23 Free Swimming Holes near Yahoola Creek Park
first prev 1 2 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Yahoola Creek Park near Dahlonega, Georgia City, Zip, or Address
Bolding Mill Park
Gainesville
13.1 miles SA 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 2.4 mi
Edge Of The World
Dawsonville, Georgia
15.6 miles SWA scenic 3-mile hike along the Amicalola River to a family-friendly swimming hole and small waterfall near Atlanta.
Hike, Swim
Vogle State Park
Blairsville, Georgia
16.7 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
18.4 miles NWSwim near Cave Spring, Georgia
Swim
Pooles Mill
Ball Ground, Georgia
22.6 miles SWSwim near Ball Ground, Georgia
Swim
Van Pugh North Park
Flowery Branch
23.7 miles SCorps of Engineers day-use park on Lake Lanier near Flowery Branch with a designated swim beach at the end of the park road. $8 per vehicle, card only, no lifeguards, no pets.
Kayak, Swim
Buford Dam Park Beach (Lake Lanier)
Buford, Georgia
26.2 miles SSmall 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
Lanier Park
Buford
26.5 miles SA 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
Lake Russell Recreation Area
Mt Airy
27.0 miles EA 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
Morganton Point Recreation Area
Morganton, Georgia
28.4 miles NWForest 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
Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area
Lakemont
31.7 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
Timpson Cove Beach
Clayton
33.8 miles NEA Georgia Power swim beach on the east shore of Lake Burton, with a buoyed swim area, picnic tables and restrooms about nine miles out of Clayton. No posted fee, no lifeguard, and a winter drawdown that decides how much sand there is.
Swim
Tallulah Falls Lake Beach (Terrora Day Use Area)
Tallulah Falls, Georgia
35.4 miles NESand swim beach on 63-acre Tallulah Falls Lake at Tallulah Gorge State Park's Terrora Day Use Area, with the gorge rim trails, suspension bridge and campground next door.
Camp, Hike, Kayak, Mountain Bike, Swim
Fires Creek Area
Wake Forest, North Carolina
39.7 miles NSwim near Wake Forest, North Carolina
Swim
Mill Creek
Woodstock, Georgia
41.4 miles SWSwim near Woodstock, Georgia
Swim
Sweetwater Day Use Area
Canton
41.5 miles SWA 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 0.8 mi
Holly Creek Picnic Area
Chatsworth, Georgia
43.6 miles NWA scenic North Georgia picnic and swimming spot with a shallow creek hole, easy rock jumps, and kayaking nearby.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Boone Area
Otto, North Carolina
43.7 miles NESwim near Otto, North Carolina
Swim
Big Laurel Falls
Otto, North Carolina
43.7 miles NESwim near Otto, North Carolina
Swim
Lake Conasauga Picnic and Swim Site
Chatsworth
44.9 miles NWThe highest lake in Georgia, a 19 acre CCC-built lake at 3,150 feet on Grassy Mountain, with a designated swim area and dock on the shore opposite the campground. The campground is closed until further notice after a September 2026 water main break.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
