18 Free Swimming Holes near Jim Thorpe Area
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Jim Thorpe Area near Renovo, Pennsylvania City, Zip, or Address
Beltzville State Park Beach
Lehighton
9.1 miles EA 525 foot sand beach on Beltzville Lake, the Army Corps reservoir that flooded the Pohopoco Creek valley in 1971. Free to enter, open late May through Labor Day, no lifeguards, and worth checking for a bacteria closure before you go.
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Tuscarora State Park Beach
Barnesville
12.0 miles WFree, buoyed sand beach on 96-acre Tuscarora Lake in Tuscarora State Park near Barnesville. Open late May to mid-September, 8 a.m. to sunset, no lifeguards, 5.5 feet at its deepest.
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Hickory Run State Park
Renovo, Pennsylvania
14.1 miles NSwim near Renovo, Pennsylvania
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Hamburg Hole
Hamburg, Pennsylvania
21.5 miles SWSwim near Hamburg, Pennsylvania
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Dutch Springs
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
26.9 miles EA 47-acre freshwater lake set up specifically for SCUBA diving — with submerged platforms, vehicles, aircraft, and a variety of fish, plus surface swimming and snorkeling for non-divers.
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Little Shickshinny Creek Falls
Shickshinny, Pennsylvania
28.6 miles NWSwim near Shickshinny, Pennsylvania
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Gouldsboro State Park Beach
Gouldsboro
32.0 miles NEGouldsboro Lake's sand beach is free and open, but unguarded: no lifeguards, tannic amber water you cannot see through, and occasional bacteria closures. Electric motors only on this 250-acre Pocono lake.
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Tobyhanna Lake Beach
Tobyhanna
32.6 miles NEA free, tannin-dark swimming beach on 170-acre Tobyhanna Lake in the Poconos, open 8 a.m. to sunset from Memorial Day weekend to mid-September with no lifeguard on duty. The lake will be drained for dam replacement from spring 2027 through the end of 2028
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Tobyhanna State Park Beach
Tobyhanna
32.6 miles NEA free, unguarded sand beach on 170-acre Tobyhanna Lake, set at 2,000 feet on the Pocono plateau, with a 5.1 mile gravel trail circling the water. Open Memorial Day weekend to mid-September, though a full lake drawdown for dam replacement has been announc
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Red Rock
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
33.4 miles NECrystal-clear water beneath a 60-ft railroad bridge on Brodhead Creek — with 60- and 80-foot jumping platforms, a rope swing, and calmer spots for a refreshing swim.
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Blue Marsh Lake Swim Beach
Bernville
34.2 miles SThe Dry Brooks swim beach at Blue Marsh Lake is a free, unguarded Army Corps of Engineers swimming area on a 1,147-acre reservoir northwest of Reading. A mown lawn runs down to sand and rounded pebble, the entry is shallow and gradual, and buoys mark the
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Trestle Bridge
Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania
37.9 miles ETrestle Bridge is a local Delaware River swimming and jumping spot near Portland, in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania, where the river forms the Pennsylvania-New Jersey line at the southern...
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Roaring Brook
Dunmore, Pennsylvania
40.4 miles NA beautiful and remote swimming hole between two reservoirs, with many pools up and down the creek — slippery moss on the rocks, rugged 4WD access required, and pack out all your trash.
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Willow Springs Park
Myerstown, Pennsylvania
40.4 miles SWA commercially operated quarry with crystal-clear, very deep water, a swimming beach, dive platforms, and a festive New Year's Polar Bear Swim tradition — fees apply.
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Smithfield Beach
Winona Lakes, Pennsylvania
41.0 miles EA grassy Delaware River beach with swimming (lifeguards seasonal), a boat and canoe launch, and a popular 7-mile float to Delaware Water Gap.
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Ricketts Glen State Park
Benton, Pennsylvania
41.6 miles NWSwim near Benton, Pennsylvania
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Promised Land Main Beach
Greentown
44.9 miles NEPromised Land Main Beach is the larger of two sand beaches at Promised Land State Park, a pale sand shelf on the 422-acre Promised Land Lake in the park's Day Use Picnic Area. It is open daily from late May to mid-September, 8:00 A.M. to sunset, with no l
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West Vincent
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
49.3 miles SWest Vincent is a quiet, uncommercialized French Creek swimming hole near Phoenixville, with a rope swing and little rock islands for sunbathing.
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