18 Free Swimming Holes near Van Pugh North Park
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Van Pugh North Park near Flowery Branch City, Zip, or Address
Lanier Park
Buford
5.0 miles SWA Corps of Engineers day-use park just north of Buford Dam with a small swim beach in a sheltered cove of Lake Lanier. $8 per vehicle or $3 on foot, open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., no lifeguards.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Buford Dam Park Beach (Lake Lanier)
Buford, Georgia
5.1 miles SWSmall sandy swim beach in a no-boat cove at the Corps of Engineers' Buford Dam Park on Lake Lanier, with shelters, a fishing pier and the Laurel Ridge Trail.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Bolding Mill Park
Gainesville
10.7 miles NA Corps of Engineers park on Lake Lanier's Chestatee arm near Gainesville with a designated swim beach built on a gentle concrete slope, plus shelters, a boat ramp and a campground. Corps day-use fee applies.
Camp, Kayak, Swim
Pooles Mill
Ball Ground, Georgia
16.6 miles NWSwim near Ball Ground, Georgia
Swim 2.4 mi
Edge Of The World
Dawsonville, Georgia
21.2 miles NWA scenic 3-mile hike along the Amicalola River to a family-friendly swimming hole and small waterfall near Atlanta.
Hike, Swim
Yellow River Park
Stone Mountain, Georgia
28.2 miles SSwim near Stone Mountain, Georgia
Swim
Mill Creek
Woodstock, Georgia
30.0 miles WSwim near Woodstock, Georgia
Swim
Pine Lake Beach
Pine Lake
30.3 miles SWA free municipal sand beach on a creek-fed lake in Pine Lake, the smallest city in DeKalb County, two and a half miles west of Stone Mountain. Roped swim area, no lifeguard, open June through September with no admission fee.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Diving Rock
Atlanta, Georgia
33.6 miles SWA 25-foot granite diving rock, a riverside beach, and cool, clear water on the Chattahoochee — a classic Atlanta swimming hole.
Swim
Sweetwater Day Use Area
Canton
34.0 miles WA Corps of Engineers sand beach and roped swim area on a quiet cove of Allatoona Lake west of Canton, with a $5 per vehicle day use fee and no lifeguards.
Camp, Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Lake Russell Recreation Area
Mt Airy
34.6 miles NEA 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
Galt's Ferry Day Use Area
Acworth
38.3 miles WCorps of Engineers beach park on the south shore of Allatoona Lake near Acworth, with a roped, unguarded swim area, fishing jetty and boat ramp. $5 per vehicle, card only.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Vogle State Park
Blairsville, Georgia
40.2 miles NA 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
Chattahoochee National Park
Cave Spring, Georgia
41.1 miles NSwim near Cave Spring, Georgia
Swim
Lake Rutledge Beach
Rutledge
43.8 miles SEA roped sand swim beach on 274-acre Lake Rutledge in Hard Labor Creek State Park near Rutledge, Georgia. Open 7 a.m. to sunset; the only cost is the $10 Georgia State Parks ParkPass.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Sweetwater Creek State Park
Lithia Springs, Georgia
47.8 miles SWSwim near Lithia Springs, Georgia
Swim
Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area
Lakemont
48.3 miles NEA 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
Morganton Point Recreation Area
Morganton, Georgia
49.6 miles NForest Service swim beach, campground and boat ramp on a wooded point jutting into Lake Blue Ridge, two miles from the town of Morganton.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
