Virginia
55
locations
Arnold Valley Pool
Creek Ben Salem Wayside
River Big Marys Creek Slide
Slide
+ 52 more locations
Swimming Holes by State
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47
States
815
Swimming Holes
17
Avg per State
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Pennsylvania
53
locations
Blackwell Region Swimming Holes
Creek Blue Hole Barronvale
Creek Buttermilk Falls - Homewood
Falls
+ 50 more locations
New York
52
locations
Ashokan Catskills Swimming Spots
Varies-See Below Au Sable River Swimming Holes
River Bash Bish Falls
Spot
+ 49 more locations
California
45
locations
Agua Caliente Park
Natural Hot Spring Fed Into Man-Made Pools Aquatic Park
Spring-Fed Pool Auburn American River Swimming Spots
River
+ 42 more locations
Vermont
45
locations
Adams Hole
Brook Arlington Area
Spot 3 Places
Varies See Description
+ 42 more locations
Tennessee
38
locations
Baby Falls on the Tellico River
Falls Backbone Rock
Falls/Creek Big Creek Area
Spot
+ 35 more locations
North Carolina
36
locations
Bear Creek and Wolf Creek Lakes Swimming Spots
Falls, Creek, Lake Big Creek Smoky Mountains Swimming Spots
Falls, Creek Big Laurel Creek Swimming Spots in Western North Carolina
Creek
+ 33 more locations
Oregon
36
locations
Alvord Hot Springs
Hot Springs Applegate Valley Swimming Spots
River/Lake Bagby Hot Springs and Swimming Area
Hot Springs/ Swimming Hole
+ 33 more locations
Florida
35
locations
Apopka Nature Swimming Spots
Springs Big Shoals State Park
River Blackwater River State Park
River
+ 32 more locations
Arkansas
33
locations
Benton
River Big Spring Park
Spring Blue Hole - Wolf Den
Creek/Falls
+ 30 more locations
West Virginia
30
locations
Anthony Creek Greenbrier Swimming Spots
Creek Anvil Rock
River Audra State Park
River
+ 27 more locations
Massachusetts
26
locations
Bash Bish Falls
Brook /Falls Bellevue Falls
River Buck River
River
+ 23 more locations
Washington
25
locations
Banks Lake Region Swimming Spots
Lake Battle Ground Region Swimming Spots
River/Falls Cowlitz River
River
+ 22 more locations
Georgia
20
locations
Blue Hole - Pigeon
Spring-Fed Pool Blue Hole - Kinchafoonee
Creek Cave Spring
Spring-Fed Pool
+ 17 more locations
Maine
20
locations
Bristol Dam
River Carrabassett River Valley Swimming Holes
River Cold River Swimming Holes of Western Maine
River
+ 17 more locations
Alabama
18
locations
Abbie Creek Park
River Blue Pond
Spring Blue Springs State Park
Spring
+ 15 more locations
New Hampshire
18
locations
Beard Creek
Creek Campton Region Swimming Spots
Varies-See Below Conway White Mountains Swimming Holes
Various
+ 15 more locations
Maryland
17
locations
Beaver Dam
Quarry Betterton Beach
River (Tidal) Camp Harding Park
Creek
+ 14 more locations
Texas
16
locations
Austin and Georgetown Swimming Holes
Varies (See Below) Balmorhea State Park
Spring-Fed Pool Blanco State Park
River/Dam
+ 13 more locations
New Jersey
15
locations
Blue Hole
Spring Bulls Island State Park
River Buttermilk Falls
Spring
+ 12 more locations
Kentucky
14
locations
Blue Heron
River Breaks Interstate Park Swimming Spots
Creek/River Buena Vista
River
+ 11 more locations
Mississippi
14
locations
Black Creek Swimming Holes, Mississippi
Creek Bluff Creek Park
Creek Bogue Chitto Water Park
River
+ 11 more locations
Arizona
13
locations
Agua Caliente Hot Springs
Spring Camp Verde Swimming Holes in Arizona
Varies - See Below Catalina Mountains Swimming Spots
Varies - See Below
+ 10 more locations
Colorado
13
locations
Cascade Creek
River/Falls Curecanti National Recreation Area Swimming Spots
Lake Devils Punchbowl
Falls Fed Pool
+ 10 more locations
Connecticut
12
locations
Chaplin Natchaug River Swimming Spots
River Cotton Hollow
Brook Hotch**Kissville Bridge
Stream
+ 9 more locations
Idaho
11
locations
Featherville Swimming and Hot Springs
Varies-See Below Goldbug-Salmon Hot Springs and River Adventures
Hot Spring/River Hot Springs Campground
Hot Spring
+ 8 more locations
Ohio
9
locations
Alum Creek Reservoir
Lake The Bolt
Creek Chagrin Falls River Swimming Spots
River/Falls
+ 6 more locations
Michigan
8
locations
Farquar-Metsa Park
River Jamison Road Quarry
Quarry Ocqueoc Falls
Falls
+ 5 more locations
Oklahoma
8
locations
Boy Scout Hole
Swimming Hole in Creek/River Gage Artesian Beach
Lake/Pool Little Niagara
Waterfall/Pool
+ 5 more locations
South Carolina
8
locations
Black River
River Edisto River Area
River Horseshoe Falls
Waterfall
+ 5 more locations
New Mexico
7
locations
Faywood Hot Springs
Hot Spring Jemez Springs Natural Swimming Spots
Swimming Holes and Hot Springs Montezuma Hot Springs
Hot Spring
+ 4 more locations
Rhode Island
7
locations
Alton
River Ashville Pond
Pond Colt State Park
Bay (Salt Water)
+ 4 more locations
Utah
7
locations
Calf Creek Swimming and Recreation Area
Creek/Falls Capitol Reef
Falls Homestead
Hot Spring
+ 4 more locations
Wisconsin
7
locations
Amnicon Falls State Park
Falls Eau Claire River
River Jaycee Quarry Park
Quarry
+ 4 more locations
Montana
5
locations
Gigantic Warm Springs
Family Owned, Huge Warm Spring Swimming Area Glacier National Park Swimming Spots
Lake/Creek Great Falls Montana Swimming Spots
Varies - See Below
+ 2 more locations
South Dakota
5
locations
Hot Springs South Dakota Swimming Spots
Varies - See Below Mount Rushmore Region Swimming Spots
Varies - See Below Oahe Downstream
River/Lake
+ 2 more locations
Hawaii
4
locations
Kailua Hawaii Ocean Swimming Spot
Varies - See Below Kauai Swimming Destinations: Waimea, Kilauea, and Kealia
Varies - See Below Maui Swimming Holes and Scenic Spots
Varies - See Below
+ 1 more locations
Indiana
4
locations
Bloomington Area Quarries
Spot Columbus and Edinburg Swimming Spots
Rivers St. Paul Indiana Quarry Swimming Holes
Commercial Swimming at Quarries
+ 1 more locations
Minnesota
4
locations
Lester Park
River/Falls Quarry Park
Quarry St. Croix River Swimming Spots near Minneapolis
River
+ 1 more locations
Nevada
4
locations
Goldstrike Canyon Hot Springs and Colorado River Spots
Hot Springs/River Mcgill Springs
Spring Red Rock Canyon Oak Creek Swimming Spots
Creek
+ 1 more locations
Wyoming
4
locations
Granite Hot Springs
Natural Hot Water Led Into Concrete Pool - Open Year Round Hot Springs State Park
Hot Springs Saratoga
Hot Springs/River
+ 1 more locations
Delaware
3
locations
Brandywine River
River Lake Como
Lake Phillips Landing
River Louisiana
3
locations
Oberlin Louisiana Swimming Holes
Creek/River Kisatchie Bayou Recreation Area
Large Creek Toledo Bend
River Missouri
3
locations
Cherry Corner Access
Creek Crighton Access
River Mark Twain National Forest Swimming Holes, Missouri
Varies-See Below Iowa
2
locations
Raccoon River Valley Trail
River Upper Iowa River
River Illinois
2
locations
Shawnee National Forest Swimming Destinations
Creek Kincaid Lake Spillway
Spillway Kansas
1
locations
Scott State Park
Spring/Lake Top Swimming Destinations
States with the most natural swimming holes and destinations
#1
Virginia
55
swimming holes
Arnold Valley Pool
Ben Salem Wayside
Big Marys Creek Slide
#2
Pennsylvania
53
swimming holes
Blackwell Region Swimming Holes
Blue Hole Barronvale
Buttermilk Falls - Homewood
#3
New York
52
swimming holes
Ashokan Catskills Swimming Spots
Au Sable River Swimming Holes
Bash Bish Falls
#4
California
45
swimming holes
Agua Caliente Park
Aquatic Park
Auburn American River Swimming Spots
#6
Tennessee
38
swimming holes
Baby Falls on the Tellico River
Backbone Rock
Big Creek Area
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