13 Free Swimming Holes near Virginia Highlands Community College
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Instruction and Student Center, 100 VHCC Dr, Abingdon, VA 24210, USA City, Zip, or Address
Backbone Rock
Shady Valley, Tennessee
12.7 miles SESwim near Shady Valley, Tennessee
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Cedar Creek Falls
Honaker, Virginia
18.4 miles NAlso known as 'Big Falls' — a sun-warmed swimming hole with a 50-foot-wide pool roughly 10 feet deep at the base of the falls, with a safe jump spot on the eastern end.
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Blue Hole Mill Creek
Elizabethton, Tennessee
18.7 miles SSwim near Elizabethton, Tennessee
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Little Stony Falls Area
Dungannon, Virginia
28.3 miles NWA large pool beneath a 25-foot waterfall, framed by sunning rocks, makes Little Stony Falls a relaxed and likely clothing-optional destination in the Virginia mountains.
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Laurel Fork
Hampton, Tennessee
30.4 miles SSwim near Hampton, Tennessee
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Twisted Falls / Compression Falls
Butler, Tennessee
32.4 miles STwisting Falls (Compression Falls) is a dramatic Elk River gorge waterfall in northeast Tennessee — stunning, but one of the region's deadliest jump spots.
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Elk River Falls
Elk Park, North Carolina
34.3 miles SSwim near Elk Park, North Carolina
Swim 6.6 mi
Devil's Bathtub
Duffield, Virginia
36.8 miles WA 7.2-mile rocky loop through Devil's Fork's extremely cold crystal-clear swimming holes, culminating in the famous Devil's Bathtub — a deep waterfall pool beneath steep rippled cliffs.
Hike, Swim
Elk Shoals
West Jefferson, North Carolina
39.2 miles SESwim near West Jefferson, North Carolina
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Rock Creek
Unicoi, Tennessee
43.5 miles SWA man-made concrete-bottom stream-fed pool with a sandy beach and short waterfall makes Rock Creek a refreshing — if chilly in June — summer splash near Unicoi.
Swim 0.3-1.5 mi
Breaks Interstate Park Area
Haysi, Virginia
43.7 miles NStraddling Kentucky and Virginia, this "Grand Canyon of the South" delivers 20+ miles of trails, natural river swimming holes, and a full water park on Laurel Lake.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Horseback, Kayak, Mountain Bike, Swim
Pool Point
Elkhorn City, Kentucky
44.7 miles NWA long rope swing, 25-ft-deep river pools, and a famous high rail bridge draw cliff divers and swimmers to this scenic Kentucky swimming hole at Breaks Interstate Park.
Canoe, Dive, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Dark Horse Hollow
Wytheville, Virginia
49.0 miles NEA secluded sandy beach and easy loop trail in Jefferson National Forest make this a quiet picnic stop — the swimming area is reportedly closed, so wade and sunbathe only.
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