16 Free Swimming Holes near Bristol, VA
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Blue Hole Mill Creek
Elizabethton, Tennessee
12.6 miles SESwim near Elizabethton, Tennessee
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Backbone Rock
Shady Valley, Tennessee
20.8 miles ESwim near Shady Valley, Tennessee
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Laurel Fork
Hampton, Tennessee
22.5 miles SSwim near Hampton, Tennessee
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Little Stony Falls Area
Dungannon, Virginia
24.4 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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Cedar Creek Falls
Honaker, Virginia
26.5 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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Twisted Falls / Compression Falls
Butler, Tennessee
27.8 miles SESwim near Butler, Tennessee
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Elk River Falls
Elk Park, North Carolina
29.6 miles SESwim near Elk Park, North Carolina
Swim 6.6 mi
Devil's Bathtub
Duffield, Virginia
29.7 miles NWA 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
Rock Creek
Unicoi, Tennessee
33.0 miles SA 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.
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Horse Creek Campground
Chuckey, Tennessee
42.6 miles SWA Cherokee National Forest campground beside Horse Creek with fifteen sites, picnic tables, fishing for rainbow and brook trout, creek swimming, and 31 day-use picnic tables — $10/night camping fee.
Camp, Swim
Old Forge Campground
Bethany, Tennessee
44.4 miles SWPrimitive walk-in camping on scenic Jennings Creek in the Cherokee National Forest, with small waterfalls, swimming holes, and hiking trails right from camp — bring your own water.
Camp, Hike, Swim
Elk Shoals
West Jefferson, North Carolina
45.0 miles ESwim near West Jefferson, North Carolina
Swim 0.3-1.5 mi
Breaks Interstate Park Area
Haysi, Virginia
48.2 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
48.8 miles NA 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
Blue Hole Jonesville
Jonesville, Virginia
49.0 miles WCLOSED. This is on private property with no trespassing signs clearly displayed.
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Wilson Creek Area
Collettsville, North Carolina
49.3 miles SENumerous waterfalls and swimming holes tucked throughout the Wilson Creek area — most require short or longer hikes to find, but all are gems worth the effort in the Pisgah National Forest.
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