7 Free Swimming Holes near Wintergreen Gorge
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Wintergreen Gorge near Erie, Pennsylvania City, Zip, or Address
Presque Isle Beach 11
Erie
5.7 miles NWBeach 11 sits on the inside of Presque Isle's eastward bend, which makes it the most sheltered swimming beach on the peninsula. Shallow sand, a beach house, picnic tables and a playground, guarded from noon to 7:30 P.M. in summer, and no fee to get in.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Presque Isle Beach 1
Erie
8.8 miles WThe first beach inside Presque Isle State Park, a long stretch of Lake Erie sand near the park entrance with free, lifeguarded swimming in summer when staffing allows.
Hike, Swim
Chautauqua Gorge Area
Erie, Pennsylvania
22.6 miles NEA scenic gorge with small waterfalls, soaking pools, and a clothing-optional area — great for a dip and some creek crossings. Stay on the path and keep your head out of the water (past E.
Swim
Conneaut Township Park
Conneaut
31.9 miles WA free, unguarded quarter mile of Lake Erie sand below a wooded bluff at Ohio's northeast corner, run by a township park board and sampled weekly for bacteria all summer.
Swim
Walnut Beach Park
Ashtabula
45.2 miles WA free city-run sand beach on Lake Erie at Ashtabula Harbor, with summer daytime lifeguards, a concession stand, playgrounds and a birding trail behind the dunes.
Hike, Swim
Pymatuning State Park Main Beach
Andover
45.9 miles SWA free 500-foot sand beach on Pymatuning Reservoir just south of the Ohio 85 causeway near Andover, run by Ohio State Parks, with showers, a changing house and volleyball courts.
Camp, Hike, Swim
Jamestown Beach 2
Jamestown
49.6 miles SWSmall, free public sand beach on the southwest shore of Pymatuning Reservoir in Pymatuning State Park, just south of the Jamestown Marina. Open late May through Labor Day, no lifeguards, and subject to occasional E. coli closures.
Camp, Canoe, Kayak, Swim
