10 Free Swimming Holes near Clare-Mar Lakes Campground
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Main Street Beach
Vermilion
25.2 miles NVermilion's free city beach on Lake Erie at the north end of Main Street, with a sandy swim area, a new comfort station with restrooms and showers, a kayak launch and the Vermilion Lighthouse replica.
Kayak, Swim
Nickel Plate Beach
Huron
27.0 miles NWCity of Huron public sand beach on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Huron River. Shallow sandbar swimming, $7 parking fee, no lifeguards and a red flag warning system for rip currents.
Kayak, Swim
Lake Front Park
Huron
27.5 miles NWSmall, free city beach on Lake Erie at the end of Park Street in Huron, Ohio, just west of the Huron River mouth. Shallow water, playground and restrooms, open dawn to dusk, no lifeguard.
Kayak, Swim
Wallace Lake Beach
Berea
28.6 miles NEA free, lifeguarded summer swim beach on Wallace Lake, a flooded 1941 sandstone quarry in Cleveland Metroparks' Mill Stream Run Reservation, a short walk from downtown Berea.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Huntington Beach
Bay Village
33.4 miles NEGuarded Lake Erie swimming beach below the bluff in Cleveland Metroparks' Huntington Reservation in Bay Village, with sand pockets between stone breakwalls and free entry and parking.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Gatton Rocks
Bellville, Ohio
34.4 miles SCLOSED. 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
Turkeyfoot Beach
New Franklin
37.6 miles EA free 900-foot sand beach on Turkeyfoot Lake at Portage Lakes State Park in New Franklin, south of Akron. No lifeguards, daylight swimming only, and boats share the lake.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Edgewater Beach
Cleveland
39.3 miles NEFree, lifeguarded Lake Erie swimming beach in Cleveland Metroparks' Edgewater Park, about 2.5 miles west of downtown Cleveland, with a 1,000-foot marked swim area and skyline views.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Kelley's Island State Park
Kelleys Island, Ohio
44.3 miles NWLake Erie's Emerald Isle offers unique geological, ecological, and archaeological features alongside recreational hiking, beaches, and picturesque landscapes on 677 acres.
Camp, Hike, Mountain Bike, Swim
Quarry Rock Falls
Bentleyville
49.5 miles NEA tiered shale cascade on the Aurora Branch of the Chagrin River at Quarry Rock in Cleveland Metroparks' South Chagrin Reservation, Bentleyville. Free entry, wading at your own risk, no lifeguards.
Hike, Swim
