8 Free Swimming Holes near Corbin, KY 40701
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Dog Slaughter Falls
Williamsburg, Kentucky
13.4 miles SWA 15-foot waterfall plunging over a mossy overhang into a bright blue pool in Daniel Boone National Forest — a shaded two-mile round trip with creek views the whole way.
Hike, Swim
Short Creek
Somerset, Kentucky
23.1 miles NWA 150-foot stretch of 56-degree spring water emerging from underground, shockingly clear against lush green woods — swim, picnic, or peek into the cave where it disappears.
Cave, Hike, Swim
Clear Creek
Lebanon, Kentucky
25.5 miles SEA wide, level three-mile multi-use trail following a beautiful creek on a former railroad route through forest — open to hikers, bikers, horses, ORVs, and anglers, with swimming allowed in the creeks.
Hike, Horseback, Mountain Bike, Swim
Blue Heron
Stearns, Kentucky
31.6 miles SWA forested swimming hole on the Big South Fork Cumberland River — shallow at the edges, deeper in the center, with a picnic area nearby and Mine 18 museum a short walk away.
Swim
Turley Hole
Pioneer, Tennessee
41.3 miles SSwim near Pioneer, Tennessee
Swim 1.0 mi
Gentleman's Swimming Hole
Oneida, Tennessee
44.3 miles SWClear Fork River runs slow and deep through Big South Fork, making Gentleman's Swimming Hole a rare chance for a real swim at the end of an easy 2-mile family trail.
Hike, Swim
Gabe's Creek Falls
Big Laurel, Kentucky
46.7 miles ECLOSED. A bright blue pool ringed by short cliffs and cave-like overhangs, fed by a waterfall, on a short trail requiring careful footing on slick rock.
Swim
Big South Fork Area
Helenwood, Tennessee
48.8 miles SWMiles of trails, multiple named swimming holes, and five campgrounds spanning the Kentucky-Tennessee border in Big South Fork National Recreation Area — including Gentleman's Swimming Hole and Station Camp.
Camp, Hike, Swim
