INTO THE WILD · SWIMMING HOLES

Swimming Holes in Pennsylvania

83 Sites Found Public & Accessible Land

Pennsylvania's premier swimming experience is Meadow Run Natural Waterslides in Ohiopyle State Park — a series of sandstone channels worn smooth by thousands of years of the Youghiogheny River that work like natural flumes into pools below. No fee for the slides, just a park entrance. The Delaware River along the Water Gap has designated swimming in the national recreation area. The Loyalsock Creek in Sullivan County has clear, cold mountain swimming in a forested state forest. Swimming in Pine Creek Gorge (Pennsylvania Grand Canyon) is informal but legal along the unimproved sections of the creek trail.

Always check current conditions before visiting — water levels, algae advisories, and access roads change seasonally. Never swim alone in remote sites. Tell someone your plans. Explore all swimming holes on the Trek4Free map →

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ADAMS CREEK FALLS

Moderate Hike MILFORD Area

41.2464°N, 74.8752°W

BARBOURS

Easy Access LOYALSOCK CREEK Area

41.3907°N, 76.8021°W

BLACK RUN

Easy Access

41.0436°N, 75.7430°W

BLUE HOLE BARRONVALE

Easy Access

39.9733°N, 79.2981°W

BUTTERMILK FALLS - HOMEWOOD

Easy Access

40.8142°N, 80.3283°W

CEDAR RUN

Easy Access BLACKWELL Area

41.5558°N, 77.4583°W

CINDERS

Easy Access NESwimming HoleANNOCK CREEK Area

41.0161°N, 80.3264°W

CITY ISLAND BEACH

Easy Access

40.2567°N, 76.8898°W

CONOCOCHEAGUE CREEK

Easy Access

39.9380°N, 77.6636°W

COOK FOREST S. P.

Easy Access

41.3259°N, 79.1911°W

CREEK FALLS

Moderate Hike

40.1072°N, 79.6781°W

DAVIDSVILLE

Easy Access

40.2437°N, 78.8839°W

DEVILS WELL

Easy Access

41.4728°N, 75.1706°W

DUTCH SPRINGS

Easy Access

40.7021°N, 75.3203°W

EL RIO BEACH

Easy Access NESwimming HoleANNOCK CREEK Area

41.0159°N, 80.3237°W

ELEVEN FOOT HOLE

Moderate Hike

40.8109°N, 77.2747°W

ELIJAH ROCK

Easy Access

41.8176°N, 78.9460°W

FAHNEYSTOCK

Easy Access BLACKWELL Area

41.5782°N, 77.4729°W

FAIRHOPE

Moderate Hike FAIRHOPE Area

39.8433°N, 78.7998°W

FLAT ROCK

Moderate Hike

40.1740°N, 79.2356°W

FOUR QUARTERS FARM

Easy Access

39.7561°N, 78.3647°W

GALETON

Easy Access

41.7339°N, 77.6439°W

GLEN ONOKO

Easy Access JIM THORPE Area

40.8830°N, 75.7620°W

GOOSEBERRY

Easy Access FAIRHOPE Area

39.8321°N, 78.7491°W

GREENWOOD FURNACE S. P.

Easy Access

40.6488°N, 77.7587°W

HACKERS FALLS

Moderate Hike MILFORD Area

41.3039°N, 74.8329°W

HAMBURG HOLE

Moderate Hike

40.5777°N, 76.0133°W

HAMMERSLEY HOLE

Moderate Hike

41.5118°N, 77.8673°W

HAWK FALLS AREA

Moderate Hike

41.0064°N, 75.6342°W

HAYSTACKS

Moderate Hike LOYALSOCK CREEK Area

41.4572°N, 76.4810°W

HILLSGROVE BRIDGE

Easy Access LOYALSOCK CREEK Area

41.4395°N, 76.7119°W

HORSEFLY

Easy Access NESwimming HoleANNOCK CREEK Area

41.0156°N, 80.3220°W

KELLETTVILLE

Easy Access

41.5431°N, 79.2579°W

KELLY STATION ROAD

Easy Access FORD CITY Area

40.7088°N, 79.5744°W

LITTLE ROCKY GLEN

Moderate Hike

41.5522°N, 75.8331°W

LITTLE SEWICKLEY CREEK

Easy Access

40.5542°N, 80.2067°W

LITTLE SHICKSHINNY CREEK FALLS

Easy Access

41.1481°N, 76.1699°W

LITTLE SLATE

Easy Access BLACKWELL Area

41.4642°N, 77.5055°W

LOLETA

Easy Access

41.4015°N, 79.0809°W

LOVERS ROCK

Easy Access ROCKRUN Area

41.5053°N, 76.9373°W

LOYALSOCK TRAIL

Moderate Hike LOYALSOCK CREEK Area

41.4572°N, 76.4810°W

MANOR FALLS

Easy Access BLACKWELL Area

41.5121°N, 77.5354°W

MARTINS MILL BRIDGE

Easy Access

39.7645°N, 77.7758°W

MAUCH CHUNK LAKE PARK

Easy Access JIM THORPE Area

40.8432°N, 75.7989°W

MEADOW RUN SLIDE

Easy Access OHIOPYLE Area

39.8625°N, 79.4942°W

MILFORD BEACH

Easy Access MILFORD Area

41.3089°N, 74.7980°W

MOUNT GRETNA LAKE

Easy Access

40.2451°N, 76.4775°W

NEW SHORE ACRES

Easy Access LOYALSOCK CREEK Area

41.3404°N, 76.9210°W

OLE BULL S. P.

Easy Access

41.5394°N, 77.7147°W

PAPER MILL BRIDGE

Easy Access NESwimming HoleANNOCK CREEK Area

41.0131°N, 80.3305°W

PINE CREEK

Easy Access PINE CREEK Area

41.3110°N, 77.3766°W

PIRATE ROCK

Moderate Hike

41.6539°N, 77.0325°W

QUAKERTOWN FALLS

Easy Access

41.0228°N, 80.5091°W

R.B.WINTER S. P.

Moderate Hike

40.9916°N, 77.1894°W

RATTLESNAKE ROCK

Easy Access BLACKWELL Area

41.5405°N, 77.4060°W

RED ROCK

Easy Access STROUDSBURG Area

41.0540°N, 75.2210°W

RICKETTS GLEN S. P.

Moderate Hike

41.3231°N, 76.2816°W

ROADSIDE 154

Easy Access LOYALSOCK CREEK Area

41.4534°N, 76.5286°W

ROADSIDE 44

Easy Access PINE CREEK Area

41.2791°N, 77.3169°W

ROARING BROOK

Moderate Hike

41.4087°N, 75.5993°W

ROBINSON HOLE

Moderate Hike

40.4608°N, 80.1681°W

ROCK FURNACE TRAIL

Moderate Hike FORD CITY Area

40.5653°N, 79.5175°W

ROCK RUN FALLS

Moderate Hike ROCKRUN Area

41.5147°N, 76.9196°W

SAND RUN FALLS

Moderate Hike BLACKWELL Area

41.6857°N, 77.1943°W

SHORT HOLE

Moderate Hike

41.9600°N, 77.2799°W

SLABTOWN

Easy Access LOYALSOCK CREEK Area

41.3240°N, 76.9110°W

SMITHFIELD BEACH

Easy Access STROUDSBURG Area

41.0295°N, 75.0523°W

STONY FORK

Moderate Hike BLACKWELL Area

41.5950°N, 77.3520°W

SUGAR CREEK

Easy Access

41.7854°N, 76.7639°W

SUZYS

Easy Access

39.9055°N, 76.3274°W

SWATARA

Easy Access

40.2703°N, 76.7153°W

TATMAN RUN

Easy Access TROUGH CREEK Area

40.3111°N, 78.1791°W

THE BEND

Easy Access LOYALSOCK CREEK Area

41.4765°N, 76.5884°W

THE GORGE

Easy Access

39.7714°N, 76.3164°W

THORN CREEK

Easy Access

40.8026°N, 79.9399°W

TIONESTA

Easy Access

41.4851°N, 79.4496°W

TROUGH CREEK S. P.

Easy Access TROUGH CREEK Area

40.3223°N, 78.1295°W

WEST VINCENT

Easy Access

40.1433°N, 75.6145°W

WHITE CLAY CREEK

Moderate Hike

39.7389°N, 75.7718°W

WILLOW SPRINGS PARK

Easy Access

40.3791°N, 76.2666°W

WINTERGREEN GORGE

Moderate Hike

42.1233°N, 79.9808°W

WORLDS END S. P.

Easy Access LOYALSOCK CREEK Area

41.4704°N, 76.5837°W

YELLOW BREECHES CREEK

Easy Access

40.1659°N, 76.9536°W