28 Free Swimming Holes near Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area
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Tallulah Falls Lake Beach (Terrora Day Use Area)
Tallulah Falls, Georgia
4.8 miles ESand swim beach on 63-acre Tallulah Falls Lake at Tallulah Gorge State Park's Terrora Day Use Area, with the gorge rim trails, suspension bridge and campground next door.
Camp, Hike, Kayak, Mountain Bike, Swim
Timpson Cove Beach
Clayton
7.1 miles NA Georgia Power swim beach on the east shore of Lake Burton, with a buoyed swim area, picnic tables and restrooms about nine miles out of Clayton. No posted fee, no lifeguard, and a winter drawdown that decides how much sand there is.
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Lake Russell Recreation Area
Mt Airy
18.1 miles SA grass swim beach on 100-acre Lake Russell in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest near Mt. Airy, with a $5 per vehicle Forest Service day-use fee and no gas motors on the lake.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Boone Area
Otto, North Carolina
18.9 miles NSwim near Otto, North Carolina
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Big Laurel Falls
Otto, North Carolina
18.9 miles NSwim near Otto, North Carolina
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Vogle State Park
Blairsville, Georgia
24.9 miles WA 233-acre park at the base of Blood Mountain in the Chattahoochee National Forest — one of Georgia's first state parks, founded in 1931.
Camp, Canoe, Swim
Cashiers Area
Woodleaf, North Carolina
30.6 miles NESwim near Woodleaf, North Carolina
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Fires Creek Area
Wake Forest, North Carolina
31.9 miles NWSwim near Wake Forest, North Carolina
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Chattahoochee National Park
Cave Spring, Georgia
35.0 miles WSwim near Cave Spring, Georgia
Swim 1.4 mi
Turtleback Falls
Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
37.3 miles NETurtleback Falls' dome-shaped slide drops riders 10 feet into the Chug Hole pool, but wait for calm currents — strong flows have swept swimmers downriver over 125-foot Rainbow Falls.
Backpack, Hike, Swim 1.0 mi
Hidden Falls
Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
37.4 miles NEJust a few steps off the Horsepasture River trail, Hidden Falls drops less than ten feet into an idyllic boulder-rimmed pool — a serene and easy family swimming hole.
Hike, Swim
Queens Creek Lake
Nantahala, North Carolina
37.4 miles NA secluded reservoir in the Nantahala mountains with mountain reflections on still water, quality trout fishing, swimming on warm days, and a scenic drive up Winding Stairs Road.
Swim 1.3 mi
Rainbow Falls
Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
37.5 miles NEA 150-foot spectacular cascade on the Horsepasture River can be admired from front, side, bottom, and top — one showstopper in a 2-mile series of incredible falls.
Hike, Swim
Todd Creek Falls
Central, South Carolina
37.8 miles EA short hike leads to Todd Creek Falls and a deep, gradually entered pool at the base — a relaxed clothing-optional spot in the South Carolina upstate woods.
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Bolding Mill Park
Gainesville
39.2 miles SWA Corps of Engineers park on Lake Lanier's Chestatee arm near Gainesville with a designated swim beach built on a gentle concrete slope, plus shelters, a boat ramp and a campground. Corps day-use fee applies.
Camp, Kayak, Swim
Big Creek
Waynesville, North Carolina
41.0 miles NEBig Creek is a crystalline mountain stream tumbling through the quiet northeastern corner of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and it may be the single best swimming creek in the Smokies. Cold,...
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Midnight Hole
Waynesville, North Carolina
41.0 miles NEMidnight Hole is the most beloved swimming hole in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, an emerald-green pool of startling clarity sitting at the base of a six-foot waterfall, ringed by house-sized...
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Moonshine Falls Area
Bishopville, South Carolina
41.3 miles NESwim near Bishopville, South Carolina
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Fingerlake
Almond, North Carolina
42.6 miles NAn offshoot of Fontana Lake open April through October, Fingerlake offers gravel-edged swimming, kayaking, canoeing, and fishing surrounded by lush forest — with restrooms and picnic tables on site.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Bear Creek Area
Tuckasegee, North Carolina
42.9 miles NESeveral remote swimming holes in lakes along Route 281 southeast of Sylva and Cullowhee — bathing suits optional at most spots, given how far off the beaten path they are.
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