17 Free Swimming Holes near Kingsport, TN
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Devil's Bathtub
Duffield, Virginia
18.9 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
Little Stony Falls Area
Dungannon, Virginia
22.8 miles NA large pool beneath a 25-foot waterfall, framed by sunning rocks, makes Little Stony Falls a relaxed and likely clothing-optional destination in the Virginia mountains.
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Blue Hole Mill Creek
Elizabethton, Tennessee
28.1 miles ESwim near Elizabethton, Tennessee
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Blue Hole Jonesville
Jonesville, Virginia
29.3 miles WCLOSED. This is on private property with no trespassing signs clearly displayed.
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Laurel Fork
Hampton, Tennessee
30.5 miles SESwim near Hampton, Tennessee
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Rock Creek
Unicoi, Tennessee
30.7 miles SA 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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Horse Creek Campground
Chuckey, Tennessee
30.9 miles SA 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
Old Forge Campground
Bethany, Tennessee
32.2 miles SPrimitive 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
Elrod Falls
Thorn Hill, Tennessee
39.0 miles WSwim near Thorn Hill, Tennessee
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Twisted Falls / Compression Falls
Butler, Tennessee
39.4 miles SETwisting 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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Cedar Creek Falls
Honaker, Virginia
40.1 miles NEAlso 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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Elk River Falls
Elk Park, North Carolina
40.6 miles SESwim near Elk Park, North Carolina
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Backbone Rock
Shady Valley, Tennessee
41.6 miles ESwim near Shady Valley, Tennessee
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Big Laurel Creek Area
Marshall, North Carolina
46.2 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
47.7 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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Gabe's Creek Falls
Big Laurel, Kentucky
47.8 miles NWCLOSED. A bright blue pool ringed by short cliffs and cave-like overhangs, fed by a waterfall, on a short trail requiring careful footing on slick rock.
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French Broad
Del Rio, Tennessee
49.9 miles SWSwim near Del Rio, Tennessee
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