21 Free Swimming Holes near East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
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Red Rock
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
4.3 miles NWCrystal-clear water beneath a 60-ft railroad bridge on Brodhead Creek — with 60- and 80-foot jumping platforms, a rope swing, and calmer spots for a refreshing swim.
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Smithfield Beach
Winona Lakes, Pennsylvania
7.0 miles EA grassy Delaware River beach with swimming (lifeguards seasonal), a boat and canoe launch, and a popular 7-mile float to Delaware Water Gap.
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Trestle Bridge
Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania
8.8 miles SETrestle Bridge is a local Delaware River swimming and jumping spot near Portland, in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Pennsylvania, where the river forms the Pennsylvania-New Jersey line at the southern...
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Tobyhanna State Park Beach
Tobyhanna
18.3 miles NWA free, unguarded sand beach on 170-acre Tobyhanna Lake, set at 2,000 feet on the Pocono plateau, with a 5.1 mile gravel trail circling the water. Open Memorial Day weekend to mid-September, though a full lake drawdown for dam replacement has been announc
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Tobyhanna Lake Beach
Tobyhanna
18.3 miles NWA free, tannin-dark swimming beach on 170-acre Tobyhanna Lake in the Poconos, open 8 a.m. to sunset from Memorial Day weekend to mid-September with no lifeguard on duty. The lake will be drained for dam replacement from spring 2027 through the end of 2028
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Gouldsboro State Park Beach
Gouldsboro
21.3 miles NWGouldsboro Lake's sand beach is free and open, but unguarded: no lifeguards, tannic amber water you cannot see through, and occasional bacteria closures. Electric motors only on this 250-acre Pocono lake.
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Dutch Springs
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
21.8 miles SA 47-acre freshwater lake set up specifically for SCUBA diving — with submerged platforms, vehicles, aircraft, and a variety of fish, plus surface swimming and snorkeling for non-divers.
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Promised Land Main Beach
Greentown
22.0 miles NPromised Land Main Beach is the larger of two sand beaches at Promised Land State Park, a pale sand shelf on the 422-acre Promised Land Lake in the park's Day Use Picnic Area. It is open daily from late May to mid-September, 8:00 A.M. to sunset, with no l
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Beltzville State Park Beach
Lehighton
25.2 miles SWA 525 foot sand beach on Beltzville Lake, the Army Corps reservoir that flooded the Pohopoco Creek valley in 1971. Free to enter, open late May through Labor Day, no lifeguards, and worth checking for a bacteria closure before you go.
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Hopatcong State Park
Landing
27.7 miles EHopatcong State Park holds the largest public beach on Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey's biggest freshwater lake, a long sand crescent and a broad lawn at the outlet the Morris Canal once dammed for its water supply. Lifeguards cover the swim area Wednesday th
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Milford Area
Greencastle, Pennsylvania
29.2 miles NESwim near Greencastle, Pennsylvania
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Hickory Run State Park
Renovo, Pennsylvania
29.4 miles WSwim near Renovo, Pennsylvania
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Buttermilk Falls
Mendham, New Jersey
32.1 miles SESwim near Mendham, New Jersey
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Devil's Well
Hawley, Pennsylvania
32.7 miles NCLOSED. The Devils Well is located on private property owned by Brookfield Energy. It is fenced and violators car info is taken and forwarded to local police. KEEP OUT!!!. A scenic 3-mile woodland hike to a Pocono swimming hole famous with cliff-jumping daredevils near Hawley.
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Jim Thorpe Area
Renovo, Pennsylvania
34.0 miles WSwim near Renovo, Pennsylvania
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Lake Marcia
Montague
34.5 miles NELake Marcia is a spring-fed, lifeguarded swimming lake below the High Point Monument in High Point State Park, with a sand beach, bathhouse and a state parking fee in summer.
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Roaring Brook
Dunmore, Pennsylvania
35.6 miles NWA beautiful and remote swimming hole between two reservoirs, with many pools up and down the creek — slippery moss on the rocks, rugged 4WD access required, and pack out all your trash.
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Otter Hole
Bloomingdale, New Jersey
43.8 miles ESwim near Bloomingdale, New Jersey
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Surprise Lake
West Milford, New Jersey
45.2 miles ESwim near West Milford, New Jersey
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Tuscarora State Park Beach
Barnesville
46.0 miles WFree, buoyed sand beach on 96-acre Tuscarora Lake in Tuscarora State Park near Barnesville. Open late May to mid-September, 8 a.m. to sunset, no lifeguards, 5.5 feet at its deepest.
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