16 Free Swimming Holes near North Creek Area
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of 312 State Route 614, Buchanan, VA 24066, USA City, Zip, or Address
Arnold Valley Pool
Natural Bridge Station, Virginia
7.5 miles EArnold Valley Pool is a secluded Blue Ridge swimming hole near Natural Bridge Station, VA, with a 12-foot pool, natural slide, and rope swing.
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Matts Creek Area
Clifton Forge, Virginia
12.4 miles ESwimming holes near an Appalachian Trail shelter close to the James River — a 2.5-mile hike each way; holes may be shallow late in summer, suits possibly optional depending on solitude.
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Longdale
Clifton Forge, Virginia
17.5 miles NSwim near Clifton Forge, Virginia
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Ben Salem Wayside
Lexington, Virginia
18.8 miles NESwim near Lexington, Virginia
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Roaring Run
Eagle Rock, Virginia
18.9 miles NWSwim near Eagle Rock, Virginia
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Big Otter River
Goode, Virginia
20.3 miles SESwim near Goode, Virginia
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Panther Falls
Amherst, Virginia
21.1 miles NESwim near Amherst, Virginia
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Cowpasture River Area
Millboro, Virginia
24.2 miles NSwim near Millboro, Virginia
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Humpback Bridge
Covington, Virginia
29.3 miles NWSwim near Covington, Virginia
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Big Marys Creek Slide
Vesuvius, Virginia
31.7 miles NEA natural waterslide that launches you into a swimming hole below, with waterfalls and cool water in the Virginia hills — wear swimwear and foot protection, and check depth first.
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Jefferson Pools
Warm Springs, Virginia
36.2 miles NNatural hot springs bubble up at 96–98°F through the rock floor of centuries-old wooden bathhouses, with segregated men's and women's pools and optional bathing suits.
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St. Mary's Falls
Raphine, Virginia
38.7 miles NEBlue-green water and unique low rock formations set the scene at this cascading waterfall swimming hole in St. Mary's Wilderness — a 4.4-mile out-and-back hike through George Washington National Forest.
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Blowing Springs
Warm Springs, Virginia
38.8 miles NSwim near Warm Springs, Virginia
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Campbell Creek
Tyro, Virginia
40.4 miles NEA 6-mile Appalachian Trail stretch with good elevation rewards remote explorers with a creek pool at the base of a waterfall — optional swimwear in this backcountry spot.
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Watoga State Park
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
48.3 miles NWSwim near White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
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Pauls Creek
Nellysford, Virginia
48.4 miles NEA quick 1.2-mile hike along Paul's Creek leads to a cascading waterfall and a natural water slide — stones smoothed by the water let visitors slide right into the swimming hole below.
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