17 Free Swimming Holes near Cle Elum, WA 98922
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Teanaway River
Cle Elum, Washington
7.1 miles NESwim near Cle Elum, Washington
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Taneum Creek
Thorp, Washington
9.3 miles SEA popular swimming hole with a deep front pool and a wide, shallow play area directly above and across the creek — a great combo for mixed groups of swimmers.
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French Cabin Creek
Ronald, Washington
13.8 miles NWTwo cold, clear swimming spots in a National Forest creek on either side of a bridge near Ronald, Washington — clothing may be optional.
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Rainier East Area
Naches, Washington
15.4 miles SWSwim near Naches, Washington
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Salmon La Sac Swimming Hole
Cle Elum
16.2 miles NWWhere the Cooper River meets the Cle Elum River 19 miles north of Cle Elum, Salmon La Sac holds a run of deep green snowmelt pools below the Forest Service campground. Swimming is free, though parking at the trailhead lot costs $5 a day.
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Green River Area
Ronald, Washington
25.5 miles WSeveral informal swimming spots in the Upper Green River east of Seattle and North Bend — a casual and scenic escape with clothing sometimes optional.
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Rock Island
Leavenworth, Washington
28.6 miles NSwim near Leavenworth, Washington
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Waterfront Park
Leavenworth
30.4 miles NEFree city park on the Wenatchee River a few blocks from downtown Leavenworth, with small gravel and sand beaches, Blackbird Island trails and Barn Beach, where tubers end their float. Cold, fast water until late summer.
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island lake
North Bend, Washington
31.5 miles NWA quieter alternative to the crowded Snoqualmie Pass hikes — shed the weekend throngs who turn back at Talapus or Olallie Lake and discover Island Lake in western Washington.
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Walla Walla Point Park
Wenatchee
33.8 miles NEA Chelan County PUD park on the Columbia River in north Wenatchee with a designated swim cove and gravel beach at its north end. Free, open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. year-round, no lifeguards listed.
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Jade Lake
Skykomish, Washington
37.9 miles NA 26-mile overnight backpacking route through the Snoqualmie region past wildflower meadows, Marmot Lake, and a steep talus scramble to a remote alpine lake for swimming.
Backpack, Camp, Swim
Lake Wenatchee State Park South Beach
Leavenworth
43.3 miles NThe designated swim beach at Lake Wenatchee State Park, a sandy stretch of cold, clear glacier-fed lake in the eastern Cascades about 20 road miles from Leavenworth. Discover Pass required ($10 per day).
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Snoqualmie River Area
Leavenworth, Washington
43.7 miles NWScenic Snoqualmie River swimming areas are best visited in late summer when currents slow — strong currents have caused drownings at other times of year.
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Chinook Park
Quincy
44.3 miles EFree Grant PUD day-use park on the mainland shore at Crescent Bar, with six small beaches on the Columbia River's Wanapum Reservoir, a paved trail and picnic shelters, about 9 miles by road west of Quincy.
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Blue Hole on the Ohanapecosh River
Packwood
46.9 miles SWA clear, cold pool on the Ohanapecosh River in La Wis Wis Campground east of Packwood, reached by a 100-yard Forest Service trail from the Hatchery Loop just above the start of the Cowlitz River.
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Cowlitz River
Randle, Washington
48.3 miles SWA wide, deep, slow-moving stretch of the Cowlitz River near Mt. Rainier — secluded and known mostly to locals, with room to camp, kayak, and hike along the bank.
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Daroga State Park
Orondo
49.4 miles NEA mile and a half of Columbia River shoreline six miles north of Orondo, with a marked swim beach, a warm shallow lagoon behind the spit, and primitive campsites you can only reach on foot or by boat. Discover Pass required, open April through September.
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