26 Free Swimming Holes near Tallulah Falls Lake Beach (Terrora Day Use Area)
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Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area
Lakemont
4.8 miles WA small Forest Service swim beach with a roped swim area on Lake Rabun near Lakemont, Georgia. Open sunrise to sundown year-round; day use is $5 per person age 16 and up.
Camp, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Timpson Cove Beach
Clayton
10.5 miles NWA Georgia Power swim beach on the east shore of Lake Burton, with a buoyed swim area, picnic tables and restrooms about nine miles out of Clayton. No posted fee, no lifeguard, and a winter drawdown that decides how much sand there is.
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Lake Russell Recreation Area
Mt Airy
17.9 miles SA grass swim beach on 100-acre Lake Russell in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest near Mt. Airy, with a $5 per vehicle Forest Service day-use fee and no gas motors on the lake.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Boone Area
Otto, North Carolina
20.6 miles NSwim near Otto, North Carolina
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Big Laurel Falls
Otto, North Carolina
20.6 miles NSwim near Otto, North Carolina
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Cashiers Area
Woodleaf, North Carolina
28.5 miles NESwim near Woodleaf, North Carolina
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Vogle State Park
Blairsville, Georgia
29.7 miles WA 233-acre park at the base of Blood Mountain in the Chattahoochee National Forest — one of Georgia's first state parks, founded in 1931.
Camp, Canoe, Swim
Todd Creek Falls
Central, South Carolina
33.1 miles EA short hike leads to Todd Creek Falls and a deep, gradually entered pool at the base — a relaxed clothing-optional spot in the South Carolina upstate woods.
Swim 1.0 mi
Hidden Falls
Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
34.6 miles NEJust a few steps off the Horsepasture River trail, Hidden Falls drops less than ten feet into an idyllic boulder-rimmed pool — a serene and easy family swimming hole.
Hike, Swim 1.4 mi
Turtleback Falls
Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
34.6 miles NETurtleback Falls' dome-shaped slide drops riders 10 feet into the Chug Hole pool, but wait for calm currents — strong flows have swept swimmers downriver over 125-foot Rainbow Falls.
Backpack, Hike, Swim 1.3 mi
Rainbow Falls
Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
34.7 miles NEA 150-foot spectacular cascade on the Horsepasture River can be admired from front, side, bottom, and top — one showstopper in a 2-mile series of incredible falls.
Hike, Swim
Fires Creek Area
Wake Forest, North Carolina
35.9 miles NWSwim near Wake Forest, North Carolina
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Moonshine Falls Area
Bishopville, South Carolina
37.7 miles NESwim near Bishopville, South Carolina
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Chattahoochee National Park
Cave Spring, Georgia
39.7 miles WSwim near Cave Spring, Georgia
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Big Creek
Waynesville, North Carolina
39.9 miles NEBig Creek is a crystalline mountain stream tumbling through the quiet northeastern corner of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and it may be the single best swimming creek in the Smokies. Cold,...
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Midnight Hole
Waynesville, North Carolina
39.9 miles NEMidnight Hole is the most beloved swimming hole in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, an emerald-green pool of startling clarity sitting at the base of a six-foot waterfall, ringed by house-sized...
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Queens Creek Lake
Nantahala, North Carolina
39.9 miles NA secluded reservoir in the Nantahala mountains with mountain reflections on still water, quality trout fishing, swimming on warm days, and a scenic drive up Winding Stairs Road.
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Elrod Ferry Recreation Area
Hartwell
40.6 miles SECorps of Engineers day-use park on a wooded point of Hartwell Lake near Hartwell, Georgia, with three designated swim beaches, picnic shelters and a boat ramp. $7 per vehicle.
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Bear Creek Area
Tuckasegee, North Carolina
41.1 miles NESeveral remote swimming holes in lakes along Route 281 southeast of Sylva and Cullowhee — bathing suits optional at most spots, given how far off the beaten path they are.
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Big Creek Area
Tuckasegee, North Carolina
41.1 miles NESeveral remote swimming holes near the TN-NC border in the Big Creek Recreation Area of the Great Smoky Mountains — very secluded, and dogs are not allowed on the trail.
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