42 Free Swimming Holes near Gold Bar, WA
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Skykomish Area
Leavenworth, Washington
2.2 miles SESwim near Leavenworth, Washington
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Duvall Beach at McCormick Park
Duvall
15.8 miles SWA sandy river beach on the Snoqualmie at the north end of Duvall's McCormick Park, free and open dawn to dusk, with picnic shelters, a rinse shower and the Snoqualmie Valley Trail at its back. No lifeguards, and the city keeps two life rings on the bank.
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Idylwood Park
Redmond
24.0 miles SWIdylwood Park is the only free public access to Lake Sammamish, a City of Redmond beach with a shallow sand entry and an aluminum swim dock. There are no lifeguards, and the small lot fills early on hot weekends.
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Thornton A. Sullivan Park at Silver Lake
Everett
24.0 miles WFree City of Everett beach on the west shore of Silver Lake with a sandy, buoyed swim area, docks and restrooms. Open 6 a.m. to dusk, no lifeguards on duty.
Kayak, Swim
Pine Lake Park
Sammamish
24.5 miles SWFree, lifeguarded summer swim beach and floating dock at a City of Sammamish park on the east shore of Pine Lake, a small no-gas-motor lake on the Sammamish Plateau.
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Snoqualmie River Area
Leavenworth, Washington
24.9 miles SScenic Snoqualmie River swimming areas are best visited in late summer when currents slow — strong currents have caused drownings at other times of year.
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Jade Lake
Skykomish, Washington
25.3 miles SEA 26-mile overnight backpacking route through the Snoqualmie region past wildflower meadows, Marmot Lake, and a steep talus scramble to a remote alpine lake for swimming.
Backpack, Camp, Swim
Martha Lake Park
Lynnwood
25.4 miles WFree Snohomish County park on the south shore of Martha Lake between Lynnwood and Mill Creek, with a small sand beach, an unguarded wading area and fishing docks.
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Juanita Beach Park
Kirkland
26.3 miles SWA free City of Kirkland beach on Juanita Bay of Lake Washington, with a shallow sandy swim area enclosed by a U-shaped dock and lifeguards in July and August. Bacteria closures are common in summer.
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Lake Sammamish State Park Beaches
Issaquah, Washington
26.6 miles SWSunset Beach and Tibbetts Beach at the south end of Lake Sammamish, a 512-acre state park off I-90 in Issaquah with paddle rentals, playgrounds, trails and a boat launch.
Hike, Kayak, Mountain Bike, Swim
Waverly Beach Park
Kirkland
26.9 miles SWWaverly Beach Park is a 2.8 acre City of Kirkland park on Lake Washington where a low U-shaped dock wraps around the swim area and keeps boat traffic out. Lifeguards work noon to 6 pm from July 1 through September 7, diving is banned everywhere on the sit
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Doris Cooper Houghton Beach Park
Kirkland
27.3 miles SWFree lifeguarded City of Kirkland swim beach on Lake Washington, with a shallow kids' area, a deep-water dock where diving is allowed, and summer guards from noon to 6 p.m.
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Magnuson Park Swimming Beach
Seattle
28.3 miles SWFree, city-run swim beach on Lake Washington in Seattle's Magnuson Park, with a swim platform, bathhouse and outdoor shower, and lifeguards from late June to late August.
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Squire Creek Park
Arlington, Washington
28.7 miles NSwim near Arlington, Washington
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Matthews Beach Park
Seattle
29.0 miles WSeattle's largest freshwater bathing beach sits on Lake Washington at the foot of NE 93rd Street, with a roped swim area, a floating platform with diving boards, and lifeguards through the summer. King County tests the water weekly and closes this beach m
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Meydenbauer Bay Park
Bellevue
29.4 miles SWMeydenbauer Bay Park is the City of Bellevue's downtown waterfront beach, a wide sand and gravel swim area on a quiet inlet of Lake Washington with a curving 420-foot floating pier, a beach house with showers, and a hand-carry boat launch. Lifeguards work
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Clyde Beach Park
Bellevue
29.5 miles SWClyde Beach Park is a small City of Bellevue swimming beach on Meydenbauer Bay, with a roped swim area, a historic boathouse, restrooms and a playground. Lifeguards cover a short summer window here, and King County does not sample this particular beach fo
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Chism Beach Park
Bellevue
29.8 miles SWFree City of Bellevue beach on Lake Washington with a roped swim area, dock and swim float, plus summer lifeguards from noon to 7 p.m., a waterside playground and picnic lawns.
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Enatai Beach Park
Bellevue
30.2 miles SWFree City of Bellevue beach on Lake Washington under the I-90 East Channel Bridge, with a roped swim area, swim dock and summer lifeguards. The waterfront is closed for King County sewer work starting October 2026.
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Medina Beach
Medina
30.3 miles SWA free city-run swimming beach at the foot of Evergreen Point Road, with 50 feet of sand, a jetty-sheltered swim area, an offshore float and a dock out over Lake Washington. Medina Police staffs it with lifeguards from late June through the end of August.
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