10 Free Swimming Holes near Cumberland County, VA
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Bear Creek Lake State Park Beach
Cumberland, Virginia
1.5 miles NWSand beach on the 40-acre lake at Bear Creek Lake State Park, tucked inside Cumberland State Forest between Richmond and Lynchburg, with camping, cabins and 30 miles of trail.
Camp, Hike, Kayak, Mountain Bike, Swim
Twin Lakes State Park
Green Bay
23.8 miles STwin Lakes State Park has a free, unguarded swimming beach on fifteen-acre Goodwin Lake, open year round for the price of seven dollars to park. Swimming is prohibited on the park's other lake. Both were dammed in the 1930s by a Black CCC company, then ru
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Nottoway Falls
Crewe, Virginia
33.0 miles SNottoway Falls' wide cascade offers generous swimming space at the base, with parking discreetly available near the boat ramp — water can run low in summer.
Swim
Riverside Drive Area
Grottoes, Virginia
38.5 miles ESwim near Grottoes, Virginia
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Pauls Creek
Nellysford, Virginia
43.8 miles NWA quick 1.2-mile hike along Paul's Creek leads to a cascading waterfall and a natural water slide — stones smoothed by the water let visitors slide right into the swimming hole below.
Hike, Swim
Richmond Downtown Area
Purcellville, Virginia
44.1 miles ESwim near Purcellville, Virginia
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Charlottesville Area
Williamsville, Virginia
46.2 miles NTwo swimming spots north of Charlottesville, Virginia — a fee applies, so check details before heading out.
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Swim Beach at Lake Anna State Park
Mineral
46.9 miles NEA groomed sand beach on the public side of Lake Anna, with a buoyed swimming area, a bathhouse and a seasonal snack bar at the end of the state park road. Swimming is unguarded and free; only parking is charged.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Mint Springs Valley Park
Crozet, Virginia
47.0 miles NWTwo small lakes with sandy beaches, miles of forested hiking and mountain biking trails, a sand volleyball pit, and a playground — all in an eight-acre valley park near Crozet, Virginia.
Hike, Mountain Bike, Swim
Campbell Creek
Tyro, Virginia
48.0 miles NWA 6-mile Appalachian Trail stretch with good elevation rewards remote explorers with a creek pool at the base of a waterfall — optional swimwear in this backcountry spot.
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