18 Free Swimming Holes near Columbia Rail Trail
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Columbia Rail Trail near Washington Township, New Jersey City, Zip, or Address
Buttermilk Falls
Mendham, New Jersey
8.2 miles ESwim near Mendham, New Jersey
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Hopatcong State Park
Landing
11.0 miles NEHopatcong State Park holds the largest public beach on Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey's biggest freshwater lake, a long sand crescent and a broad lawn at the outlet the Morris Canal once dammed for its water supply. Lifeguards cover the swim area Wednesday th
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Trestle Bridge
Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania
17.4 miles NWTrestle Bridge is a local Delaware River swimming and jumping spot near Portland, in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania, where the river forms the Pennsylvania-New Jersey line at the southern...
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Smithfield Beach
Winona Lakes, Pennsylvania
22.1 miles NWA grassy Delaware River beach with swimming (lifeguards seasonal), a boat and canoe launch, and a popular 7-mile float to Delaware Water Gap.
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Dutch Springs
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
28.8 miles WA 47-acre freshwater lake set up specifically for SCUBA diving — with submerged platforms, vehicles, aircraft, and a variety of fish, plus surface swimming and snorkeling for non-divers.
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Farrington Lake
Milltown, New Jersey
28.9 miles SESwim near Milltown, New Jersey
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Otter Hole
Bloomingdale, New Jersey
29.2 miles NESwim near Bloomingdale, New Jersey
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Red Rock
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
29.5 miles NWCrystal-clear water beneath a 60-ft railroad bridge on Brodhead Creek — with 60- and 80-foot jumping platforms, a rope swing, and calmer spots for a refreshing swim.
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Surprise Lake
West Milford, New Jersey
35.7 miles NESwim near West Milford, New Jersey
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Milford Area
Greencastle, Pennsylvania
36.2 miles NSwim near Greencastle, Pennsylvania
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Lake Marcia
Montague
37.2 miles NLake Marcia is a spring-fed, lifeguarded swimming lake below the High Point Monument in High Point State Park, with a sand beach, bathhouse and a state parking fee in summer.
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Promised Land Main Beach
Greentown
42.9 miles NWPromised Land Main Beach is the larger of two sand beaches at Promised Land State Park, a pale sand shelf on the 422-acre Promised Land Lake in the park's Day Use Picnic Area. It is open daily from late May to mid-September, 8:00 A.M. to sunset, with no l
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Tobyhanna State Park Beach
Tobyhanna
43.4 miles NWA free, unguarded sand beach on 170-acre Tobyhanna Lake, set at 2,000 feet on the Pocono plateau, with a 5.1 mile gravel trail circling the water. Open Memorial Day weekend to mid-September, though a full lake drawdown for dam replacement has been announc
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Tobyhanna Lake Beach
Tobyhanna
43.4 miles NWA free, tannin-dark swimming beach on 170-acre Tobyhanna Lake in the Poconos, open 8 a.m. to sunset from Memorial Day weekend to mid-September with no lifeguard on duty. The lake will be drained for dam replacement from spring 2027 through the end of 2028
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Beltzville State Park Beach
Lehighton
44.4 miles WA 525 foot sand beach on Beltzville Lake, the Army Corps reservoir that flooded the Pohopoco Creek valley in 1971. Free to enter, open late May through Labor Day, no lifeguards, and worth checking for a bacteria closure before you go.
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Gouldsboro State Park Beach
Gouldsboro
46.6 miles NWGouldsboro Lake's sand beach is free and open, but unguarded: no lifeguards, tannic amber water you cannot see through, and occasional bacteria closures. Electric motors only on this 250-acre Pocono lake.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Mountain Bike, Swim
The Floating Pool Lady
New York, New York
46.7 miles EThe Floating Pool Lady is a one-of-a-kind swimming destination in New York City — a full-size public swimming pool built onto a barge that floats right on the water. Moored at Barretto Point...
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Gunnison Beach
Highlands, New Jersey
46.9 miles SEA well-frequented public nudist beach in Sandy Hook's Gateway National Recreation Area — a place with established etiquette: go nude, no cameras, no gawking, no sexual behavior.
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