20 Free Swimming Holes near Cochecton, NY 12726
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Skinner's Falls Main Beach
Cochecton, New York
2.5 miles SGravel beach and bedrock ledges on the Delaware River at Skinners Falls, the best known rapid on the Upper Delaware and a long standing swimming and tubing stop.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim 0.3 mi
Devil's Well
Hawley, Pennsylvania
17.1 miles SCLOSED. The Devils Well is located on private property owned by Brookfield Energy. It is fenced and violators car info is taken and forwarded to local police. KEEP OUT!!!. A scenic 3-mile woodland hike to a Pocono swimming hole famous with cliff-jumping daredevils near Hawley.
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Roscoe Area
Rock Stream, New York
17.4 miles NESwim near Rock Stream, New York
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Promised Land Main Beach
Greentown
27.9 miles SPromised Land Main Beach is the larger of two sand beaches at Promised Land State Park, a pale sand shelf on the 422-acre Promised Land Lake in the park's Day Use Picnic Area. It is open daily from late May to mid-September, 8:00 A.M. to sunset, with no l
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Milford Area
Greencastle, Pennsylvania
30.6 miles SESwim near Greencastle, Pennsylvania
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Lake Marcia
Montague
33.8 miles SELake Marcia is a spring-fed, lifeguarded swimming lake below the High Point Monument in High Point State Park, with a sand beach, bathhouse and a state parking fee in summer.
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Roaring Brook
Dunmore, Pennsylvania
34.7 miles SWA beautiful and remote swimming hole between two reservoirs, with many pools up and down the creek — slippery moss on the rocks, rugged 4WD access required, and pack out all your trash.
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Washing Machine
Wawarsing, New York
36.2 miles EA short waterfall swimming hole shaped like a washing machine, with a wide deep forest pool — reach it via Lundy Road off Route 209 and a short walking path; swimmers should keep their distance from the falls itself.
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Tobyhanna State Park Beach
Tobyhanna
38.7 miles SWA free, unguarded sand beach on 170-acre Tobyhanna Lake, set at 2,000 feet on the Pocono plateau, with a 5.1 mile gravel trail circling the water. Open Memorial Day weekend to mid-September, though a full lake drawdown for dam replacement has been announc
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Tobyhanna Lake Beach
Tobyhanna
38.8 miles SWA free, tannin-dark swimming beach on 170-acre Tobyhanna Lake in the Poconos, open 8 a.m. to sunset from Memorial Day weekend to mid-September with no lifeguard on duty. The lake will be drained for dam replacement from spring 2027 through the end of 2028
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Gouldsboro State Park Beach
Gouldsboro
38.9 miles SWGouldsboro Lake's sand beach is free and open, but unguarded: no lifeguards, tannic amber water you cannot see through, and occasional bacteria closures. Electric motors only on this 250-acre Pocono lake.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Mountain Bike, Swim 0.3 mi
Stony Kill Falls
Kerhonkson, New York
39.2 miles EAn 87-foot wispy waterfall hidden in the Shawangunk rocks, with a scenic 1.5-mile hike, pool for wading, colorful cliff textures, and brilliant fall foliage — swimming at your own risk.
Hike, Swim
Lake Awosting
Kerhonkson, New York
40.1 miles ELake Awosting is the largest and most remote of the four glittering "sky lakes" strung along the quartz-white cliffs of the Shawangunk Ridge in Minnewaska State Park Preserve, high above the Hudson...
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Ellenville Holes (Sandbury and Rondout Creek)
Kerhonkson, New York
41.0 miles EBlue swimming holes on Sandburg and Rondout Creeks along Route 209, easily spotted from the road or tucked further away — a classic warm-weather escape with fishing access too.
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Belleayre Beach at Pine Hill Lake
Pine Hill
41.8 miles NEA lifeguarded sand beach on Pine Hill Lake, run by state-owned Belleayre Mountain off Route 28 in Pine Hill. Open late June to early September; $20 per car or $5 walk-in.
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Lake Minnewaska
Kerhonkson, New York
42.5 miles EA stunning acidic lake with white rock formations and forest reflections, a public gravel beach with swim areas up to 20 feet deep, and a family-friendly summer swim scene.
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Split Rock Hole
Gardiner, New York
44.6 miles EA crystal-clear swimming hole in the Mohonk Preserve with a 10-foot chasm, a 12-foot waterfall, a 3-to-8-foot swim area, flat cliff-top picnic space, and a short easy hike in.
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Red Rock
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
45.8 miles SCrystal-clear water beneath a 60-ft railroad bridge on Brodhead Creek — with 60- and 80-foot jumping platforms, a rope swing, and calmer spots for a refreshing swim.
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Phoenicia Area
Copake Falls, New York
46.2 miles NESwim near Copake Falls, New York
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Smithfield Beach
Winona Lakes, Pennsylvania
46.8 miles SA grassy Delaware River beach with swimming (lifeguards seasonal), a boat and canoe launch, and a popular 7-mile float to Delaware Water Gap.
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