19 Free Swimming Holes near Pymatuning State Park
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Pymatuning State Park near Jamestown, Pennsylvania City, Zip, or Address
Jamestown Beach 2
Jamestown
2.1 miles ESmall, free public sand beach on the southwest shore of Pymatuning Reservoir in Pymatuning State Park, just south of the Jamestown Marina. Open late May through Labor Day, no lifeguards, and subject to occasional E. coli closures.
Camp, Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Pymatuning State Park Main Beach
Andover
6.3 miles NA free 500-foot sand beach on Pymatuning Reservoir just south of the Ohio 85 causeway near Andover, run by Ohio State Parks, with showers, a changing house and volleyball courts.
Camp, Hike, Swim
Chestnut Run Swim Beach
Transfer
14.5 miles SUnguarded sand beach on a quiet cove of Shenango River Lake, run by the Army Corps of Engineers off PA Route 846 near Transfer. No admission fee; restrooms open in summer.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Nelson Ledges Quarry Park
Garrettsville, Ohio
30.7 miles SWA privately owned quarry park with strikingly blue-green water, a swimming beach, cliff jumping, and camping — see the website for current pricing and available events.
Swim
Walnut Beach Park
Ashtabula
30.9 miles NWA free city-run sand beach on Lake Erie at Ashtabula Harbor, with summer daytime lifeguards, a concession stand, playgrounds and a birding trail behind the dunes.
Hike, Swim
Conneaut Township Park
Conneaut
31.1 miles NA free, unguarded quarter mile of Lake Erie sand below a wooded bluff at Ohio's northeast corner, run by a township park board and sampled weekly for bacteria all summer.
Swim
Neshannock Creek Area
Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania
35.9 miles SSwim near Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania
Swim
Craig Beach at Lake Milton State Park
Craig Beach, Ohio
36.7 miles SWA 600 foot public swim beach on the east shore of Lake Milton, in the village of Craig Beach, where an amusement park with a roller coaster stood a century ago.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Punderson State Park
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH, Ohio
36.8 miles WSwim near Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH, Ohio
Swim
Mill Creek Day Use Area
Berlin Center
42.9 miles SWFree Army Corps of Engineers picnic area on Berlin Lake near Berlin Center, Ohio, where swimming is allowed from the shoreline. There is no designated beach and no lifeguard.
Swim
Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park
Fairport Harbor
43.0 miles NWA 21-acre Lake Metroparks beach on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Grand River, with a marked swim area, summer lifeguards 11 am to 7 pm, daily E. coli testing and $2 to $3 gate parking.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Lakeview Beach
Portersville
43.5 miles SELakeview Beach is the free, 656-foot sand swim beach on the North Shore of Lake Arthur in Moraine State Park near Portersville, open daily Memorial Day to Labor Day with no lifeguards.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Headlands Beach State Park
Mentor, Ohio
43.7 miles NWThe longest natural sand beach in Ohio, a mile of open Lake Erie shoreline east of Mentor with rare dune plants behind it and a lighthouse at the end of the breakwall.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Presque Isle Beach 1
Erie
45.3 miles NEThe first beach inside Presque Isle State Park, a long stretch of Lake Erie sand near the park entrance with free, lifeguarded swimming in summer when staffing allows.
Hike, Swim
Chagrin Falls
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
46.2 miles WA natural waterfall tumbles right through the center of town in a riverside park where you can actually swim — a rare and charming small-city attraction year-round.
Swim
Quarry Rock Falls
Bentleyville
47.6 miles WA tiered shale cascade on the Aurora Branch of the Chagrin River at Quarry Rock in Cleveland Metroparks' South Chagrin Reservation, Bentleyville. Free entry, wading at your own risk, no lifeguards.
Hike, Swim
Buttermilk Falls Homewood
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
49.4 miles SSwim near Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Swim
Presque Isle Beach 11
Erie
49.7 miles NEBeach 11 sits on the inside of Presque Isle's eastward bend, which makes it the most sheltered swimming beach on the peninsula. Shallow sand, a beach house, picnic tables and a playground, guarded from noon to 7:30 P.M. in summer, and no fee to get in.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Wintergreen Gorge
Erie, Pennsylvania
49.8 miles NESwim near Erie, Pennsylvania
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