16 Free Swimming Holes near Tuscarora State Park Beach
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Tuscarora State Park Beach near Barnesville City, Zip, or Address
Jim Thorpe Area
Renovo, Pennsylvania
12.0 miles ESwim near Renovo, Pennsylvania
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Hamburg Hole
Hamburg, Pennsylvania
15.7 miles SSwim near Hamburg, Pennsylvania
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Beltzville State Park Beach
Lehighton
21.0 miles EA 525 foot sand beach on Beltzville Lake, the Army Corps reservoir that flooded the Pohopoco Creek valley in 1971. Free to enter, open late May through Labor Day, no lifeguards, and worth checking for a bacteria closure before you go.
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Hickory Run State Park
Renovo, Pennsylvania
22.0 miles NESwim near Renovo, Pennsylvania
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Little Shickshinny Creek Falls
Shickshinny, Pennsylvania
25.0 miles NSwim near Shickshinny, Pennsylvania
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Blue Marsh Lake Swim Beach
Bernville
29.1 miles SThe 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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Willow Springs Park
Myerstown, Pennsylvania
32.1 miles SWA 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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Dutch Springs
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
37.4 miles EA 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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Ricketts Glen State Park
Benton, Pennsylvania
38.3 miles NSwim near Benton, Pennsylvania
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Gouldsboro State Park Beach
Gouldsboro
41.5 miles NEGouldsboro 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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Tobyhanna Lake Beach
Tobyhanna
42.6 miles NEA free, tannin-dark swimming beach on 170-acre Tobyhanna Lake in the Poconos, open 8 a.m. to sunset from Memorial Day weekend to mid-September with no lifeguard on duty. The lake will be drained for dam replacement from spring 2027 through the end of 2028
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Tobyhanna State Park Beach
Tobyhanna
42.6 miles NEA 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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Red Rock
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
45.1 miles ECrystal-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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Mount Gretna Lake
Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania
45.5 miles SWMount Gretna Lake packs serious fun into a commercial beach day — rope swing, 15-foot high dive, canoes, July 4th fireworks, and a food stand all included with admission.
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Roaring Brook
Dunmore, Pennsylvania
47.2 miles NEA beautiful and remote swimming hole between two reservoirs, with many pools up and down the creek — slippery moss on the rocks, rugged 4WD access required, and pack out all your trash.
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Trestle Bridge
Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania
49.8 miles ETrestle 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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