17 Free Swimming Holes near Thorn Hill, TN 37881
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Elrod Falls
Thorn Hill, Tennessee
10.9 miles NESwim near Thorn Hill, Tennessee
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Blue Hole Jonesville
Jonesville, Virginia
29.3 miles NECLOSED. This is on private property with no trespassing signs clearly displayed.
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Clear Creek
Lebanon, Kentucky
30.8 miles NWA wide, level three-mile multi-use trail following a beautiful creek on a former railroad route through forest — open to hikers, bikers, horses, ORVs, and anglers, with swimming allowed in the creeks.
Hike, Horseback, Mountain Bike, Swim
French Broad
Del Rio, Tennessee
37.0 miles SESwim near Del Rio, Tennessee
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Little Pigeon River
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
42.9 miles SSeven accessible swimming holes and tubing spots on the Little Pigeon River, surrounded by beautiful Smoky Mountain scenery near Gatlinburg's attractions.
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Gabe's Creek Falls
Big Laurel, Kentucky
43.0 miles NCLOSED. A bright blue pool ringed by short cliffs and cave-like overhangs, fed by a waterfall, on a short trail requiring careful footing on slick rock.
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Cosby Campground
Cosby, Tennessee
43.2 miles SCamp and Swim near Cosby, Tennessee
Camp, Swim
Old Forge Campground
Bethany, Tennessee
44.9 miles SEPrimitive walk-in camping on scenic Jennings Creek in the Cherokee National Forest, with small waterfalls, swimming holes, and hiking trails right from camp — bring your own water.
Camp, Hike, Swim 3.8 mi
Ramsey Cascades
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
45.4 miles SRamsey Cascades is the tallest waterfall in Great Smoky Mountains National Park — a thundering 100-foot, multi-tiered cascade hidden deep in the old-growth forest of the Greenbrier area near...
Hike, Kayak, Swim, Whitewater
Horse Creek Campground
Chuckey, Tennessee
45.8 miles EA 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.
Camp, Swim
Mouse Creek Falls
Waynesville, North Carolina
46.0 miles SMouse Creek Falls is one of the finest waterfall hikes in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a two-tiered 45-foot cascade where Mouse Creek spills down a mossy rock face and empties straight into...
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Hot Springs Resort
Hot Springs, North Carolina
46.1 miles SEA privately operated outdoor resort with natural hot mineral water in private hot tubs — popular with visitors who split the cost, with mineral-rich water that relaxes and rejuvenates.
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Rocky Bluff
Hot Springs, North Carolina
46.8 miles SERocky Bluff is a tranquil mountain getaway in the Pisgah National Forest near Hot Springs, North Carolina, where a wooded campground sits beside the lovely Spring Creek just a few miles south of...
Camp, Hike, Swim
Sliding Rock
Hot Springs, North Carolina
47.0 miles SEA 60-foot natural rock waterslide into an 8-foot-deep, 50-to-60-degree pool — lifeguard on duty Memorial Day to Labor Day, with a $5 entry fee per person.
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Sapphire Area
Hot Springs, North Carolina
47.0 miles SESeveral waterfalls with swimming within easy walking distance of each other on the Horsepasture River in the Sapphire area of North Carolina.
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Turley Hole
Pioneer, Tennessee
47.7 miles WSwim near Pioneer, Tennessee
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Big Laurel Creek Area
Marshall, North Carolina
48.1 miles SEA family-friendly hike along Big Laurel Creek to multiple swimming holes — and a classic Class III–IV whitewater run for paddlers making the transition to creek boating.
Hike, Kayak, Swim, Whitewater
