11 Free Swimming Holes near Santa Rosa, CA
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Steelhead Beach Regional Park
Forestville
10.9 miles WSteelhead Beach Regional Park is a Sonoma County Regional Parks day use park on the Russian River north of Forestville, with a gravel bar beach, a year round canoe and kayak put-in, and nearly a mile of trails through riparian woods. There is no lifeguard
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim 0.2 mi
Sunset Beach River Park
Forestville, California
12.7 miles WA classic Russian River swimming hole with a pebble beach, shallow and deep sections, Redwood Forest views, paddle boarding, fishing, and picnicking — quieter on weekdays, popular on weekends.
Kayak, Swim
Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach
Healdsburg
13.7 miles NWA Sonoma County Regional Parks beach on the Russian River where a seasonal flashboard dam, craned onto a foundation in use since 1955, backs the river into a wide swimming lagoon just below the steel truss Memorial Bridge. The boards go in no earlier than
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Monte Rio Beach
Monte Rio
16.1 miles WFree public gravel beach on the Russian River just east of the Monte Rio Bridge, run by the Monte Rio Recreation and Park District. No lifeguards; loaner life vests on site and summer-only lower parking lot.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Patterson Point Preserve
Villa Grande
17.0 miles WA free, two-acre nonprofit preserve with two small beaches on the Russian River at Villa Grande near Monte Rio, open for daytime swimming with no lifeguards. Check posted algae and bacteria signs first.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Willow Creek Environmental Campground
Duncans Mills, California
20.5 miles WA sandy-banked riverside campground on the Russian River near the California coast — cool and breezy even in summer, with kayak and tube launch access and a mix of shallow and deep swimming spots.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Harbin Hot Springs
Middletown, California
24.1 miles NA well-established, clothing-optional hot spring retreat in Lake County with multiple pools, overnight lodging, a restaurant, workshops, and conference facilities — fees apply.
Camp, Hot Springs, Swim 0.1 mi
Bass Lake
Bolinas, California
33.9 miles SBass Lake is a beloved hike-in swimming hole in Point Reyes National Seashore, tucked into the coastal hills above the Pacific near Bolinas, California. A small, tree-rimmed freshwater lake reached...
Hike, Swim
Muir Beach
Muir Beach, California
40.7 miles SA hidden gem beach north of San Francisco with a 0.2-mile walk to the shore, informational placards for kids, sunset views over the Pacific, and access to the Coastal Trail.
Hike, Swim
Aquatic Park
San Francisco, California
46.6 miles SA historic San Francisco Bay swimming lagoon in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area — the water is cold and not always pristine, but devoted year-round swimmers and two open clubs keep the tradition alive.
Swim
Temescal Regional Recreation Area
Oakland, California
48.7 miles SEGuarded swim beach on a ten acre lake in the Oakland hills, one of the three original East Bay Regional Parks, tucked between Highway 24 and the Caldecott Tunnel approach.
Hike, Swim
