13 Free Swimming Holes near Shady Valley, TN 37688
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Backbone Rock
Shady Valley, Tennessee
8.2 miles NESwim near Shady Valley, Tennessee
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Blue Hole Mill Creek
Elizabethton, Tennessee
10.1 miles SWSwim near Elizabethton, Tennessee
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Twisted Falls / Compression Falls
Butler, Tennessee
20.1 miles STwisting Falls (Compression Falls) is a dramatic Elk River gorge waterfall in northeast Tennessee — stunning, but one of the region's deadliest jump spots.
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Laurel Fork
Hampton, Tennessee
20.6 miles SWSwim near Hampton, Tennessee
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Elk River Falls
Elk Park, North Carolina
22.0 miles SSwim near Elk Park, North Carolina
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Elk Shoals
West Jefferson, North Carolina
29.6 miles ESwim near West Jefferson, North Carolina
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Cedar Creek Falls
Honaker, Virginia
31.4 miles NAlso known as 'Big Falls' — a sun-warmed swimming hole with a 50-foot-wide pool roughly 10 feet deep at the base of the falls, with a safe jump spot on the eastern end.
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Rock Creek
Unicoi, Tennessee
35.5 miles SWA man-made concrete-bottom stream-fed pool with a sandy beach and short waterfall makes Rock Creek a refreshing — if chilly in June — summer splash near Unicoi.
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Little Stony Falls Area
Dungannon, Virginia
38.4 miles NWA large pool beneath a 25-foot waterfall, framed by sunning rocks, makes Little Stony Falls a relaxed and likely clothing-optional destination in the Virginia mountains.
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Wilson Creek Area
Collettsville, North Carolina
40.0 miles SNumerous waterfalls and swimming holes tucked throughout the Wilson Creek area — most require short or longer hikes to find, but all are gems worth the effort in the Pisgah National Forest.
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Linville Gorge Area
Marion, North Carolina
42.6 miles SLinville Gorge's deep swimming holes reward serious adventurers who navigate rough roads and steep trails — but the gorge is easy to get lost in, so go prepared.
Swim 6.6 mi
Devil's Bathtub
Duffield, Virginia
44.8 miles NWA 7.2-mile rocky loop through Devil's Fork's extremely cold crystal-clear swimming holes, culminating in the famous Devil's Bathtub — a deep waterfall pool beneath steep rippled cliffs.
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Horse Creek Campground
Chuckey, Tennessee
49.6 miles SWA Cherokee National Forest campground beside Horse Creek with fifteen sites, picnic tables, fishing for rainbow and brook trout, creek swimming, and 31 day-use picnic tables — $10/night camping fee.
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