6 Free Swimming Holes near Watsonville, CA
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Garden of Eden
Felton, California
18.4 miles NWA popular Santa Cruz Mountains swimming hole with sunny beaches, blue water, and cliffs for jumping — multiple pools for all ages, with no campfires allowed in the area.
Hike, Swim
China Hole
Morgan Hill, California
23.2 miles NEA moderately strenuous hike to a historic mineral springs resort site and, a mile farther, China Hole — a 20-foot-wide, 7-to-8-foot-deep natural pool with a small sandy beach and flat boulders.
Camp, Hike, Swim
Pescadero Creek Trail Area
Loma Mar, California
38.5 miles NWShady interconnected trails weave through redwoods, ridges, and rolling valleys linking four parks in the Santa Cruz Mountains — a cool escape just an hour from the Bay Area.
Hike, Horseback, Mountain Bike, Swim
Memorial Park
Loma Mar, California
38.6 miles NWSwim near Loma Mar, California
Swim
Big Sur Area
Big Sur, California
45.8 miles SAt the heart of wild Big Sur, the Big Sur River runs through Pfeiffer-Big Sur State Park with several freshwater swimming holes just before it meets the Pacific — plus hot springs and ocean swimming nearby.
Swim
Buckeye Travertine
Big Sur, California
45.8 miles STwo hot springs and a cold creek in close proximity to each other in Big Sur — a clothing-optional combo soak-and-cool spot in the California wilderness.
Swim
