20 Free Swimming Holes near Chuckey, TN 37641
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Horse Creek Campground
Chuckey, Tennessee
7.6 miles SA 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
8.5 miles SPrimitive 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
Rock Creek
Unicoi, Tennessee
19.5 miles EA 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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Big Laurel Creek Area
Marshall, North Carolina
22.2 miles SA family-friendly hike along Big Laurel Creek to multiple swimming holes — and a classic Class III–IV whitewater run for paddlers making the transition to creek boating.
Hike, Kayak, Swim, Whitewater
Hot Springs Resort
Hot Springs, North Carolina
23.6 miles SA privately operated outdoor resort with natural hot mineral water in private hot tubs — popular with visitors who split the cost, with mineral-rich water that relaxes and rejuvenates.
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Rocky Bluff
Hot Springs, North Carolina
26.0 miles SRocky Bluff is a tranquil mountain getaway in the Pisgah National Forest near Hot Springs, North Carolina, where a wooded campground sits beside the lovely Spring Creek just a few miles south of...
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Sapphire Area
Hot Springs, North Carolina
26.0 miles SSeveral waterfalls with swimming within easy walking distance of each other on the Horsepasture River in the Sapphire area of North Carolina.
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Sliding Rock
Hot Springs, North Carolina
26.0 miles SA 60-foot natural rock waterslide into an 8-foot-deep, 50-to-60-degree pool — lifeguard on duty Memorial Day to Labor Day, with a $5 entry fee per person.
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French Broad
Del Rio, Tennessee
27.2 miles SWSwim near Del Rio, Tennessee
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Laurel Fork
Hampton, Tennessee
31.1 miles ESwim near Hampton, Tennessee
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Elrod Falls
Thorn Hill, Tennessee
34.8 miles NWSwim near Thorn Hill, Tennessee
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Blue Hole Mill Creek
Elizabethton, Tennessee
37.2 miles NESwim near Elizabethton, Tennessee
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Blue Hole Jonesville
Jonesville, Virginia
38.0 miles NWCLOSED. This is on private property with no trespassing signs clearly displayed.
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Mount Mitchell Area
Trinity, North Carolina
39.3 miles SEA 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.
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Twisted Falls / Compression Falls
Butler, Tennessee
39.8 miles ETwisting Falls (Compression Falls) is a dramatic Elk River gorge waterfall in northeast Tennessee — stunning, but one of the region's deadliest jump spots.
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Elk River Falls
Elk Park, North Carolina
39.9 miles ESwim near Elk Park, North Carolina
Swim 6.6 mi
Devil's Bathtub
Duffield, Virginia
41.3 miles NA 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
Mouse Creek Falls
Waynesville, North Carolina
41.6 miles SWMouse Creek Falls is one of the finest waterfall hikes in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a two-tiered 45-foot cascade where Mouse Creek spills down a mossy rock face and empties straight into...
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Cosby Campground
Cosby, Tennessee
43.1 miles SWCamp and Swim near Cosby, Tennessee
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Little Stony Falls Area
Dungannon, Virginia
46.8 miles NA 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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