13 Free Swimming Holes near Dungannon, VA 24245
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Little Stony Falls Area
Dungannon, Virginia
3.0 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.
Swim 6.6 mi
Devil's Bathtub
Duffield, Virginia
10.1 miles WA 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
Cedar Creek Falls
Honaker, Virginia
24.8 miles EAlso 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.
Swim 0.3-1.5 mi
Breaks Interstate Park Area
Haysi, Virginia
33.2 miles NStraddling Kentucky and Virginia, this "Grand Canyon of the South" delivers 20+ miles of trails, natural river swimming holes, and a full water park on Laurel Lake.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Horseback, Kayak, Mountain Bike, Swim
Pool Point
Elkhorn City, Kentucky
33.2 miles NA long rope swing, 25-ft-deep river pools, and a famous high rail bridge draw cliff divers and swimmers to this scenic Kentucky swimming hole at Breaks Interstate Park.
Canoe, Dive, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Blue Hole Mill Creek
Elizabethton, Tennessee
34.7 miles SESwim near Elizabethton, Tennessee
Swim
Blue Hole Jonesville
Jonesville, Virginia
34.8 miles WCLOSED. This is on private property with no trespassing signs clearly displayed.
Swim
Ratliff Hole
Elkhorn City, Kentucky
35.6 miles NA secluded calm pool with beautiful rock cliffs on the Russell Fork River at Breaks Interstate Park — great for fishing, canoeing, and kayaking along with swimming.
Swim
Backbone Rock
Shady Valley, Tennessee
39.7 miles SESwim near Shady Valley, Tennessee
Swim
Laurel Fork
Hampton, Tennessee
42.6 miles SESwim near Hampton, Tennessee
Swim
Gabe's Creek Falls
Big Laurel, Kentucky
44.2 miles WCLOSED. 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
Rock Creek
Unicoi, Tennessee
48.1 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.
Swim
Twisted Falls / Compression Falls
Butler, Tennessee
49.5 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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