31 Free Swimming Holes near Durham Area
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Kaaterskill Fall
Hunter, New York
4.3 miles SKaaterskill Falls is one of the most storied waterfalls in the eastern United States — a spectacular two-tiered cascade in New York's Catskill Mountains near Hunter that plunges roughly 260...
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South Lake Swimming Area
Haines Falls
4.5 miles SESouth Lake is the western basin of New York's North-South Lake, up on the Catskill Escarpment above Haines Falls, with a rebuilt sand beach, boat rentals and a boardwalk to the water. DEC charges $10 per vehicle at the gate in season.
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Litner Rock
Elka Park, New York
6.9 miles SWSwim near Elka Park, New York
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Woodstock Area
Diamond Point, New York
15.1 miles SSwim near Diamond Point, New York
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Mosquito Point
Ravena, New York
16.1 miles WSwim near Ravena, New York
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Red Hook Area
Utica-Rome, NY, New York
16.9 miles SESwim near Utica-Rome, NY, New York
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Phoenicia Area
Copake Falls, New York
16.9 miles SWSwim near Copake Falls, New York
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Glenerie
Saugerties, New York
17.0 miles SSwim near Saugerties, New York
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Belleayre Beach at Pine Hill Lake
Pine Hill
21.9 miles SWA lifeguarded sand beach on Pine Hill Lake, run by state-owned Belleayre Mountain off Route 28 in Pine Hill. Open late June to early September; $20 per car or $5 walk-in.
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Lake Taghkanic State Park
Ancram
21.9 miles SEWest Beach at Lake Taghkanic State Park is a lifeguarded sand beach on a clear 168-acre lake off the Taconic Parkway near Ancram. Summer entry is $10 per car.
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Max Shaul Area
Saugerties, New York
26.6 miles NWSwim near Saugerties, New York
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Thompson's Lake Beach
East Berne
27.6 miles NGuarded sandy beach on the north end of Thompson's Lake, inside Thacher State Park near East Berne. Open in summer with lifeguards, $7 per car, with boat rentals and a nature center next door.
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Ore Pit Pond
Copake Falls, New York
30.5 miles EA roped-off quarry swimming area with a diving platform and lifeguards — a classic Taconic-region swim spot in Copake Falls, New York.
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Bash Bish Falls
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
31.7 miles ESwim near Mount Washington, Massachusetts
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Nassau Area
Ravena, New York
32.5 miles NESwim near Ravena, New York
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Ellenville Holes (Sandbury and Rondout Creek)
Kerhonkson, New York
34.0 miles SBlue swimming holes on Sandburg and Rondout Creeks along Route 209, easily spotted from the road or tucked further away — a classic warm-weather escape with fishing access too.
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Split Rock Hole
Gardiner, New York
35.7 miles SA crystal-clear swimming hole in the Mohonk Preserve with a 10-foot chasm, a 12-foot waterfall, a 3-to-8-foot swim area, flat cliff-top picnic space, and a short easy hike in.
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Salmon River
Salisbury, Connecticut
36.4 miles SESwim near Salisbury, Connecticut
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Riga Falls
Salisbury, Connecticut
36.4 miles SERiga Falls is a scenic, little-known waterfall and swimming hole on Wachocastinook Creek in Connecticut's wild Mount Riga Preserve near Salisbury.
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Green River
Southwick, Massachusetts
36.5 miles ESwim near Southwick, Massachusetts
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