8 Free Swimming Holes near Emery Henderson
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Cave Creek Swimming Hole
Cave Creek, Arizona
19.1 miles EA refreshing desert swimming hole at the end of nearly four miles of Cave Creek Trail — worth the cactus-country hike for the cool pool waiting in the shade.
Hike, Swim
Pebble Beach
Mesa, Arizona
41.6 miles SEA popular Salt River spot near Mesa for tubing, swimming, and picnicking in the Cibola National Forest.
Swim 0.1-7.8 mi
Wolf Creek Falls
Prescott, Arizona
43.1 miles NSix miles of trails, two campgrounds, and a 90-foot waterfall that roars in spring storms and glitters as a frozen cascade in winter — Wolf Creek Falls is dramatic in every season.
Camp, Hike, Swim
Butcher Jones Beach
Fort McDowell
43.7 miles SEA gently sloping Tonto National Forest beach on a motorboat-free cove of Saguaro Lake, with mesquite-shaded picnic tables and the Butcher Jones Trail. Tonto Pass required ($8 ahead, $12 on site).
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Lynx Lake
Prescott
45.9 miles NSwimming at this 55 acre Prescott National Forest reservoir has been legal since the forest lifted its long standing closure order in 2020. It sits in ponderosa pine at about 5,530 feet five miles east of Prescott, with a 2.3 mile shoreline loop, gold pan
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim 1.1 mi
Fossil Creek Waterfall
Pine, Arizona
48.6 miles NEOne of Arizona's two Wild and Scenic rivers, with a short hike from a dirt-road parking area to a deep pool at the base of the falls — watch for snakes on the trail.
Hike, Swim
Acacia Day Use Area Swim Beach, Canyon Lake
Apache Junction, Arizona
49.2 miles SEGentle sand-and-gravel swim beach at the Forest Service's Acacia Day Use Area on Canyon Lake, 14 miles up the Apache Trail from Apache Junction in Tonto National Forest.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim 0.4 mi
Clear Creek Campground
Camp Verde, Arizona
49.8 miles NEA grassy creekside campground shaded by tall cottonwoods on West Clear Creek — ideal for hiking, swimming, fishing for smallmouth bass and sunfish, and wildlife watching in a desert canyon oasis.
Camp, Hike, Swim
