11 Free Swimming Holes near Franklinton, NC 27525
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Falls Lake State Park
Wake Forest, North Carolina
14.3 miles SWFour sandy swimming beaches — including Sandling, Rolling View, and Beaverdam with full facilities — make Falls Lake one of the Triangle's best summer swim destinations.
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Sandling Beach
Creedmoor
14.9 miles WSeasonal swim beach on Falls Lake at the Sandling access of Falls Lake State Recreation Area, with a bathhouse, picnic shelters and lakeside trails. Open April to October 1; $10 per vehicle on peak days.
Hike, Swim
Eno River Area
Durham, North Carolina
25.8 miles WSwim near Durham, North Carolina
Swim
New Hope Creek
Durham, North Carolina
32.2 miles WRock-lined swimming spots along New Hope Creek come alive in spring and after rain, with some clothing-optional sections tucked into this Durham greenway.
Swim
Longwood Park
Clarksville
33.0 miles NCorps of Engineers park on the Grassy Creek arm of Kerr Reservoir (Buggs Island Lake) south of Clarksville, with a buoyed sandy swim beach in a quiet cove. Day use costs $7 per vehicle.
Camp, Canoe, Kayak, Swim
North Bend Park Beach
Boydton
34.4 miles NDay-use swim beach at North Bend Park, the largest Corps of Engineers park on Kerr Reservoir (Buggs Island Lake) near Kerr Dam. $7 per vehicle; check lake levels first.
Camp, Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Rudds Creek Park
Boydton
38.5 miles NA Corps of Engineers swim beach on Kerr Reservoir (Buggs Island Lake) in the Rudds Creek day use area off U.S. 58, three miles west of Boydton. $7 per vehicle day use fee; Corps and federal passes accepted.
Camp, Swim
White Oak Recreation Area
Apex
40.0 miles SWA small sand beach on Jordan Lake's east shore off US 64, open to the public on weekends and holidays from April to late September when no group has reserved it. $10 vehicle fee.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Parker's Creek Beach
Pittsboro
41.1 miles SWParker's Creek Beach is the designated swim area at Jordan Lake State Recreation Area's Parkers Creek Access, a sand beach on the western shore of a 14,000-acre reservoir southwest of Apex, North Carolina. The day-use area runs April into early November,
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Seaforth Recreation Area
Pittsboro
41.4 miles SWSeaforth is the main swim beach at Jordan Lake State Recreation Area, a sand shoreline on the south side of US 64 near Pittsboro with a marked swimming area, a boat ramp and a 1.4 mile loop trail. North Carolina charges $10 per vehicle at the gate on summ
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Ebenezer Church Beach
Apex
41.9 miles SWThe swim beach at Jordan Lake State Recreation Area's Ebenezer Church Access, a sandy, unguarded state park beach on the lake's east shore west of Apex, with a seasonal $10 per vehicle fee.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
