16 Free Swimming Holes near The Hangar - Wingfoot Lake State Park
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of The Hangar - Wingfoot Lake State Park near Suffield Township, Ohio City, Zip, or Address
Turkeyfoot Beach
New Franklin
10.2 miles WA free 900-foot sand beach on Turkeyfoot Lake at Portage Lakes State Park in New Franklin, south of Akron. No lifeguards, daylight swimming only, and boats share the lake.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Mill Creek Day Use Area
Berlin Center
19.5 miles EFree Army Corps of Engineers picnic area on Berlin Lake near Berlin Center, Ohio, where swimming is allowed from the shoreline. There is no designated beach and no lifeguard.
Swim
Craig Beach at Lake Milton State Park
Craig Beach, Ohio
21.1 miles EA 600 foot public swim beach on the east shore of Lake Milton, in the village of Craig Beach, where an amusement park with a roller coaster stood a century ago.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Nelson Ledges Quarry Park
Garrettsville, Ohio
26.7 miles NEA privately owned quarry park with strikingly blue-green water, a swimming beach, cliff jumping, and camping — see the website for current pricing and available events.
Swim
Quarry Rock Falls
Bentleyville
27.1 miles NA tiered shale cascade on the Aurora Branch of the Chagrin River at Quarry Rock in Cleveland Metroparks' South Chagrin Reservation, Bentleyville. Free entry, wading at your own risk, no lifeguards.
Hike, Swim
Chagrin Falls
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
28.5 miles NA natural waterfall tumbles right through the center of town in a riverside park where you can actually swim — a rare and charming small-city attraction year-round.
Swim
Guilford Lake State Park Beach
Lisbon, Ohio
29.2 miles SEA 600 foot public beach on the northwest side of Guilford Lake, a 396 acre reservoir dug in 1834 to feed the Sandy and Beaver Canal.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Punderson State Park
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH, Ohio
31.1 miles NSwim near Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH, Ohio
Swim
Atwood Lake Park Beach
Mineral City
33.7 miles SA sand beach on a 1,540 acre flood control lake in eastern Ohio, open to anyone who pays the $5 to $10 gate fee at Atwood Lake Park. MWCD samples the water weekly, and there has not been a bacteria advisory here since July 2022.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Wallace Lake Beach
Berea
34.9 miles NWA free, lifeguarded summer swim beach on Wallace Lake, a flooded 1941 sandstone quarry in Cleveland Metroparks' Mill Stream Run Reservation, a short walk from downtown Berea.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Edgewater Beach
Cleveland
37.8 miles NWFree, lifeguarded Lake Erie swimming beach in Cleveland Metroparks' Edgewater Park, about 2.5 miles west of downtown Cleveland, with a 1,000-foot marked swim area and skyline views.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Villa Angela Beach
Cleveland
40.5 miles NA free, lifeguarded 900-foot Lake Erie sand beach in Cleveland Metroparks' Euclid Creek Reservation on Cleveland's east side, beside Euclid Beach Park and the mouth of Euclid Creek.
Hike, Swim
Huntington Beach
Bay Village
44.0 miles NWGuarded Lake Erie swimming beach below the bluff in Cleveland Metroparks' Huntington Reservation in Bay Village, with sand pockets between stone breakwalls and free entry and parking.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Clare-Mar Lakes Campground
New London, Ohio
46.6 miles WA 75-acre lake surrounded by 220 acres of rolling terrain, with 1,000 feet of sandy beach, swimming, boating, fishing, and planned activities for the whole family near Wellington, Ohio.
Camp, Canoe, Swim
The Tubbs
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH, Ohio
47.8 miles SESwim near Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH, Ohio
Swim
White Star Park
Gibsonburg, Ohio
47.8 miles SEAn Ohio quarry swimming spot with fine white sand and brilliantly clear teal-blue water — unlike anything else in the state, with depth visible right to the buoy barriers.
Swim
