18 Free Swimming Holes near Saratoga Springs, NY
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Spire Falls
Queensbury, New York
10.6 miles NA 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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Lake Luzerne
Lake Luzerne, New York
16.7 miles NTwo 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
18.0 miles NSandy 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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Lake George Beach (Million Dollar Beach)
Lake George
23.5 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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Petersburg Area
Copake Falls, New York
26.1 miles SSwim near Copake Falls, New York
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Trout Lake
Diamond Point, New York
32.2 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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Thompson's Lake Beach
East Berne
32.5 miles SWGuarded sandy beach on the north end of Thompson's Lake, inside Thacher State Park near East Berne. Open in summer with lifeguards, $7 per car, with boat rentals and a nature center next door.
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Caroga Lake Campground Beach
Caroga Lake
34.9 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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Speculator Area
Skaneateles, New York
37.0 miles NWSwim near Skaneateles, New York
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Stratford Area
Dansville, New York
38.2 miles WSwim near Dansville, New York
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Black Hole
Wevertown, New York
38.4 miles NSwim near Wevertown, New York
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Margaret Lindley Park
Williamstown, Massachusetts
39.2 miles SESwim near Williamstown, Massachusetts
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St. Catherine State Park
Poultney, Vermont
40.1 miles NEA 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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Mount Hope Park
Williamstown, Massachusetts
40.4 miles SESwim near Williamstown, Massachusetts
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Nassau Area
Ravena, New York
42.6 miles SSwim near Ravena, New York
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Bellevue Falls
Adams, Massachusetts
47.2 miles SESwim near Adams, Massachusetts
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Max Shaul Area
Saugerties, New York
48.0 miles SWSwim near Saugerties, New York
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Burbank Park Beach
Pittsfield
49.7 miles SEPittsfield's free public swimming beach on Onota Lake, inside Burbank Park on Lakeway Drive, with a bath house, boat launch and lakeside path. Lifeguards are not hired every season, so check before you swim.
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