11 Free Swimming Holes near Freedlander Park
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Freedlander Park near Wooster, Ohio City, Zip, or Address
Turkeyfoot Beach
New Franklin
22.5 miles NEA free 900-foot sand beach on Turkeyfoot Lake at Portage Lakes State Park in New Franklin, south of Akron. No lifeguards, daylight swimming only, and boats share the lake.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Clare-Mar Lakes Campground
New London, Ohio
22.9 miles NWA 75-acre lake surrounded by 220 acres of rolling terrain, with 1,000 feet of sandy beach, swimming, boating, fishing, and planned activities for the whole family near Wellington, Ohio.
Camp, Canoe, Swim
Gatton Rocks
Bellville, Ohio
32.5 miles SWCLOSED. Posted No Trespassing. The owners of this private property used to be relaxed on the people who trespassed here but due to severe abuse of property, it is now enforced and trespassers will be prosecuted. A multilevel swimming hole on Clear Fork River with deep pools, shallow wading areas, and a grassy beach — but check current access, as No Trespassing signs have been posted.
Swim
Wallace Lake Beach
Berea
36.3 miles NA free, lifeguarded summer swim beach on Wallace Lake, a flooded 1941 sandstone quarry in Cleveland Metroparks' Mill Stream Run Reservation, a short walk from downtown Berea.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Atwood Lake Park Beach
Mineral City
41.0 miles SEA sand beach on a 1,540 acre flood control lake in eastern Ohio, open to anyone who pays the $5 to $10 gate fee at Atwood Lake Park. MWCD samples the water weekly, and there has not been a bacteria advisory here since July 2022.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Huntington Beach
Bay Village
45.0 miles NGuarded Lake Erie swimming beach below the bluff in Cleveland Metroparks' Huntington Reservation in Bay Village, with sand pockets between stone breakwalls and free entry and parking.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Edgewater Beach
Cleveland
46.1 miles NFree, lifeguarded Lake Erie swimming beach in Cleveland Metroparks' Edgewater Park, about 2.5 miles west of downtown Cleveland, with a 1,000-foot marked swim area and skyline views.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Main Street Beach
Vermilion
46.1 miles NWVermilion's free city beach on Lake Erie at the north end of Main Street, with a sandy swim area, a new comfort station with restrooms and showers, a kayak launch and the Vermilion Lighthouse replica.
Kayak, Swim
Quarry Rock Falls
Bentleyville
48.0 miles NEA tiered shale cascade on the Aurora Branch of the Chagrin River at Quarry Rock in Cleveland Metroparks' South Chagrin Reservation, Bentleyville. Free entry, wading at your own risk, no lifeguards.
Hike, Swim
Nickel Plate Beach
Huron
49.5 miles NWCity of Huron public sand beach on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Huron River. Shallow sandbar swimming, $7 parking fee, no lifeguards and a red flag warning system for rip currents.
Kayak, Swim
Chagrin Falls
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
49.9 miles NEA natural waterfall tumbles right through the center of town in a riverside park where you can actually swim — a rare and charming small-city attraction year-round.
Swim
