7 Free Swimming Holes near Pike Lake State Park
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Pike Lake State Park Beach
Bainbridge
0.2 miles NEA small sand beach with a beach house on 13-acre Pike Lake, a 1930s CCC-dug lake in Pike Lake State Park south of Bainbridge, Ohio. Free to swim, no entrance fee, open 6am to 11pm.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Shoemaker Beach
Bainbridge
9.7 miles NWA 1,000-foot sand beach on Paint Creek Lake, the Army Corps reservoir at the center of Paint Creek State Park near Bainbridge. Swimming is inside the buoys only and there are no lifeguards, and Ohio's BeachGuard system tracks the water quality all season.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Rocky Fork Lake South Beach
Hillsboro
13.7 miles WSouth Beach is one of two free public swimming beaches on Rocky Fork Lake, run by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources about seven miles east of Hillsboro. Check the state's BeachGuard listing before you go, because this beach went under a bacteria ad
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Deer Creek State Park
Mount Sterling, Ohio
32.6 miles NA 2,337-acre resort park centered on a 1,700-foot swimming lake with two boat ramps, 232 campsites, 7 miles of trails, an 18-hole golf course, and a full marina with boat rentals.
Camp, Disc Golf, Hike, Mountain Bike, Sled, Swim
Cowan Lake State Park
Wilmington
39.3 miles NWCowan Lake's 1,000-foot public beach is free, unguarded and daylight only, on a 700-acre reservoir with a 10-horsepower limit that keeps it quiet. ODNR begins drawing the lake down 13.5 feet on November 1 for dam rehabilitation, and water is not expected
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Cowan Lake Public Beach
Wilmington
39.4 miles NWA free, unguarded 1,000-foot public beach on the south shore of Cowan Lake, seven miles from Wilmington. Ohio DNR is drawing the lake down 13.5 feet for dam rehabilitation beginning November 1, and normal water levels are not expected back until summer 20
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
East Fork State Park Beach
Bethel
49.9 miles WA free 1,200-foot sand beach on Harsha Lake in East Fork State Park near Bethel, Ohio, with a beach house and buoyed swim area but no lifeguards. Check BeachGuard for algae advisories before swimming.
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