8 Free Swimming Holes near Ashville, OH 43103
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Deer Creek State Park
Mount Sterling, Ohio
16.9 miles WA 2,337-acre resort park centered on a 1,700-foot swimming lake with two boat ramps, 232 campsites, 7 miles of trails, an 18-hole golf course, and a full marina with boat rentals.
Camp, Disc Golf, Hike, Mountain Bike, Sled, Swim
Fairfield Beach, Buckeye Lake State Park
Thornville
29.3 miles NEThe south shore public swimming beach at Buckeye Lake State Park near Thornville, one of two designated beaches on Ohio's oldest state park lake. Free parking and free entry, no lifeguards, open Memorial Day to Labor Day, with a buoyed swim area, shelter
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Alum Creek Reservoir
Sunbury, Ohio
39.6 miles NA canoe-access swimming and skinny-dipping area on Alum Creek Reservoir north of Columbus — paddle 15–30 minutes east of the Howard Road bridge to find secluded rocky outcroppings along the shore.
Swim
Shoemaker Beach
Bainbridge
39.8 miles SWA 1,000-foot sand beach on Paint Creek Lake, the Army Corps reservoir at the center of Paint Creek State Park near Bainbridge. Swimming is inside the buoys only and there are no lifeguards, and Ohio's BeachGuard system tracks the water quality all season.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Pike Lake State Park Beach
Bainbridge
40.9 miles SA small sand beach with a beach house on 13-acre Pike Lake, a 1930s CCC-dug lake in Pike Lake State Park south of Bainbridge, Ohio. Free to swim, no entrance fee, open 6am to 11pm.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Buck Creek State Park Beach
Springfield, Ohio
44.3 miles WA 2,120-acre lake at the center of this 1,896-acre state park, offering swimming, boating, wetlands, broad meadows, wildlife watching, and 232 campsites in the heart of Ohio farmland.
Swim
Buck Creek State Park Campground
Springfield, Ohio
44.5 miles NWA 2,120-acre lake surrounded by wetlands, meadows, and diverse wildlife anchors this 1,896-acre park rich in Ohio history and endless water-based recreation.
Camp, Swim
Rocky Fork Lake South Beach
Hillsboro
46.3 miles SWSouth Beach is one of two free public swimming beaches on Rocky Fork Lake, run by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources about seven miles east of Hillsboro. Check the state's BeachGuard listing before you go, because this beach went under a bacteria ad
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
