13 Free Swimming Holes near Stratford Area
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Caroga Lake Campground Beach
Caroga Lake
5.3 miles SEA sandy, unguarded swim beach on East Caroga Lake at DEC's Caroga Lake Campground and Day Use Area in the southern Adirondacks. Open mid-May to early September, with day use at $8 per car.
Camp, Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Speculator Area
Skaneateles, New York
32.7 miles NESwim near Skaneateles, New York
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The Hudson off River Road
Lake Luzerne, New York
35.4 miles ESandy access points along the Hudson River off River Road near Lake Luzerne offer calm water for tubing, kayaking, canoeing, and swimming — stay upstream of Rockwell Falls, which is dangerous.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Lake Luzerne
Lake Luzerne, New York
35.9 miles ETwo free public sandy beaches with gradual slopes on a scenic lake beside the Hudson River — calm water for swimming and paddling, with kayak and canoe access points throughout.
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Spire Falls
Queensbury, New York
38.9 miles EA hidden swimming hole near Moreau State Park where Spire Falls Dam calms the Hudson River into a calm, rocky-shored lake ideal for swimming and sunbathing — unofficial with no lifeguard on duty.
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Old Forge Public Beach
Old Forge
42.2 miles NWFree, lifeguarded Town of Webb beach on Old Forge Pond in the center of Old Forge, open mid-June through Labor Day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., next to the visitor center, courts and playground.
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Black Hole
Wevertown, New York
43.8 miles NESwim near Wevertown, New York
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Max Shaul Area
Saugerties, New York
44.2 miles SSwim near Saugerties, New York
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Lake George Beach (Million Dollar Beach)
Lake George
44.2 miles EMillion Dollar Beach is the big guarded swimming beach at the south end of Lake George, run by New York State DEC as the Lake George Beach Day Use Area. The sand and the water are free, parking is $10, and swimming is only allowed inside the roped area wh
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Thompson's Lake Beach
East Berne
44.6 miles SEGuarded sandy beach on the north end of Thompson's Lake, inside Thacher State Park near East Berne. Open in summer with lifeguards, $7 per car, with boat rentals and a nature center next door.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Blue Mountain Lake Public Beach
Blue Mountain Lake
46.1 miles NA small, lifeguarded town beach on the east shore of Blue Mountain Lake in the Adirondacks, off NYS Route 28 in the hamlet, with a roped swim area, a dock and the lake's only public canoe and kayak launch.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Blue Ledges Area
Indian Lake, New York
47.4 miles NESwim near Indian Lake, New York
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Trout Lake
Diamond Point, New York
48.3 miles NEVery limited public access to a scenic lake near Diamond Point — narrow path, minimal parking, and a muddy bottom that rewards a late-evening skinny dip more than a daytime swim.
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