21 Free Swimming Holes near Friendsville, MD 21531
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Mill Run Recreation Area
Friendsville
3.7 miles NA Corps of Engineers beach on a quiet cove of Youghiogheny River Lake in far western Maryland, with a boat ramp, a 30 site campground and swimming officially permitted but unguarded. The lake is drawn down hard every autumn, so the season is short.
Camp, Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Swallow Falls State Park
Oakland, Maryland
11.3 miles STwo sets of waterfalls and multiple swimming holes in Swallow Falls State Park — dive into the pools below each falls, but never swim or climb directly above Muddy Creek Falls where people have fallen to their death.
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Ohiopyle Area
Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania
14.5 miles NSwim near Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania
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New Germany State Park
Swanton, Maryland
16.5 miles SEA mountain gem tucked between Big Savage Mountain and the Continental Divide, with ten miles of multi-use trails, a small lake for fishing and swimming, and a true off-the-grid atmosphere.
Backcountry Ski, Camp, Canoe, Cross-country Ski, Hike, Mountain Bike, Snowshoe, Swim
Big Sandy Creek Area
Cabins, West Virginia
18.7 miles WWest Virginia's Big Sandy Creek hollows are a favorite WVU swim escape — crystal-clear and clothing-optional, but do not enter at high flows.
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Mount Storm Area
Valley Head, West Virginia
21.6 miles SESwim near Valley Head, West Virginia
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Blue Hole Barronvale
Rockwood, Pennsylvania
22.1 miles NSwim near Rockwood, Pennsylvania
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Deckers Creek Trail
Masontown, West Virginia
22.4 miles WSwim near Masontown, West Virginia
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Kingwood Area
Webster Springs, West Virginia
22.9 miles SWSwim near Webster Springs, West Virginia
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Laurel Hill State Park Beach
Somerset, Pennsylvania
24.6 miles NA sand beach on 63 acre Laurel Hill Lake in the Laurel Highlands, in a park built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and still full of its stonework.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Grafton Area
Masontown, West Virginia
30.9 miles SWSwim near Masontown, West Virginia
Swim 1.6 mi
Creek Falls
Scottdale, Pennsylvania
32.9 miles NWA short hike near Pittsburgh to a waterfall swimming hole with 15–20-foot cliff jumps and a swim-behind-the-falls.
Dive, Hike, Swim
Horseshoe Bend Area
Webster Springs, West Virginia
34.9 miles SSwim near Webster Springs, West Virginia
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Flat Rock
Rector, Pennsylvania
36.4 miles NSwim near Rector, Pennsylvania
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Fairhope Area
Bradford, Pennsylvania
36.7 miles ESwim near Bradford, Pennsylvania
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Otter Creek Area
Parsons, West Virginia
44.8 miles SA network of swimming spots in and around Otter Creek Wilderness in the Monongahela National Forest — remote, scenic, and clothing optional in some areas.
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Red Creek
Davis, West Virginia
46.1 miles SA remote West Virginia canyon hides multiple waterfalls, natural water slides, and deep swimming pools along a 6.3-mile out-and-back through dramatic rock formations.
Camp, Hike, Kayak, Swim
River Access Hole
Cabins, West Virginia
47.7 miles SScenic forested rock formations and the rushing North Fork South Branch of the Potomac River offer wading, swimming, fly fishing, and float access — wear foot protection in the rocky riverbed.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim, Whitewater
Davidsville
Windber, Pennsylvania
48.6 miles NESwim near Windber, Pennsylvania
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Welton Park
Petersburg, West Virginia
48.9 miles SA beautiful 29-acre riverside park on the Potomac River with beach and dock access, kayak and canoe put-in, picnic areas, campsites, a playground, and a growing holiday light show.
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