15 Free Swimming Holes near Shymerville Skatepark
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Dutch Springs
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
18.1 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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West Vincent
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
24.6 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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Beltzville State Park Beach
Lehighton
25.8 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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Hamburg Hole
Hamburg, Pennsylvania
26.1 miles WSwim near Hamburg, Pennsylvania
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Jim Thorpe Area
Renovo, Pennsylvania
28.0 miles NWSwim near Renovo, Pennsylvania
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Blue Marsh Lake Swim Beach
Bernville
28.1 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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Tuscarora State Park Beach
Barnesville
33.6 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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Trestle Bridge
Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania
36.7 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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Hickory Run State Park
Renovo, Pennsylvania
39.6 miles NSwim near Renovo, Pennsylvania
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Willow Springs Park
Myerstown, Pennsylvania
39.7 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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Red Rock
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
41.9 miles NCrystal-clear water beneath a 60-ft railroad bridge on Brodhead Creek — with 60- and 80-foot jumping platforms, a rope swing, and calmer spots for a refreshing swim.
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Smithfield Beach
Winona Lakes, Pennsylvania
44.5 miles NEA grassy Delaware River beach with swimming (lifeguards seasonal), a boat and canoe launch, and a popular 7-mile float to Delaware Water Gap.
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Brandywine River
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
44.9 miles SSwim near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
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Tobyhanna Lake Beach
Tobyhanna
49.7 miles NA free, tannin-dark swimming beach on 170-acre Tobyhanna Lake in the Poconos, open 8 a.m. to sunset from Memorial Day weekend to mid-September with no lifeguard on duty. The lake will be drained for dam replacement from spring 2027 through the end of 2028
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Tobyhanna State Park Beach
Tobyhanna
49.7 miles NA free, unguarded sand beach on 170-acre Tobyhanna Lake, set at 2,000 feet on the Pocono plateau, with a 5.1 mile gravel trail circling the water. Open Memorial Day weekend to mid-September, though a full lake drawdown for dam replacement has been announc
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