28 Free Swimming Holes near Tallulah Falls, GA
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Tallulah Falls Lake Beach (Terrora Day Use Area)
Tallulah Falls, Georgia
0.4 miles WSand swim beach on 63-acre Tallulah Falls Lake at Tallulah Gorge State Park's Terrora Day Use Area, with the gorge rim trails, suspension bridge and campground next door.
Camp, Hike, Kayak, Mountain Bike, Swim
Lake Rabun Beach Recreation Area
Lakemont
5.2 miles WA small Forest Service swim beach with a roped swim area on Lake Rabun near Lakemont, Georgia. Open sunrise to sundown year-round; day use is $5 per person age 16 and up.
Camp, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Timpson Cove Beach
Clayton
10.8 miles NWA Georgia Power swim beach on the east shore of Lake Burton, with a buoyed swim area, picnic tables and restrooms about nine miles out of Clayton. No posted fee, no lifeguard, and a winter drawdown that decides how much sand there is.
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Lake Russell Recreation Area
Mt Airy
17.9 miles SA grass swim beach on 100-acre Lake Russell in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest near Mt. Airy, with a $5 per vehicle Forest Service day-use fee and no gas motors on the lake.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Boone Area
Otto, North Carolina
20.8 miles NSwim near Otto, North Carolina
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Big Laurel Falls
Otto, North Carolina
20.8 miles NSwim near Otto, North Carolina
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Cashiers Area
Woodleaf, North Carolina
28.4 miles NESwim near Woodleaf, North Carolina
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Vogle State Park
Blairsville, Georgia
30.0 miles WA 233-acre park at the base of Blood Mountain in the Chattahoochee National Forest — one of Georgia's first state parks, founded in 1931.
Camp, Canoe, Swim
Todd Creek Falls
Central, South Carolina
32.8 miles EA short hike leads to Todd Creek Falls and a deep, gradually entered pool at the base — a relaxed clothing-optional spot in the South Carolina upstate woods.
Swim 1.0 mi
Hidden Falls
Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
34.4 miles NEJust a few steps off the Horsepasture River trail, Hidden Falls drops less than ten feet into an idyllic boulder-rimmed pool — a serene and easy family swimming hole.
Hike, Swim 1.4 mi
Turtleback Falls
Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
34.4 miles NETurtleback Falls' dome-shaped slide drops riders 10 feet into the Chug Hole pool, but wait for calm currents — strong flows have swept swimmers downriver over 125-foot Rainbow Falls.
Backpack, Hike, Swim 1.3 mi
Rainbow Falls
Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
34.6 miles NEA 150-foot spectacular cascade on the Horsepasture River can be admired from front, side, bottom, and top — one showstopper in a 2-mile series of incredible falls.
Hike, Swim
Fires Creek Area
Wake Forest, North Carolina
36.2 miles NWSwim near Wake Forest, North Carolina
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Moonshine Falls Area
Bishopville, South Carolina
37.4 miles NESwim near Bishopville, South Carolina
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Big Creek
Waynesville, North Carolina
39.9 miles NBig Creek is a crystalline mountain stream tumbling through the quiet northeastern corner of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and it may be the single best swimming creek in the Smokies. Cold,...
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Midnight Hole
Waynesville, North Carolina
39.9 miles NMidnight Hole is the most beloved swimming hole in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, an emerald-green pool of startling clarity sitting at the base of a six-foot waterfall, ringed by house-sized...
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Chattahoochee National Park
Cave Spring, Georgia
40.1 miles WSwim near Cave Spring, Georgia
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Queens Creek Lake
Nantahala, North Carolina
40.2 miles NA secluded reservoir in the Nantahala mountains with mountain reflections on still water, quality trout fishing, swimming on warm days, and a scenic drive up Winding Stairs Road.
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Elrod Ferry Recreation Area
Hartwell
40.2 miles SECorps of Engineers day-use park on a wooded point of Hartwell Lake near Hartwell, Georgia, with three designated swim beaches, picnic shelters and a boat ramp. $7 per vehicle.
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Bear Creek Area
Tuckasegee, North Carolina
41.0 miles NESeveral remote swimming holes in lakes along Route 281 southeast of Sylva and Cullowhee — bathing suits optional at most spots, given how far off the beaten path they are.
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