7 Free Swimming Holes near Dog Slaughter Falls
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Moonbow Trail, Williamsburg, KY 40769, USA City, Zip, or Address
Blue Heron
Stearns, Kentucky
18.5 miles SWA forested swimming hole on the Big South Fork Cumberland River — shallow at the edges, deeper in the center, with a picnic area nearby and Mine 18 museum a short walk away.
Swim
Short Creek
Somerset, Kentucky
21.2 miles NA 150-foot stretch of 56-degree spring water emerging from underground, shockingly clear against lush green woods — swim, picnic, or peek into the cave where it disappears.
Cave, Hike, Swim 1.0 mi
Gentleman's Swimming Hole
Oneida, Tennessee
31.8 miles SWClear Fork River runs slow and deep through Big South Fork, making Gentleman's Swimming Hole a rare chance for a real swim at the end of an easy 2-mile family trail.
Hike, Swim
Clear Creek
Lebanon, Kentucky
33.6 miles EA wide, level three-mile multi-use trail following a beautiful creek on a former railroad route through forest — open to hikers, bikers, horses, ORVs, and anglers, with swimming allowed in the creeks.
Hike, Horseback, Mountain Bike, Swim
Turley Hole
Pioneer, Tennessee
33.8 miles SSwim near Pioneer, Tennessee
Swim
Big South Fork Area
Helenwood, Tennessee
37.0 miles SWMiles of trails, multiple named swimming holes, and five campgrounds spanning the Kentucky-Tennessee border in Big South Fork National Recreation Area — including Gentleman's Swimming Hole and Station Camp.
Camp, Hike, Swim
Clifty Creek
Jamestown, Kentucky
42.5 miles WOrange slate cliffs cloaked in green trees reflect on the water's surface at this local swimming and kayaking spot — don't miss Hidden Falls at the far end, a mossy-rock cave-waterfall hidden gem.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
