Hooker Falls
Widely described as the only DuPont waterfall that is genuinely safe to swim at — a wide, gentle drop into
Swimming Holes
Sliding Rock
North Carolina’s most iconic natural waterslide for generations — a 60-foot smooth rock cascade dropping into a chilly plunge pool,
Tugaloo State Park (beach, Lake Hartwell)
A designated swim beach on the large Lake Hartwell reservoir on the Georgia-South Carolina border.
Seminole State Park (beach, Lake Seminole)
A designated swim beach on Lake Seminole, at Georgia’s southwest corner near Florida.
Richard B. Russell State Park (beach, Lake Russell)
A designated swim beach on the large Richard B. Russell Lake reservoir on the Savannah River.
Reed Bingham State Park (beach)
A designated swim beach in south Georgia, at a park also known for its winter vulture roost.
Red Top Mountain State Park (beach, Lake Allatoona)
A popular, close-to-Atlanta designated swim beach on Lake Allatoona.
Mistletoe State Park (beach, Clarks Hill Lake)
A designated swim beach on Clarks Hill Lake, in a quieter part of east Georgia.
Laura S. Walker State Park (beach)
A designated swim beach at this state park near the Okefenokee Swamp’s Laura S. Walker entrance.
Kolomoki Mounds State Park (beach)
A designated swim beach at this state park, which also preserves one of the largest Woodland-period Native American mound sites