16 Free Swimming Holes near Towson, MD
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Loch Raven
Towson, Maryland
3.6 miles NEA shaded lakeside corner with a rope swing and rocky cliffs is a scenic picnic stop, but keep it dry — swimming, wading, and bathing are strictly prohibited at Loch Raven.
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Beaver Dam
Cockeysville, Maryland
6.1 miles NWA filled quarry at this commercial swim club features diving floats and rope swings in deep clear water — a satisfying fee-based summer destination north of Baltimore.
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Patapsco Valley State Park
Cockeysville, Maryland
7.9 miles NWSwim near Cockeysville, Maryland
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Potomac State Park
Cockeysville, Maryland
7.9 miles NWSwim near Cockeysville, Maryland
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Milford Mill
Pikesville, Maryland
8.5 miles WOnce a unique quarry swim club with rope swings, zip lines, a pier, and a diving board — Milford Mill closed to the public as of the 2012 season and is no longer accessible.
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Gunpowder Falls State Park
Parkton, Maryland
15.1 miles NSwim near Parkton, Maryland
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Rocks State Park
Street, Maryland
19.3 miles NESwim near Street, Maryland
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Cascade Lake
Hampstead, Maryland
21.3 miles NWCascade Lake offers a fee-based swimming destination in the Hampstead, Maryland area — contact ahead for current conditions and amenities.
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Ferry Park
Rock Hall, Maryland
25.9 miles SESwim near Rock Hall, Maryland
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Betterton Beach
Betterton, Maryland
28.7 miles ESwim near Betterton, Maryland
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The Gorge
Delta, Pennsylvania
29.7 miles NESwim near Delta, Pennsylvania
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Meadowside
Derwood, Maryland
33.7 miles SWSwim near Derwood, Maryland
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Elk Neck State Park
North East, Maryland
33.9 miles EElk Neck State Park's sandy Chesapeake Bay beach is a scenic spot for a walk, but upper bay pollution warnings for human and animal waste were active as of 2007 — check current advisories before swimming.
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Silver Spring Kids Fountain
Silver Spring, Maryland
36.1 miles SWSwim near Silver Spring, Maryland
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Cunningham Falls State Park
Smithsburg, Maryland
48.9 miles WSeventy-eight feet of cascading water spill into chilly dipping pools at Cunningham Falls — a brief hike from the parking area, with an official swim lake just nearby in the park.
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White Clay Creek
Landenberg, Pennsylvania
49.9 miles NESwim near Landenberg, Pennsylvania
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