18 Free Swimming Holes near Leesburg, VA
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Leesburg, VA, USA City, Zip, or Address
Keep Loudoun Beautiful Park
Leesburg, Virginia
3.3 miles SESwim near Leesburg, Virginia
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Potomac Wayside
Purcellville, Virginia
16.2 miles NWSwim near Purcellville, Virginia
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Meadowside
Derwood, Maryland
24.5 miles ESwim near Derwood, Maryland
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Silver Spring Kids Fountain
Silver Spring, Maryland
30.0 miles ESwim near Silver Spring, Maryland
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Cunningham Falls State Park
Smithsburg, Maryland
36.0 miles NSeventy-eight feet of cascading water spill into chilly dipping pools at Cunningham Falls — a brief hike from the parking area, with an official swim lake just nearby in the park.
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Overall Area
Crewe, Virginia
40.7 miles SWSwim near Crewe, Virginia
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Gooney Creek
Front Royal, Virginia
40.7 miles SWCamp, Hike, and Swim near Front Royal, Virginia
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Buzzard Rock Hole
Strasburg, Virginia
41.5 miles WA cold, clear, deep swimming hole below the iconic Buzzard Rock, with a sunbathing ledge all around — just note the rocky shallow bottom makes jumping unsafe.
Hike, Swim
Hazel Falls
Rixeyville, Virginia
42.7 miles SWA remote cool, clear swimming hole with a dual waterfall — an upper rocky overhang shelter pool and a deeper lower pool — reached by a mile-plus hike on Hazel Mountain and White Rocks Trails.
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Elizabeth Furnace
Strasburg, Virginia
43.2 miles WA recreation area in the Shenandoah with 32 electric campsites, miles of hiking and mountain biking trails, rock climbing access, and a Passage Creek swimming hole with a log to jump from.
Camp, Hike, Mountain Bike, Rock Climb, Swim
Rock Mills
Castleton, Virginia
44.2 miles SWCLOSED. This property is owned by the Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church. Swimmers here without a permit will be prosecuted for trespassing. A classic all-American swimming hole with a tire and rope swing, a small sandy beach, and smaller pools for little ones — privately owned but open to the public near a historic country Baptist church.
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Camp Harding Park
Big Pool, Maryland
46.0 miles NWSwim near Big Pool, Maryland
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Overall Run Falls
Overall, Virginia
46.2 miles SWVirginia's longest consecutive waterfall anchors a challenging 8-mile Shenandoah hike with rock scrambles, cool river rest spots, and a deep swimming hole for experienced swimmers.
Hike, Swim
Martins Mill Bridge
Greencastle, Pennsylvania
46.2 miles NSwim near Greencastle, Pennsylvania
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Milford Mill
Pikesville, Maryland
46.6 miles EOnce a unique quarry swim club with rope swings, zip lines, a pier, and a diving board — Milford Mill closed to the public as of the 2012 season and is no longer accessible.
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Piney River
Sperryville, Virginia
47.6 miles SWMultiple swimming holes along Piney River — including one beneath a small waterfall — reached by following Cumberland Trail through the forest near Sperryville.
Hike, Swim
Cascade Lake
Hampstead, Maryland
49.8 miles NECascade Lake offers a fee-based swimming destination in the Hampstead, Maryland area — contact ahead for current conditions and amenities.
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Berkeley Springs State Park
Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
50.0 miles NWNaturally heated mineral water fills indoor tubs and a Roman pool at a soothing 104°F, with massages and steam treatments rounding out the spa experience.
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