24 Free Swimming Holes near Dawsonville, GA 30534
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Edge Of The World
Dawsonville, Georgia
5.3 miles WA scenic 3-mile hike along the Amicalola River to a family-friendly swimming hole and small waterfall near Atlanta.
Hike, Swim
Bolding Mill Park
Gainesville
11.1 miles SEA Corps of Engineers park on Lake Lanier's Chestatee arm near Gainesville with a designated swim beach built on a gentle concrete slope, plus shelters, a boat ramp and a campground. Corps day-use fee applies.
Camp, Kayak, Swim
Pooles Mill
Ball Ground, Georgia
11.4 miles SWSwim near Ball Ground, Georgia
Swim
Van Pugh North Park
Flowery Branch
18.0 miles SECorps of Engineers day-use park on Lake Lanier near Flowery Branch with a designated swim beach at the end of the park road. $8 per vehicle, card only, no lifeguards, no pets.
Kayak, Swim
Buford Dam Park Beach (Lake Lanier)
Buford, Georgia
18.5 miles SSmall sandy swim beach in a no-boat cove at the Corps of Engineers' Buford Dam Park on Lake Lanier, with shelters, a fishing pier and the Laurel Ridge Trail.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Lanier Park
Buford
19.0 miles SA Corps of Engineers day-use park just north of Buford Dam with a small swim beach in a sheltered cove of Lake Lanier. $8 per vehicle or $3 on foot, open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., no lifeguards.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Chattahoochee National Park
Cave Spring, Georgia
24.4 miles NSwim near Cave Spring, Georgia
Swim
Vogle State Park
Blairsville, Georgia
26.4 miles NEA 233-acre park at the base of Blood Mountain in the Chattahoochee National Forest — one of Georgia's first state parks, founded in 1931.
Camp, Canoe, Swim
Mill Creek
Woodstock, Georgia
30.0 miles SWSwim near Woodstock, Georgia
Swim
Sweetwater Day Use Area
Canton
30.3 miles SWA Corps of Engineers sand beach and roped swim area on a quiet cove of Allatoona Lake west of Canton, with a $5 per vehicle day use fee and no lifeguards.
Camp, Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Morganton Point Recreation Area
Morganton, Georgia
31.8 miles NForest Service swim beach, campground and boat ramp on a wooded point jutting into Lake Blue Ridge, two miles from the town of Morganton.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Lake Russell Recreation Area
Mt Airy
35.8 miles EA grass swim beach on 100-acre Lake Russell in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest near Mt. Airy, with a $5 per vehicle Forest Service day-use fee and no gas motors on the lake.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Galt's Ferry Day Use Area
Acworth
36.1 miles SWCorps of Engineers beach park on the south shore of Allatoona Lake near Acworth, with a roped, unguarded swim area, fishing jetty and boat ramp. $5 per vehicle, card only.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim 0.8 mi
Holly Creek Picnic Area
Chatsworth, Georgia
40.8 miles NWA scenic North Georgia picnic and swimming spot with a shallow creek hole, easy rock jumps, and kayaking nearby.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Diving Rock
Atlanta, Georgia
41.1 miles SWA 25-foot granite diving rock, a riverside beach, and cool, clear water on the Chattahoochee — a classic Atlanta swimming hole.
Swim
Lake Conasauga Picnic and Swim Site
Chatsworth
42.7 miles NWThe highest lake in Georgia, a 19 acre CCC-built lake at 3,150 feet on Grassy Mountain, with a designated swim area and dock on the shore opposite the campground. The campground is closed until further notice after a September 2026 water main break.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area
Lakemont
42.9 miles NEA small Forest Service swim beach with a roped swim area on Lake Rabun near Lakemont, Georgia. Open sunrise to sundown year-round; day use is $5 per person age 16 and up.
Camp, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Pine Lake Beach
Pine Lake
43.8 miles SA free municipal sand beach on a creek-fed lake in Pine Lake, the smallest city in DeKalb County, two and a half miles west of Stone Mountain. Roped swim area, no lifeguard, open June through September with no admission fee.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Yellow River Park
Stone Mountain, Georgia
43.8 miles SSwim near Stone Mountain, Georgia
Swim
Timpson Cove Beach
Clayton
45.1 miles NEA Georgia Power swim beach on the east shore of Lake Burton, with a buoyed swim area, picnic tables and restrooms about nine miles out of Clayton. No posted fee, no lifeguard, and a winter drawdown that decides how much sand there is.
Swim
