15 Free Swimming Holes near South Mountain Park
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of South Mountain Park near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania City, Zip, or Address
Dutch Springs
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
8.1 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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Trestle Bridge
Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania
26.4 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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Jim Thorpe Area
Renovo, Pennsylvania
27.8 miles NWSwim near Renovo, Pennsylvania
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Red Rock
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
32.9 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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Hamburg Hole
Hamburg, Pennsylvania
33.2 miles WSwim near Hamburg, Pennsylvania
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West Vincent
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
33.5 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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Smithfield Beach
Winona Lakes, Pennsylvania
34.6 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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Hickory Run State Park
Renovo, Pennsylvania
36.4 miles NWSwim near Renovo, Pennsylvania
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Blue Marsh Lake Swim Beach
Bernville
37.7 miles SWThe 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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Buttermilk Falls
Mendham, New Jersey
42.0 miles ESwim near Mendham, New Jersey
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Tobyhanna State Park Beach
Tobyhanna
42.4 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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Hopatcong State Park
Landing
43.6 miles NEHopatcong State Park holds the largest public beach on Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey's biggest freshwater lake, a long sand crescent and a broad lawn at the outlet the Morris Canal once dammed for its water supply. Lifeguards cover the swim area Wednesday th
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Gouldsboro State Park Beach
Gouldsboro
44.0 miles NGouldsboro Lake's sand beach is free and open, but unguarded: no lifeguards, tannic amber water you cannot see through, and occasional bacteria closures. Electric motors only on this 250-acre Pocono lake.
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Willow Springs Park
Myerstown, Pennsylvania
48.9 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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Farrington Lake
Milltown, New Jersey
49.8 miles ESwim near Milltown, New Jersey
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