20 Free Swimming Holes near Colonial Heights, TN 37663
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Blue Hole Mill Creek
Elizabethton, Tennessee
24.0 miles ESwim near Elizabethton, Tennessee
Swim 6.6 mi
Devil's Bathtub
Duffield, Virginia
24.1 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
Laurel Fork
Hampton, Tennessee
25.2 miles SESwim near Hampton, Tennessee
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Rock Creek
Unicoi, Tennessee
25.5 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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Little Stony Falls Area
Dungannon, Virginia
26.7 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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Horse Creek Campground
Chuckey, Tennessee
27.4 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
28.9 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
Blue Hole Jonesville
Jonesville, Virginia
33.9 miles NWCLOSED. This is on private property with no trespassing signs clearly displayed.
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Twisted Falls / Compression Falls
Butler, Tennessee
34.3 miles SETwisting 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
35.4 miles SESwim near Elk Park, North Carolina
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Backbone Rock
Shady Valley, Tennessee
39.0 miles ESwim near Shady Valley, Tennessee
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Cedar Creek Falls
Honaker, Virginia
41.3 miles NEAlso 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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Elrod Falls
Thorn Hill, Tennessee
41.6 miles WSwim near Thorn Hill, Tennessee
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Big Laurel Creek Area
Marshall, North Carolina
43.0 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
44.8 miles SWA 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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Sliding Rock
Hot Springs, North Carolina
47.1 miles SWA 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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Sapphire Area
Hot Springs, North Carolina
47.1 miles SWSeveral 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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Rocky Bluff
Hot Springs, North Carolina
47.1 miles SWRocky 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...
Camp, Hike, Swim
French Broad
Del Rio, Tennessee
48.1 miles SWSwim near Del Rio, Tennessee
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Mount Mitchell Area
Trinity, North Carolina
49.9 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.
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