8 Free Swimming Holes near Turley Hole
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Old Tennessee 63, Pioneer, TN 37847, USA City, Zip, or Address
Big South Fork Area
Helenwood, Tennessee
19.7 miles WMiles of trails, multiple named swimming holes, and five campgrounds spanning the Kentucky-Tennessee border in Big South Fork National Recreation Area — including Gentleman's Swimming Hole and Station Camp.
Camp, Hike, Swim
Frozen Head State Park
Wartburg, Tennessee
20.0 miles SWSwim near Wartburg, Tennessee
Swim 1.0 mi
Gentleman's Swimming Hole
Oneida, Tennessee
22.5 miles WClear Fork River runs slow and deep through Big South Fork, making Gentleman's Swimming Hole a rare chance for a real swim at the end of an easy 2-mile family trail.
Hike, Swim
Blue Heron
Stearns, Kentucky
25.6 miles NWA forested swimming hole on the Big South Fork Cumberland River — shallow at the edges, deeper in the center, with a picnic area nearby and Mine 18 museum a short walk away.
Swim
Obed Scenic River Area
Kingston Springs, Tennessee
29.9 miles SWRemote swimming holes along Obed Wild and Scenic River hide in and around Wartburg — stop at the visitor center for a map before heading out, as GPS is unreliable here.
Swim 0.7 mi
Dog Slaughter Falls
Williamsburg, Kentucky
33.8 miles NA 15-foot waterfall plunging over a mossy overhang into a bright blue pool in Daniel Boone National Forest — a shaded two-mile round trip with creek views the whole way.
Hike, Swim
Clear Creek
Lebanon, Kentucky
39.3 miles NEA wide, level three-mile multi-use trail following a beautiful creek on a former railroad route through forest — open to hikers, bikers, horses, ORVs, and anglers, with swimming allowed in the creeks.
Hike, Horseback, Mountain Bike, Swim
Ozone Falls
Rockwood, Tennessee
45.1 miles SWSwim near Rockwood, Tennessee
Swim
