14 Free Swimming Holes near Devil's Bathtub
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Devils Fork Loop Trail, Duffield, VA 24244, USA City, Zip, or Address
Little Stony Falls Area
Dungannon, Virginia
10.9 miles EA large pool beneath a 25-foot waterfall, framed by sunning rocks, makes Little Stony Falls a relaxed and likely clothing-optional destination in the Virginia mountains.
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Blue Hole Jonesville
Jonesville, Virginia
25.0 miles WCLOSED. This is on private property with no trespassing signs clearly displayed.
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Cedar Creek Falls
Honaker, Virginia
34.6 miles EAlso known as 'Big Falls' — a sun-warmed swimming hole with a 50-foot-wide pool roughly 10 feet deep at the base of the falls, with a safe jump spot on the eastern end.
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Gabe's Creek Falls
Big Laurel, Kentucky
34.8 miles WCLOSED. A bright blue pool ringed by short cliffs and cave-like overhangs, fed by a waterfall, on a short trail requiring careful footing on slick rock.
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Pool Point
Elkhorn City, Kentucky
37.7 miles NEA long rope swing, 25-ft-deep river pools, and a famous high rail bridge draw cliff divers and swimmers to this scenic Kentucky swimming hole at Breaks Interstate Park.
Canoe, Dive, Hike, Kayak, Swim 0.3-1.5 mi
Breaks Interstate Park Area
Haysi, Virginia
38.1 miles NEStraddling Kentucky and Virginia, this "Grand Canyon of the South" delivers 20+ miles of trails, natural river swimming holes, and a full water park on Laurel Lake.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Horseback, Kayak, Mountain Bike, Swim
Ratliff Hole
Elkhorn City, Kentucky
38.5 miles NA secluded calm pool with beautiful rock cliffs on the Russell Fork River at Breaks Interstate Park — great for fishing, canoeing, and kayaking along with swimming.
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Blue Hole Mill Creek
Elizabethton, Tennessee
41.2 miles SESwim near Elizabethton, Tennessee
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Elrod Falls
Thorn Hill, Tennessee
42.1 miles SWSwim near Thorn Hill, Tennessee
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Laurel Fork
Hampton, Tennessee
47.1 miles SESwim near Hampton, Tennessee
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Horse Creek Campground
Chuckey, Tennessee
48.7 miles SA Cherokee National Forest campground beside Horse Creek with fifteen sites, picnic tables, fishing for rainbow and brook trout, creek swimming, and 31 day-use picnic tables — $10/night camping fee.
Camp, Swim
Backbone Rock
Shady Valley, Tennessee
48.8 miles ESwim near Shady Valley, Tennessee
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Rock Creek
Unicoi, Tennessee
49.6 miles SA man-made concrete-bottom stream-fed pool with a sandy beach and short waterfall makes Rock Creek a refreshing — if chilly in June — summer splash near Unicoi.
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Old Forge Campground
Bethany, Tennessee
49.8 miles SPrimitive walk-in camping on scenic Jennings Creek in the Cherokee National Forest, with small waterfalls, swimming holes, and hiking trails right from camp — bring your own water.
Camp, Hike, Swim
