18 Free Swimming Holes near Quaker Race Beach at Gifford Pinchot State Park
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Gifford Pinchot State Park
Lewisberry
0.7 miles SWGifford Pinchot State Park has one sanctioned swim spot, the gently shelving sand beach at Quaker Race Day Use Area on 340-acre Pinchot Lake, open late May to mid-September with no lifeguard on duty. The park is free to enter, but the beach has closed in
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Yellow Breeches Creek
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
7.1 miles NWSwim near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
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City Island Beach
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
12.7 miles NSwim near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Swatara
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
16.6 miles NESwim near Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
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Mount Gretna Lake
Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania
25.0 miles NEMount 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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Cascade Lake
Hampstead, Maryland
31.6 miles SCascade Lake offers a fee-based swimming destination in the Hampstead, Maryland area — contact ahead for current conditions and amenities.
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Gunpowder Falls State Park
Parkton, Maryland
33.9 miles SSwim near Parkton, Maryland
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The Gorge
Delta, Pennsylvania
37.1 miles SESwim near Delta, Pennsylvania
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Willow Springs Park
Myerstown, Pennsylvania
39.2 miles NEA 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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Rocks State Park
Street, Maryland
39.3 miles SESwim near Street, Maryland
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Patapsco Valley State Park
Cockeysville, Maryland
41.5 miles SSwim near Cockeysville, Maryland
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Potomac State Park
Cockeysville, Maryland
41.5 miles SSwim near Cockeysville, Maryland
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Conococheague Creek
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
41.9 miles WSwim near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
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Beaver Dam
Cockeysville, Maryland
42.9 miles SA filled quarry at this commercial swim club features diving floats and rope swings in deep clear water — a satisfying fee-based summer destination north of Baltimore.
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Cunningham Falls State Park
Smithsburg, Maryland
43.3 miles SWSeventy-eight feet of cascading water spill into chilly dipping pools at Cunningham Falls — a brief hike from the parking area, with an official swim lake just nearby in the park.
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Loch Raven
Towson, Maryland
47.5 miles SA shaded lakeside corner with a rope swing and rocky cliffs is a scenic picnic stop, but keep it dry — swimming, wading, and bathing are strictly prohibited at Loch Raven.
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Blue Marsh Lake Swim Beach
Bernville
49.8 miles NEThe 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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Milford Mill
Pikesville, Maryland
49.8 miles SOnce a unique quarry swim club with rope swings, zip lines, a pier, and a diving board — Milford Mill closed to the public as of the 2012 season and is no longer accessible.
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