ARNOLD VALLEY POOL
Easy Access
37.5657°N, 79.4806°W
INTO THE WILD · SWIMMING HOLES
Swimming Holes in Virginia
84 Sites Found Public & Accessible Land
Virginia's swimming holes span both sides of the Blue Ridge. Goshen Pass on the Maury River in Rockbridge County is the landmark: a 6-mile gorge of Class II-III water with wide swimming pools between rapids, on state scenic byway land. The Appalachian Trail corridor through Shenandoah National Park crosses several creek swimming spots. Crabtree Falls near Montebello is a 5-waterfall series with a plunge pool at the base of the lower fall. Whitetop Laurel Creek near Konnarock in the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area has cold mountain swimming with minimal development. The New River in Giles County has deep swimming pools below the rapids that draw locals on summer weekends.
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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BELLE ISLAND
Moderate Hike RICHMOND DOWNTOWN Area
37.5344°N, 77.4476°W
BELLE ISLE - JAMES RIVER SWIMMING & ROCK CLIMBING
Easy Access
37.5348°N, 77.4479°W
BEN SALEM WAYSIDE
Easy Access
37.7516°N, 79.3921°W
BIG MARYS CREEK SLIDE
Easy Access
37.8711°N, 79.2054°W
BIG OTTER RIVER
Easy Access
37.3103°N, 79.3935°W
BIG ROCK FALLS
Moderate Hike
38.4954°N, 78.4241°W
BLACKSBURG HOLE
Easy Access
37.2496°N, 80.6091°W
BLOWING SPRINGS
Moderate Hike
38.0648°N, 79.8882°W
BLUE HOLE
Easy Access ELIZABETH FURNACE Area
38.9414°N, 78.3052°W
BLUE HOLE - BERGTON
Easy Access
38.7562°N, 78.9377°W
BLUE HOLE - JONESVILLE
Easy Access
36.6878°N, 83.1050°W
BROWNS ISLAND
Easy Access RICHMOND DOWNTOWN Area
37.5359°N, 77.4436°W
BULLPASTURE GORGE
Easy Access
38.2133°N, 79.5913°W
BUZZARD ROCK HOLE
Easy Access ELIZABETH FURNACE Area
38.9430°N, 78.3077°W
CAMP ALBEMARLE
Easy Access CHARLOTTESVILLE Area
38.1405°N, 78.5565°W
CAMPBELL CREEK
Moderate Hike
37.8746°N, 79.0028°W
CASCADE FALLS
Moderate Hike
37.3673°N, 80.5763°W
CEDAR CREEK FALLS
Moderate Hike
36.9582°N, 82.0565°W
CEDAR RUN FALLS
Moderate Hike
38.5398°N, 78.3650°W
COWPASTURE 1
Moderate Hike COWPASTURE RIVER Area
37.9529°N, 79.7034°W
CREEPER TRAIL HIKE/BIKE
Moderate Hike VIRGINIA CREEPER TRAIL Area
36.6482°N, 81.6723°W
DARK HORSE HOLLOW
Easy Access
36.9807°N, 81.1867°W
DEVILS BATHTUB
Moderate Hike DEVILS BATHTUB Area
36.8187°N, 82.6324°W
DOUBLE FORD
Easy Access
38.6026°N, 78.0028°W
ELIZABETH FURNACE
Easy Access
38.9259°N, 78.3295°W
FAIRY STONE S. P.
Moderate Hike
36.7890°N, 80.0857°W
FALLS OF DISMAL
Moderate Hike
37.1884°N, 80.9004°W
FALMOUTH RIVERSIDE PARK
Easy Access
38.3211°N, 77.4676°W
FOSTER FALLS
Easy Access
36.8864°N, 80.8590°W
GOONEY CREEK
Easy Access OVERALL Area
38.8682°N, 78.2493°W
GOSHEN PASS
Easy Access GOSwimming HoleEN PASS Area
37.9288°N, 79.4412°W
GRAVES MOUNTAIN LODGE
Easy Access OLD RAG Area
38.4870°N, 78.3257°W
HANGING ROCK REC AREA
Easy Access LITTLE STONY FALLS Area
36.8584°N, 82.4486°W
HAZEL FALLS
Moderate Hike
38.6348°N, 78.2882°W
HUGUENOT FLATWATER
Easy Access RIVERSIDE DRIVE Area
37.5592°N, 77.5466°W
HUMPBACK BRIDGE
Easy Access
37.7999°N, 80.0461°W
JAMES RIVER SWIMMING
Moderate Hike
37.6043°N, 79.4013°W
JEFFERSON POOLS
Easy Access
38.0463°N, 79.7907°W
JENNINGS CREEK 1
Easy Access NORTH CREEK Area
37.5455°N, 79.6158°W
JENNINGS CREEK 2
Easy Access NORTH CREEK Area
37.5390°N, 79.6180°W
JENNINGS CREEK 3
Easy Access NORTH CREEK Area
37.5294°N, 79.6226°W
KEEP LOUDOUN BEAUTIFUL PARK
Easy Access
39.0853°N, 77.5172°W
LAKE RAWLINGS
Easy Access
36.9520°N, 77.7658°W
LITTLE STONY FALLS
Moderate Hike LITTLE STONY FALLS Area
36.8699°N, 82.4617°W
LONGDALE
Easy Access
37.7898°N, 79.7025°W
MATTS CREEK SHELTER
Moderate Hike MATTS CREEK Area
37.5993°N, 79.4137°W
MINT SPRINGS VALLEY PARK
Easy Access CHARLOTTESVILLE Area
38.0840°N, 78.7291°W
MOUNTAIN RUN
Moderate Hike
38.4939°N, 78.7031°W
NARROWS TOWN PARK
Easy Access
37.2730°N, 80.9448°W
NATURAL CHIMNEYS
Easy Access
38.3586°N, 79.0851°W
NICHOLSON HOLLOW
Moderate Hike OLD RAG Area
38.5784°N, 78.3029°W
NORTH CREEK CAMPGROUND
Easy Access NORTH CREEK Area
37.5414°N, 79.5833°W
NOTTOWAY FALLS
Easy Access
37.0459°N, 78.1506°W
OVERALL
Moderate Hike OVERALL Area
38.7895°N, 78.3218°W
PADS CREEK
Moderate Hike COWPASTURE RIVER Area
37.8920°N, 79.6809°W
PANTHER FALLS
Easy Access
37.7069°N, 79.2889°W
PAULS CREEK
Moderate Hike
37.9242°N, 78.8644°W
PINEY RIVER
Moderate Hike
38.7105°N, 78.2764°W
PONY PASTURE
Easy Access RIVERSIDE DRIVE Area
37.5513°N, 77.5204°W
POTOMAC WAYSIDE
Easy Access
39.3200°N, 77.7121°W
RIP RAP HOLLOW
Moderate Hike
38.1701°N, 78.7936°W
ROARING RUN
Moderate Hike
37.7081°N, 79.8934°W
ROCK MILLS
Easy Access
38.6542°N, 78.1307°W
ROCKBRIDGE BATHS
Easy Access GOSwimming HoleEN PASS Area
37.9004°N, 79.4093°W
ROSE RIVER 1
Moderate Hike
38.5127°N, 78.3879°W
ROSE RIVER 2
Moderate Hike OLD RAG Area
38.5319°N, 78.4096°W
SHOE CREEK
Moderate Hike
37.7872°N, 79.0907°W
ST. MARYS FALLS
Moderate Hike
37.9305°N, 79.0997°W
STAUNTON/RAPIDAN RIVERS
Moderate Hike
38.4438°N, 78.3696°W
STOKESVILLE 1
Easy Access
38.3541°N, 79.1503°W
STOKESVILLE 2
Easy Access
38.3608°N, 79.1584°W
STONY CREEK
Easy Access DEVILS BATHTUB Area
36.8207°N, 82.6183°W
SUGAR HOLLOW
Moderate Hike
38.1394°N, 78.7534°W
SWINGING BRIDGE
Easy Access GOSwimming HoleEN PASS Area
37.9480°N, 79.4611°W
THE ARCH
Easy Access RIVERSIDE DRIVE Area
37.5585°N, 77.5416°W
THE ISLANDS
Moderate Hike RIVERSIDE DRIVE Area
37.5585°N, 77.5413°W
THE Z DAM
Easy Access RIVERSIDE DRIVE Area
37.5578°N, 77.5276°W
TYE RIVER
Easy Access
37.8545°N, 79.0918°W
WARRENS FERRY
Easy Access
37.7636°N, 78.5568°W
WHITE ROCK FALLS
Moderate Hike
37.8964°N, 79.0586°W
WHITEOAK CANYON
Moderate Hike
38.5565°N, 78.3544°W
WHITETOP LAUREL FALLS
Easy Access VIRGINIA CREEPER TRAIL Area
36.6341°N, 81.7490°W
YORKTOWN BEACH
Easy Access
37.2383°N, 76.5075°W