About Wild Swim Atlas

Wild Swim Atlas is a guide to natural places to swim: rivers, lakes, springs, waterfall pools and hot springs. It starts with the United States and the United Kingdom, and adds more countries over time.

Each spot has a clear answer to one question: can I swim here? We show the season, the booking rules, the fees and, where a government tests the water, the latest official result.

What we do not do

We never list a spot on private land without public access, and we do not publish places that are closed or where swimming is banned, except to warn you about them.

Read how we check a spot, or tell us about a change.