Colditz Cove State Natural Area (Northrup Falls)
A 60-foot waterfall in a hemlock forest setting, with a shallow but swimmable pool at its base.
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Midnight Hole (Big Creek)
One of the most famous swimming holes in the Smokies — an emerald pool between boulders fed by a small
The Sinks (Little River)
Popular, powerful swimming hole created inadvertently by early-1900s logging operations; deep pool below a cascade.
Abrams Falls swimming hole
One of the most impressive swimming holes in the Smokies; a wide (~100 ft) pool beneath Abrams Falls in Cades
Baby Falls (Tellico River)
Popular 15-foot waterfall and swimming/tubing spot along the scenic Tellico River.
Laurel Fork / Laurel Falls
A series of swimming holes along Laurel Fork creek, reached via an Appalachian Trail hike to Laurel Falls.
Blue Hole Falls (Elizabethton)
A lesser-known falls and swimming hole near Elizabethton mentioned in regional “secret swimming hole” roundups.
Elrod Falls
An unofficial, lesser-known falls and swimming spot near Sneedville in far northeast Tennessee.
Carmac Falls
A lesser-known waterfall and swimming spot near Smithville, in the region bordering the Cumberland Plateau.