouts.
Camp, Canoe, Disc Golf, Hike, Horseback, Kayak, Swim
Reno Area
McGill, Nevada
27.1 miles NESwim near McGill, Nevada
Swim
Wingfield Park
Reno, Nevada
27.2 miles NEAn oasis in downtown Reno where manmade dams and natural rock formations turn the Truckee River into a playground for swimming, kayaking, tubing, and rafting.
Kayak, Swim 0.1 mi
Edwards Crossing
Nevada City, California
39.1 miles WDeep blue water, rock cliffs, and a sandy beach on the Yuba River — with a half-mile walk from the parking lot and cliff jumping spots up to 20 feet deep.
Hike, Swim
