12 Free Swimming Holes near New Hanover Community Park
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of New Hanover Community Park near Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania City, Zip, or Address
West Vincent
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
10.7 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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Blue Marsh Lake Swim Beach
Bernville
24.0 miles WThe 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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Hamburg Hole
Hamburg, Pennsylvania
29.1 miles NWSwim near Hamburg, Pennsylvania
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Brandywine River
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
31.3 miles SSwim near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
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Dutch Springs
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
31.5 miles NEA 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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Willow Springs Park
Myerstown, Pennsylvania
35.6 miles WA 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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Beltzville State Park Beach
Lehighton
38.8 miles NA 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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Jim Thorpe Area
Renovo, Pennsylvania
39.1 miles NSwim near Renovo, Pennsylvania
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White Clay Creek
Landenberg, Pennsylvania
39.7 miles SSwim near Landenberg, Pennsylvania
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Tuscarora State Park Beach
Barnesville
41.4 miles NWFree, 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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Mount Gretna Lake
Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania
46.5 miles WMount Gretna Lake packs serious fun into a commercial beach day — rope swing, 15-foot high dive, canoes, July 4th fireworks, and a food stand all included with admission.
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Trestle Bridge
Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania
49.7 miles NETrestle 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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