12 Free Swimming Holes near Jefferson, NC 28640
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Elk Shoals
West Jefferson, North Carolina
4.4 miles SESwim near West Jefferson, North Carolina
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Backbone Rock
Shady Valley, Tennessee
22.4 miles NWSwim near Shady Valley, Tennessee
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Twisted Falls / Compression Falls
Butler, Tennessee
30.9 miles SWTwisting Falls (Compression Falls) is a dramatic Elk River gorge waterfall in northeast Tennessee — stunning, but one of the region's deadliest jump spots.
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Elk River Falls
Elk Park, North Carolina
31.6 miles SWSwim near Elk Park, North Carolina
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Blue Hole Mill Creek
Elizabethton, Tennessee
33.6 miles WSwim near Elizabethton, Tennessee
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Wilson Creek Area
Collettsville, North Carolina
38.0 miles SWNumerous waterfalls and swimming holes tucked throughout the Wilson Creek area — most require short or longer hikes to find, but all are gems worth the effort in the Pisgah National Forest.
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Laurel Fork
Hampton, Tennessee
38.2 miles WSwim near Hampton, Tennessee
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Dark Horse Hollow
Wytheville, Virginia
41.8 miles NA secluded sandy beach and easy loop trail in Jefferson National Forest make this a quiet picnic stop — the swimming area is reportedly closed, so wade and sunbathe only.
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Linville Gorge Area
Marion, North Carolina
42.3 miles SWLinville Gorge's deep swimming holes reward serious adventurers who navigate rough roads and steep trails — but the gorge is easy to get lost in, so go prepared.
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Goshen Pass Area
Max Meadows, Virginia
46.8 miles NESwim near Max Meadows, Virginia
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Foster Falls
Max Meadows, Virginia
46.8 miles NESwim near Max Meadows, Virginia
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Cedar Creek Falls
Honaker, Virginia
49.3 miles NWAlso known as 'Big Falls' — a sun-warmed swimming hole with a 50-foot-wide pool roughly 10 feet deep at the base of the falls, with a safe jump spot on the eastern end.
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