6 Free Swimming Holes near Go John Trail
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Go John Trail, Cave Creek, AZ 85331, USA City, Zip, or Address
Cave Creek Swimming Hole
Cave Creek, Arizona
12.4 miles NEA 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
31.3 miles SEA popular Salt River spot near Mesa for tubing, swimming, and picnicking in the Cibola National Forest.
Swim 1.1 mi
Fossil Creek Waterfall
Pine, Arizona
45.3 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 1.1-4.6 mi
Fossil Creek Dam (Toilet Bowl)
Pine, Arizona
46.7 miles NEA waterfall over an old Fossil Creek dam with a spinning natural rock slide that launches swimmers into the main pool — plus a shallow cave for shade on hot Arizona days.
Dive, Hike, Swim 0.1-3.8 mi
Fossil Springs Trail No. 18
Pine, Arizona
46.7 miles NEA 4.75-mile desert canyon trail to the springs and an old dam in the Fossil Springs Wilderness — little shade and a brutal uphill return make summer visits genuinely dangerous.
Hike, Horseback, Swim 0.4 mi
Clear Creek Campground
Camp Verde, Arizona
49.0 miles NA 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
