32 Free Swimming Holes near Poughkeepsie, NY
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River Pool At Beacon
Beacon, New York
13.7 miles SSwim near Beacon, New York
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Split Rock Hole
Gardiner, New York
14.6 miles WA crystal-clear swimming hole in the Mohonk Preserve with a 10-foot chasm, a 12-foot waterfall, a 3-to-8-foot swim area, flat cliff-top picnic space, and a short easy hike in.
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Lake Minnewaska
Kerhonkson, New York
16.4 miles WA stunning acidic lake with white rock formations and forest reflections, a public gravel beach with swim areas up to 20 feet deep, and a family-friendly summer swim scene.
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Canopus Lake Beach
Kent Cliffs
16.6 miles SLifeguarded sand beach on Canopus Lake in Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park, off NY 301 near Kent Cliffs. Swimming late May through Labor Day, $10 per car in season.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Lake Awosting
Kerhonkson, New York
18.7 miles WLake Awosting is the largest and most remote of the four glittering "sky lakes" strung along the quartz-white cliffs of the Shawangunk Ridge in Minnewaska State Park Preserve, high above the Hudson...
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Ellenville Holes (Sandbury and Rondout Creek)
Kerhonkson, New York
18.9 miles WBlue swimming holes on Sandburg and Rondout Creeks along Route 209, easily spotted from the road or tucked further away — a classic warm-weather escape with fishing access too.
Swim 0.3 mi
Stony Kill Falls
Kerhonkson, New York
19.7 miles WAn 87-foot wispy waterfall hidden in the Shawangunk rocks, with a scenic 1.5-mile hike, pool for wading, colorful cliff textures, and brilliant fall foliage — swimming at your own risk.
Hike, Swim
Glenerie
Saugerties, New York
22.4 miles NSwim near Saugerties, New York
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Washing Machine
Wawarsing, New York
23.1 miles WA short waterfall swimming hole shaped like a washing machine, with a wide deep forest pool — reach it via Lundy Road off Route 209 and a short walking path; swimmers should keep their distance from the falls itself.
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Red Hook Area
Utica-Rome, NY, New York
23.9 miles NSwim near Utica-Rome, NY, New York
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Woodstock Area
Diamond Point, New York
24.7 miles NSwim near Diamond Point, New York
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Lake Taghkanic State Park
Ancram
28.9 miles NWest Beach at Lake Taghkanic State Park is a lifeguarded sand beach on a clear 168-acre lake off the Taconic Parkway near Ancram. Summer entry is $10 per car.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Riga Falls
Salisbury, Connecticut
31.7 miles NERiga Falls is a scenic, little-known waterfall and swimming hole on Wachocastinook Creek in Connecticut's wild Mount Riga Preserve near Salisbury.
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Salmon River
Salisbury, Connecticut
31.7 miles NESwim near Salisbury, Connecticut
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Phoenicia Area
Copake Falls, New York
33.2 miles NWSwim near Copake Falls, New York
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Litner Rock
Elka Park, New York
34.4 miles NSwim near Elka Park, New York
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South Lake Swimming Area
Haines Falls
34.8 miles NSouth Lake is the western basin of New York's North-South Lake, up on the Catskill Escarpment above Haines Falls, with a rebuilt sand beach, boat rentals and a boardwalk to the water. DEC charges $10 per vehicle at the gate in season.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim 0.4 mi
Kaaterskill Fall
Hunter, New York
34.8 miles NKaaterskill Falls is one of the most storied waterfalls in the eastern United States — a spectacular two-tiered cascade in New York's Catskill Mountains near Hunter that plunges roughly 260...
Hike, Swim
Ore Pit Pond
Copake Falls, New York
35.8 miles NEA roped-off quarry swimming area with a diving platform and lifeguards — a classic Taconic-region swim spot in Copake Falls, New York.
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Bash Bish Falls
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
36.1 miles NESwim near Mount Washington, Massachusetts
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