14 Free Swimming Holes near Queensbury, NY
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Lake George Beach (Million Dollar Beach)
Lake George
4.7 miles NMillion Dollar Beach is the big guarded swimming beach at the south end of Lake George, run by New York State DEC as the Lake George Beach Day Use Area. The sand and the water are free, parking is $10, and swimming is only allowed inside the roped area wh
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Lake Luzerne
Lake Luzerne, New York
8.3 miles WTwo free public sandy beaches with gradual slopes on a scenic lake beside the Hudson River — calm water for swimming and paddling, with kayak and canoe access points throughout.
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The Hudson off River Road
Lake Luzerne, New York
8.9 miles WSandy access points along the Hudson River off River Road near Lake Luzerne offer calm water for tubing, kayaking, canoeing, and swimming — stay upstream of Rockwell Falls, which is dangerous.
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Spire Falls
Queensbury, New York
9.1 miles SWA hidden swimming hole near Moreau State Park where Spire Falls Dam calms the Hudson River into a calm, rocky-shored lake ideal for swimming and sunbathing — unofficial with no lifeguard on duty.
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Trout Lake
Diamond Point, New York
13.3 miles NVery limited public access to a scenic lake near Diamond Point — narrow path, minimal parking, and a muddy bottom that rewards a late-evening skinny dip more than a daytime swim.
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Black Hole
Wevertown, New York
22.2 miles NWSwim near Wevertown, New York
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St. Catherine State Park
Poultney, Vermont
25.4 miles EA Vermont state park on Lake St. Catherine with shoreline fishing, swimming, boat rentals, camping, a playground, and a seasonal 'Let's Go Fishing' workshop each June.
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Speculator Area
Skaneateles, New York
26.3 miles NWSwim near Skaneateles, New York
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Schroon Lake Town Beach
Schroon Lake
33.5 miles NThe Town of Schroon's lifeguarded public beach in the Town Park off Main Street, with a roped swim area, floating dock and free entry from late June through Labor Day.
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Blue Ledges Area
Indian Lake, New York
39.4 miles NWSwim near Indian Lake, New York
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Caroga Lake Campground Beach
Caroga Lake
43.2 miles WA sandy, unguarded swim beach on East Caroga Lake at DEC's Caroga Lake Campground and Day Use Area in the southern Adirondacks. Open mid-May to early September, with day use at $8 per car.
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Petersburg Area
Copake Falls, New York
43.3 miles SSwim near Copake Falls, New York
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Stratford Area
Dansville, New York
44.3 miles WSwim near Dansville, New York
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Port Henry Beach
Port Henry
49.4 miles NA free town beach on Lake Champlain at the north end of Bulwagga Bay, run by the Town of Moriah with lifeguards on duty from mid June through Labor Day. Free kayaks and paddleboards, a fishing pier and a campground share the same stretch of shore.
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