19 Free Swimming Holes near Devil's Well
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Promised Land Main Beach
Greentown
10.9 miles SPromised 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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Skinner's Falls Main Beach
Cochecton, New York
14.8 miles NEGravel beach and bedrock ledges on the Delaware River at Skinners Falls, the best known rapid on the Upper Delaware and a long standing swimming and tubing stop.
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Tobyhanna State Park Beach
Tobyhanna
21.9 miles SWA 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
21.9 miles SWA 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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Milford Area
Greencastle, Pennsylvania
22.4 miles SESwim near Greencastle, Pennsylvania
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Gouldsboro State Park Beach
Gouldsboro
22.5 miles SWGouldsboro 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.
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Roaring Brook
Dunmore, Pennsylvania
22.7 miles WA beautiful and remote swimming hole between two reservoirs, with many pools up and down the creek — slippery moss on the rocks, rugged 4WD access required, and pack out all your trash.
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Lake Marcia
Montague
28.3 miles SELake 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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Red Rock
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
29.1 miles SCrystal-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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Smithfield Beach
Winona Lakes, Pennsylvania
31.2 miles SA 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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Roscoe Area
Rock Stream, New York
34.4 miles NESwim near Rock Stream, New York
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Trestle Bridge
Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania
39.9 miles STrestle 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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Hickory Run State Park
Renovo, Pennsylvania
42.1 miles SWSwim near Renovo, Pennsylvania
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Washing Machine
Wawarsing, New York
46.2 miles NEA short waterfall swimming hole shaped like a washing machine, with a wide deep forest pool — reach it via Lundy Road off Route 209 and a short walking path; swimmers should keep their distance from the falls itself.
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Hopatcong State Park
Landing
46.7 miles SEHopatcong 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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Surprise Lake
West Milford, New Jersey
47.2 miles SESwim near West Milford, New Jersey
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Stony Kill Falls
Kerhonkson, New York
48.2 miles EAn 87-foot wispy waterfall hidden in the Shawangunk rocks, with a scenic 1.5-mile hike, pool for wading, colorful cliff textures, and brilliant fall foliage — swimming at your own risk.
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Lake Awosting
Kerhonkson, New York
48.5 miles ELake Awosting is the largest and most remote of the four glittering "sky lakes" strung along the quartz-white cliffs of the Shawangunk Ridge in Minnewaska State Park Preserve, high above the Hudson...
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Beltzville State Park Beach
Lehighton
48.6 miles SWA 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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