8 Free Swimming Holes near Raleigh, NC
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Falls Lake State Park
Wake Forest, North Carolina
16.3 miles NFour sandy swimming beaches — including Sandling, Rolling View, and Beaverdam with full facilities — make Falls Lake one of the Triangle's best summer swim destinations.
Swim
Sandling Beach
Creedmoor
18.3 miles NSeasonal swim beach on Falls Lake at the Sandling access of Falls Lake State Recreation Area, with a bathhouse, picnic shelters and lakeside trails. Open April to October 1; $10 per vehicle on peak days.
Hike, Swim
White Oak Recreation Area
Apex
21.3 miles WA small sand beach on Jordan Lake's east shore off US 64, open to the public on weekends and holidays from April to late September when no group has reserved it. $10 vehicle fee.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Ebenezer Church Beach
Apex
22.3 miles WThe swim beach at Jordan Lake State Recreation Area's Ebenezer Church Access, a sandy, unguarded state park beach on the lake's east shore west of Apex, with a seasonal $10 per vehicle fee.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Seaforth Recreation Area
Pittsboro
22.5 miles WSeaforth is the main swim beach at Jordan Lake State Recreation Area, a sand shoreline on the south side of US 64 near Pittsboro with a marked swimming area, a boat ramp and a 1.4 mile loop trail. North Carolina charges $10 per vehicle at the gate on summ
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Parker's Creek Beach
Pittsboro
22.9 miles WParker's Creek Beach is the designated swim area at Jordan Lake State Recreation Area's Parkers Creek Access, a sand beach on the western shore of a 14,000-acre reservoir southwest of Apex, North Carolina. The day-use area runs April into early November,
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Eno River Area
Durham, North Carolina
25.5 miles NWSwim near Durham, North Carolina
Swim
New Hope Creek
Durham, North Carolina
25.7 miles NWRock-lined swimming spots along New Hope Creek come alive in spring and after rain, with some clothing-optional sections tucked into this Durham greenway.
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