21 Free Swimming Holes near Greeneville, TN
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Old Forge Campground
Bethany, Tennessee
9.6 miles SEPrimitive walk-in camping on scenic Jennings Creek in the Cherokee National Forest, with small waterfalls, swimming holes, and hiking trails right from camp — bring your own water.
Camp, Hike, Swim
Horse Creek Campground
Chuckey, Tennessee
10.4 miles EA Cherokee National Forest campground beside Horse Creek with fifteen sites, picnic tables, fishing for rainbow and brook trout, creek swimming, and 31 day-use picnic tables — $10/night camping fee.
Camp, Swim
Big Laurel Creek Area
Marshall, North Carolina
18.4 miles SA family-friendly hike along Big Laurel Creek to multiple swimming holes — and a classic Class III–IV whitewater run for paddlers making the transition to creek boating.
Hike, Kayak, Swim, Whitewater
Hot Springs Resort
Hot Springs, North Carolina
18.7 miles SA privately operated outdoor resort with natural hot mineral water in private hot tubs — popular with visitors who split the cost, with mineral-rich water that relaxes and rejuvenates.
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French Broad
Del Rio, Tennessee
19.4 miles SWSwim near Del Rio, Tennessee
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Rocky Bluff
Hot Springs, North Carolina
20.8 miles SRocky Bluff is a tranquil mountain getaway in the Pisgah National Forest near Hot Springs, North Carolina, where a wooded campground sits beside the lovely Spring Creek just a few miles south of...
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Sapphire Area
Hot Springs, North Carolina
20.9 miles SSeveral waterfalls with swimming within easy walking distance of each other on the Horsepasture River in the Sapphire area of North Carolina.
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Sliding Rock
Hot Springs, North Carolina
20.9 miles SA 60-foot natural rock waterslide into an 8-foot-deep, 50-to-60-degree pool — lifeguard on duty Memorial Day to Labor Day, with a $5 entry fee per person.
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Rock Creek
Unicoi, Tennessee
26.8 miles EA 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.
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Elrod Falls
Thorn Hill, Tennessee
30.1 miles NWSwim near Thorn Hill, Tennessee
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Mouse Creek Falls
Waynesville, North Carolina
34.2 miles SWMouse Creek Falls is one of the finest waterfall hikes in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a two-tiered 45-foot cascade where Mouse Creek spills down a mossy rock face and empties straight into...
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Cosby Campground
Cosby, Tennessee
35.2 miles SWCamp and Swim near Cosby, Tennessee
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Blue Hole Jonesville
Jonesville, Virginia
37.7 miles NCLOSED. This is on private property with no trespassing signs clearly displayed.
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Laurel Fork
Hampton, Tennessee
39.5 miles ESwim near Hampton, Tennessee
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Mount Mitchell Area
Trinity, North Carolina
43.0 miles SEA family swimming area on the South Toe River near Mount Mitchell in the Pisgah National Forest campgrounds — note that the site is closed seasonally and fees apply.
Camp, Swim 3.8 mi
Ramsey Cascades
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
43.4 miles SWRamsey Cascades is the tallest waterfall in Great Smoky Mountains National Park — a thundering 100-foot, multi-tiered cascade hidden deep in the old-growth forest of the Greenbrier area near...
Hike, Kayak, Swim, Whitewater
Little Pigeon River
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
44.1 miles SWSeven accessible swimming holes and tubing spots on the Little Pigeon River, surrounded by beautiful Smoky Mountain scenery near Gatlinburg's attractions.
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Blue Hole Mill Creek
Elizabethton, Tennessee
46.0 miles NESwim near Elizabethton, Tennessee
Swim 6.6 mi
Devil's Bathtub
Duffield, Virginia
46.0 miles NA 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
Elk River Falls
Elk Park, North Carolina
47.9 miles ESwim near Elk Park, North Carolina
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