15 Free Swimming Holes near Butler, TN 37640
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Butler, TN 37640, USA City, Zip, or Address
Blue Hole Mill Creek
Elizabethton, Tennessee
6.2 miles NWSwim near Elizabethton, Tennessee
Swim 
Laurel Fork
Hampton, Tennessee
8.0 miles SWSwim near Hampton, Tennessee
Swim 
Twisted Falls / Compression Falls
Butler, Tennessee
9.1 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.
Swim 
Elk River Falls
Elk Park, North Carolina
10.9 miles SSwim near Elk Park, North Carolina
Swim 
Backbone Rock
Shady Valley, Tennessee
20.5 miles NESwim near Shady Valley, Tennessee
Swim 
Rock Creek
Unicoi, Tennessee
23.3 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 
Wilson Creek Area
Collettsville, North Carolina
30.5 miles SNumerous 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.
Swim 
Linville Gorge Area
Marion, North Carolina
32.3 miles SLinville Gorge's deep swimming holes reward serious adventurers who navigate rough roads and steep trails — but the gorge is easy to get lost in, so go prepared.
Swim 
Elk Shoals
West Jefferson, North Carolina
33.4 miles ESwim near West Jefferson, North Carolina
Swim 
Horse Creek Campground
Chuckey, Tennessee
38.8 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 
Carolina Hemlock
Burnsville, North Carolina
39.2 miles SA family swimming area on the South Toe River near Mount Mitchell in the Pisgah National Forest campgrounds — note that the site is closed seasonally and fees apply.
Camp, Swim 
Old Forge Campground
Bethany, Tennessee
40.6 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 
Cedar Creek Falls
Honaker, Virginia
42.1 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.
Swim 
Little Stony Falls Area
Dungannon, Virginia
43.0 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.
Swim 6.6 mi
Devil's Bathtub
Duffield, Virginia
46.7 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
