18 Free Swimming Holes near Lake Russell Recreation Area
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Tallulah Falls Lake Beach (Terrora Day Use Area)
Tallulah Falls, Georgia
17.9 miles NSand 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
Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area
Lakemont
18.1 miles NA small Forest Service swim beach with a roped swim area on Lake Rabun near Lakemont, Georgia. Open sunrise to sundown year-round; day use is $5 per person age 16 and up.
Camp, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Timpson Cove Beach
Clayton
24.9 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.
Swim
Bolding Mill Park
Gainesville
27.9 miles WA 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
Vogle State Park
Blairsville, Georgia
30.6 miles NWA 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
Van Pugh North Park
Flowery Branch
34.7 miles SWCorps of Engineers day-use park on Lake Lanier near Flowery Branch with a designated swim beach at the end of the park road. $8 per vehicle, card only, no lifeguards, no pets.
Kayak, Swim
Boone Area
Otto, North Carolina
37.0 miles NSwim near Otto, North Carolina
Swim
Big Laurel Falls
Otto, North Carolina
37.0 miles NSwim near Otto, North Carolina
Swim
Elrod Ferry Recreation Area
Hartwell
37.8 miles ECorps of Engineers day-use park on a wooded point of Hartwell Lake near Hartwell, Georgia, with three designated swim beaches, picnic shelters and a boat ramp. $7 per vehicle.
Swim
Chattahoochee National Park
Cave Spring, Georgia
39.2 miles NWSwim near Cave Spring, Georgia
Swim
Lanier Park
Buford
39.6 miles SWA Corps of Engineers day-use park just north of Buford Dam with a small swim beach in a sheltered cove of Lake Lanier. $8 per vehicle or $3 on foot, open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., no lifeguards.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Buford Dam Park Beach (Lake Lanier)
Buford, Georgia
39.7 miles SWSmall sandy swim beach in a no-boat cove at the Corps of Engineers' Buford Dam Park on Lake Lanier, with shelters, a fishing pier and the Laurel Ridge Trail.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Watson Mill Bridge State Park
Comer, Georgia
40.4 miles SESwim near Comer, Georgia
Swim 2.4 mi
Edge Of The World
Dawsonville, Georgia
41.0 miles WA scenic 3-mile hike along the Amicalola River to a family-friendly swimming hole and small waterfall near Atlanta.
Hike, Swim
Todd Creek Falls
Central, South Carolina
42.7 miles NEA 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.
Swim
Pooles Mill
Ball Ground, Georgia
44.7 miles WSwim near Ball Ground, Georgia
Swim
Cashiers Area
Woodleaf, North Carolina
45.9 miles NESwim near Woodleaf, North Carolina
Swim
Fires Creek Area
Wake Forest, North Carolina
46.5 miles NWSwim near Wake Forest, North Carolina
Swim
