Lakes and tarns you can swim in

Devil’s Waterhole

A rocky swimming cove on Inks Lake known for clear water, ledges, and scenic shoreline.

Lake Lurleen

Lake Lurleen State Park has a sandy public beach with swimming restricted to an enclosed area.

Double Oak Lake

Oak Mountain State Park has a sandy swimming beach on Double Oak Lake, with bathrooms and a seasonal concession stand.

Beaver Lake

Oak Mountain State Park has a sandy swimming beach on Beaver Lake at the park's north end, with bathrooms nearby.

Goose Lake

Municipal lake park with a designated beach and swimming area near the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Jewel Lake

Municipal park around an urban lake with a designated swimming beach and summer lifeguard service.

Wasilla Lake

Newcomb Park provides public access to Wasilla Lake, where swimming is permitted.

Lost Lake

Lost Lake is an alpine lake reached by a public-use trail in Chugach National Forest near Seward.

Moon Lake

Moon Lake State Recreation Site provides public lake swimming, a sandy beach, camping, picnic sites, water and latrines near Tok.

Windsor Beach

Windsor Beach is a public sandy beach at Lake Havasu State Park.

Lake Havasu swimming area

Cattail Cove State Park allows swimming along the Lake Havasu shoreline.

Cattail Cove Beach swimming area

Cattail Cove State Park has a designated swimming area beside a white sand beach.

Boulder Beach

Boulder Beach has a roped-off swimming area at Patagonia Lake State Park.

Lake Dardanelle Swimming Beach

Lake Dardanelle State Park has a free swimming beach on its 34,300-acre reservoir.

Shady Lake Swimming Area

Shady Lake has a seasonal public swimming site, picnic facilities, bathhouses and a shoreline trail.

Devil’s Den State Park Swimming Area

Devil Lake is an eight-acre lake formed by a rock dam at Devil's Den State Park, which has a seasonal swimming pool.

Lake Fort Smith

Lake Fort Smith State Park has a seasonal swimming pool, while swimming in Lake Fort Smith is not allowed.

North Beach

Designated swimming beach on DeGray Lake with buoyed swimming areas and no lifeguard.

Lake Ouachita State Park Swim Beach

Free swimming beach at Lake Ouachita State Park beside the marina.

Lake Charles State Park Swim Beach

Free swimming is available at the sandy beach on 645-acre Lake Charles in Lake Charles State Park.

Bray Lake

Bray Lake Watersports provides pre-booked open-water swimming sessions in a 50-acre lake near Maidenhead.

Llyn y Fan Fawr

Llyn y Fan Fawr is a natural mountain lake where swimming is possible.

Llyn Cwm Llwch

Llyn Cwm Llwch is a natural mountain lake below Pen y Fan where wild swimming is possible.

Henleaze Lake

Willen Lake

Willen Lake permits booked, lifeguarded open-water swimming sessions on Saturdays.

Taplow Lake

Managed open-water swimming takes place on marked 100m and 400m courses at Taplow Lakeside.

Loch Morlich

Loch Morlich is a freshwater loch and designated bathing water near Aviemore.

Loch Pityoulish

Loch Pityoulish is a natural loch near Aviemore where swimming and bathing are described as possible.

Loch Bhrodainn

A natural loch in the Cairngorms National Park.

Loch Loch

A natural loch in the Cairngorms National Park.

Loch Insh

Loch Insh is a natural loch with a watersports centre and swimming is practised there.

Dubh Loch

Dubh Loch is a small upland freshwater loch within the Balmoral Estate, near Ballater.

Loch Coire an Lochain

Loch Coire an Lochain is a high mountain loch below Braeriach in the Cairngorms.

Loch Muick

Loch Muick is an upland freshwater loch at the head of Glen Muick on the Balmoral Estate.

Loch an t-Seilich

Loch an t-Seilich is a natural loch reached by a path from Glen Tromie.

Loch Avon

Loch Avon is a remote freshwater loch with shingle beaches in the Cairngorm Mountains.

Loch Etchachan

Loch Etchachan is a remote, high freshwater loch in the Cairngorms National Park.

Lake Anza

Lake Anza is a seasonal public swimming lake with a sandy beach in Tilden Regional Park.

Lake Temescal

Lake Temescal is a seasonal public swimming lake with a designated swim area and beach access fee.

Del Valle East Swim Beach

Del Valle Regional Park has designated lake swimming areas at East Swim Beach and north of the boat ramp.

Niles Beach at Quarry Lakes

Niles Beach at Quarry Lakes is a lake swimming complex with a sandy beach, bathhouse, vending machines and lifeguard service.

Sand Pond

Sand Pond is a shallow natural pond with a sandy beach, swim area, picnic area, parking and nearby trail.

Moreno Beach

Moreno Beach is a designated swim beach at Lake Perris State Recreation Area.

Puddingstone Lake

Puddingstone Lake has a designated public swim beach in Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park.

Castaic Lake

Designated seasonal swim beach at Castaic Lake State Recreation Area, with lifeguards during permitted swimming hours.

Pyramid Lake

Recreational swimming is available at two areas of Pyramid Lake.

Clear Lake

Clear Lake State Park has a public swimming beach on Clear Lake, with nearby restrooms and showers.

Union Valley Reservoir

Public reservoir in Eldorado National Forest with a swimming area, restrooms and public access.

Waresley Park lake

Spring-fed lake with booked, lifeguarded swimming sessions throughout the year.

Hinchingbrooke Lake

Hinchingbrooke Lake is an open lake-swimming venue in Hinchingbrooke Country Park, with changing rooms and a nearby cafe.

Manley Mere

Manley Mere offers organised open-water swimming sessions in a natural lake near Frodsham.

The Flash

Winsford Flash is a shallow lake used mainly for sailing and fishing, with occasional swimming.

Pick Mere

Pick Mere is a natural lake with pre-booked open-water swimming sessions and access from the shore.

Horsetooth Reservoir

Reservoir with designated swim beaches, camping, boating and picnicking west of Fort Collins.

Boyd Lake

Lake in a state park with designated swimming areas, a seasonal swim beach and picnic facilities.

Green Mountain Reservoir

Green Mountain Reservoir has one swim beach and swimming is listed as a recreation activity.

Grand Lake

Grand Lake has a public beach where visitors can swim during the summer season.

Steamboat Lake

Steamboat Lake State Park has a seasonal designated swim beach at Placer Cove.

Cherry Creek Reservoir

Cherry Creek Reservoir is an 880-acre reservoir with a swim beach in Cherry Creek State Park.

Lake Nighthorse

Lake Nighthorse has a seasonal public swim beach and floating Wibit Aqua Park near Durango.

Martin Lake

Martin Lake has a designated swim beach at Lathrop State Park near Walsenburg.

Highline Lake

Highline Lake has a seasonal public swim beach within Highline Lake State Park near Mack.

Prospect Lake

Prospect Lake is a public lake in Memorial Park with designated swimming at the beach area on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Chatfield Reservoir

Chatfield Reservoir has a seasonal public swim beach at Chatfield State Park.

Pueblo Reservoir

Public swimming is permitted seasonally at Rock Canyon Swim Beach below Pueblo Dam.

Wadsworth Falls State Park swimming pond

Wadsworth Falls State Park has a designated swimming area on a freshwater pond and is open daily from 8:00 a.m. to sunset.

Burr Pond

Burr Pond State Park has a dedicated, roped swimming area at a sandy beach.

Stratton Brook Reservoir

Stratton Brook State Park provides swimming at the upper pond.

Lower Bolton Lake

Lower Bolton Lake is a natural lake in Bolton with monitored bathing water and boating access.

Gay City Pond

Gay City Pond is a swimming pond in Gay City State Park on the Hebron–Bolton town line.

Gardner Lake

Gardner Lake State Park offers designated swimming at 528-acre Gardner Lake in Salem.

Squantz Pond

Squantz Pond State Park has a designated beach swimming area on Squantz Pond.

Hopeville Pond

Designated swimming area at a seasonal state park on Hopeville Pond.

Quaddick Reservoir

Quaddick Reservoir has a public designated swimming area at Quaddick State Park in Thompson.

Urswick Tarn

Urswick Tarn is a natural marl tarn beside Great Urswick.

Talkin Tarn

Talkin Tarn is a natural lake in a country park used for boating and open-water swimming.

Mockerkin Tarn

Mockerkin Tarn is a natural tarn near Mockerkin in Cumbria.

Longlands Lake

Longlands Lake is a former iron-ore mine site with a car park and a footpath around the lake near Cleator.

Leece Tarn

A natural tarn beside the village of Leece on the Furness peninsula.

Blencarn Lake

Blencarn Lake is a 15-acre spring-fed man-made lake near Blencarn, with fly fishing and on-site facilities.

Combs Reservoir

Combs Reservoir is a natural-water reservoir where swimming is permitted during organised summer meets.

Weir Wood Reservoir

Reservoir with bookable, lifeguarded open-water swimming sessions.

Alexandra Lake

Alexandra Lake offers lifeguarded open-water swimming sessions from May to September.

Hadleigh Plungers OWS

Hadleigh Plungers runs organised open-water swimming sessions on the reservoir at Hadleigh Country Park.

Pinkery Pond

Artificial freshwater pond formed in 1830 by the headwaters of the River Barle.

Lake Manatee

Lake Manatee State Park has a designated swimming beach on a human-made reservoir.

Tallulah Gorge State Park swimming area

Tallulah Gorge State Park has a seasonal public beach on Tallulah Lake at the Terrora Day Use Area.

Robin Lake Beach

Robin Lake is a natural lake with a seasonal beach where swimming is allowed when lifeguards are on duty.

West Point Lake

West Point Lake has designated swim beaches that operate from May through Labor Day each year.

Lake Blue Ridge

Lake Blue Ridge is a 3,290-acre Tennessee Valley Authority reservoir with public swimming areas and recreation facilities.

Unicoi State Park swimming beach

Unicoi State Park has a summer swimming beach on Smith Lake, also called Unicoi Lake.

Red Top Mountain beach

A sandy, roped swimming beach in a cove at Red Top Mountain State Park on Lake Allatoona.

Lake Allatoona

Lake Allatoona borders Red Top Mountain State Park, which has a sand swimming beach and lists swimming as an activity.

Clarks Hill Lake

Sandy public swimming beach on Clarks Hill Lake at Elijah Clark State Park.

Fort Mountain State Park swimming beach

Seasonal sand beach on Fort Mountain State Park’s 17-acre lake, with swimming listed as a park activity.

Fort Yargo Lake swimming beach

Fort Yargo State Park has a sandy swimming beach on Fort Yargo Lake.

Lake Chapman swimming beach

Sandy Creek Park provides a designated swimming beach on Lake Chapman.

Hard Labor Creek State Park swimming beach

Hard Labor Creek State Park has a swimming beach on Lake Rutledge.

Lake Kolomoki swimming beach

A day-use beach on Lake Kolomoki offers public swimming from sunrise to sunset.

Walter F. George Lake swimming beach

George T. Bagby State Park provides a seasonal swimming beach on the 48,000-acre Lake Walter F. George.

Reed Bingham Lake

Reed Bingham Lake has a designated swimming area and sand beach at Reed Bingham State Park.

Laura S. Walker State Park swimming beach

Swimming beach on the 120-acre lake at Laura S. Walker State Park near Waycross.

Cotswold Country Park and Beach

Sale Water Park

Sale Water Park is a public park containing an artificial lake used for organised open-water swimming and watersports.

Stanborough Park South Lake

Better runs booked open-water swimming sessions on a 400m course in Stanborough Park South Lake.

Dores Beach

Dores is a gravel and sandy beach on the north-east shore of Loch Ness beside Dores village.

Loch Awe

Loch Awe is a long, deep and cold freshwater loch with open swims and sheltered bays.

Loch Lochy

Loch Lochy is a deep freshwater loch in the Great Glen with no established swimming spots.

Loch Morar

Loch Morar is a deep freshwater loch with beaches and accessible entry points for swimming.

Loch Ness

Loch Ness is a large, deep freshwater loch used for wild swimming.

Priest Lake

Priest Lake is a natural lake with public day-use beaches, including a beach area at Eight Mile Island.

Oak Street Beach

Public Lake Michigan beach with designated swimming, lifeguards during beach season, and free admission.

Ohio Street Beach

Public Lake Michigan beach with designated swimming, lifeguards during beach season, and free admission.

North Avenue Beach

Public Lake Michigan beach with designated swimming and lifeguards during beach season.

63rd Street Beach

Lake Michigan beach in Jackson Park with designated swimming areas and lifeguards during the beach season.

Rainbow Beach

Lake Michigan beach in Rainbow Beach Park with designated swimming areas and lifeguards during the beach season.

Montrose Beach

Montrose Beach is a free Lake Michigan beach with designated swimming, lifeguards in season, concessions, rentals, showers and restrooms.

Kathy Osterman Beach

Kathy Osterman Beach, also called Ardmore or Hollywood Beach, is a free Lake Michigan beach with designated seasonal swimming.

North Beach

North Beach is a Lake Michigan swimming beach in Evanston.

Gillson Beach

Gillson Beach has a buoyed Lake Michigan swim area operated by the Wilmette Park District.

Illinois Beach State Park

Illinois Beach State Park has Lake Michigan swimming beaches in its North and South units.

Rock Cut swim beach

Olson Beach is a seasonal public swimming beach on Olson Lake at Rock Cut State Park.

Porter Beach

Porter Beach is a Lake Michigan swimming beach in Indiana Dunes National Park with seasonal restrooms and potable water.

Dunbar Beach

Dunbar Beach is an Indiana Dunes National Park beach on Lake Michigan where swimming is at your own risk.

West Beach

West Beach is a designated Lake Michigan swimming beach with seasonal lifeguards, showers, lockers and restrooms.

Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk Beach

Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk Beach is a Lake Michigan swimming beach with no lifeguards, restrooms and potable water.

Lake View Beach

Lake View Beach is a designated Lake Michigan swimming beach with restrooms, potable water and picnic shelters.

Mount Baldy Beach

Mount Baldy Beach is a public Lake Michigan beach in Indiana Dunes National Park with swimming access and no lifeguard.

Pokagon State Park Swimming Beach

Designated swimming beaches on Lake James operate seasonally at Pokagon State Park.

Bass Lake State Beach

Sandy beach on Bass Lake with swimming, restrooms, showers and camping facilities.

Hickory Grove Lake

Hickory Grove Lake has a designated public swimming area at Hickory Grove Park near Colo.

Blue Heron Lake

Blue Heron Lake has a seasonal public swimming beach inside a roped area, with no lifeguards.

Briggs Woods Park swimming area

Briggs Woods Lake has a swimming area with a sand beach in Briggs Woods Park.

Waconda Lake

Waconda Lake covers the former Waconda Spring and has public swimming areas at Glen Elder State Park.

Ocean Lake

Ocean Lake is a freshwater lake at Leybourne Lakes Country Park where authorised open-water swimming is available through the watersports operation.

Green River Lake State Park Beach

Public-use beach at Green River Lake State Park, with swimming permitted at the swimmer's own risk.

Laurel River Lake Public Swimming Beach

Laurel River Lake has a public swimming beach near the dam spillway.

Barren River Lake

Barren River Lake State Resort Park has a seasonal public beach on the lake.

Fell Foot

Public lakeshore swimming at Fell Foot Park on Windermere, with changing facilities, showers and water-safety advice.

Loweswater

A small lake in a wooded valley where public swimming is permitted and powered craft are not allowed.

Buttermere

Buttermere is an open-access lake with shore swimming, no powered craft and a footpath around the water.

Derwentwater

Derwentwater is a large lake with publicly accessible shoreline where swimming is allowed, alongside active boat use.

Grasmere

Grasmere is a lake in the Lake District National Park where public swimming is permitted and motor boats are prohibited.

Rydal Water

Rydal Water is a small lake where individual recreational swimming is allowed, with public access from routes near White Moss Common and Pelter Bridge.

Ullswater

Large open-access lake where swimming is allowed, with boat traffic and changing conditions requiring care.

Coniston Water

A large navigable lake where public swimming is permitted, with boating activity and public access at several shoreline locations.

Crummock Water

Crummock Water is a clear, rocky-bottomed lake between Buttermere and Loweswater, with swimming permitted and no powered craft.

Bassenthwaite Lake

Bassenthwaite Lake is a protected lake with public lakeshore access and swimming allowed alongside boating and fishing activities.

Watendlath Tarn

Watendlath Tarn is a National Trust mountain tarn in Borrowdale, reached by a single-track road and surrounded by Lake District fells.

Windermere, Lakeside YMCA

Designated bathing water on Windermere beside YMCA Lakeside on the lake’s south-west shore.

Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow

A public lake-shore swimming area with jetties and an accessible path at Rayrigg Meadow on Windermere.

Coniston Water, Brown Howe

Designated bathing water on Coniston Water, with public swimming and water-quality monitoring during the bathing-water season.

Coniston Boating Centre

Public swimming is allowed from Coniston Boating Centre on the shore of designated bathing water Coniston Water.

Monk Coniston

Public wild swimming on the northern shore of Coniston Water at a designated bathing-water site.

Derwent Water at Crow Park

A publicly accessible lakeshore swimming spot at Crow Park on Derwent Water beside Keswick.

Windermere

Windermere is a large lake where public swimming is allowed, with boats using the water.

Brotherswater

Brotherswater is a small lake south of Ullswater, with a footpath around much of its wooded shoreline.

Small Water

Small Water is a small lake near Shap in the Lake District where visitors may swim.

Blea Water

Blea Water is a remote, deep corrie lake east of High Street in the Lake District.

Blea Tarn

Blea Tarn is a small lake in the Langdale valley within the Lake District National Park.

Easedale Tarn

Mountain tarn in a glacial bowl above Easedale Valley, reached on foot from Grasmere beside Sourmilk Gill.

Hard Tarn

A remote, high mountain tarn above Ruthwaite Cove, reached by a steep pathless ascent from Grizedale.

Grisedale Tarn

Mountain tarn between Fairfield and Dollywaggon Pike, reached by a footpath from Patterdale along Grisedale Beck.

Floutern Tarn

A small, high tarn below Great Borne, reached on foot via Floutern Pass between Ennerdale and Buttermere.

Bleaberry Tarn

Small natural mountain tarn below Red Pike and High Stile, reached by a steep walk from Buttermere village.

Dalehead Tarn

Dalehead Tarn is a small mountain tarn below Dale Head, north of Honister Pass in the Lake District.

Tarn at Leaves

A shallow, reedy tarn in a hollow between the two high points of Rosthwaite Fell.

Styhead Tarn

High mountain tarn near Sty Head on the route between Borrowdale and Wasdale.

Low Water

A high-altitude tarn below Brim Fell and Coniston Old Man, reached on foot from Coniston.

Goat's Water

Goat's Water is a small tarn between Dow Crag and the Old Man of Coniston in the Lake District National Park.

Beacon Tarn

Beacon Tarn is a small upland tarn below Beacon Fell, reached by foot and used for wild swimming.

Alcock Tarn

Alcock Tarn is a small upland tarn near Grasmere, reached by a steep footpath in the Lake District.

Bowscale Tarn

Bowscale Tarn is a remote corrie lake below Bowscale Fell, reached by a public bridleway from the Mungrisdale–Mosedale road.

Scales Tarn

Scales Tarn is a mountain tarn in a glacial amphitheatre below Blencathra, reached by walking routes from Scales or Threlkeld.

Harrop Tarn

A small freshwater tarn in Wythburn Forest, west of Thirlmere, with access from nearby car parks.

Potter Tarn

Potter Tarn is a reservoir and tarn in Potter Fell, near Strickland Roger, where outdoor swimming is described.

Wood Moss Tarn

A small tarn in Grizedale Forest near Satterthwaite where general Lake District guidance permits swimming.

Kemp Tarn

Kemp Tarn is a small tarn near Ings in the Lake District National Park where open-water swimming is permitted.

Roundsea Tarn

Small tarn near Roudsea, in the Lake District National Park, where general national park swimming guidance applies.

Scandale Tarn

Small tarn near Scandale Pass in the eastern Lake District, reached by fell paths and suitable for an unstaffed open-water dip.

Lang How Tarn

A small tarn near Lang How in the Lake District National Park, reached on fell walking routes near Elterwater.

Burnmoor Tarn

Remote natural tarn in Eskdale Moor, reached by fell paths and flowing into the River Esk.

Angle Tarn

Remote high-altitude tarn in the Lake District National Park with several shore entry points described for wild swimming.

Lanty Tarn

Lanty's Tarn is a small tarn above Glenridding in the Lake District National Park where visitors may swim.

Elter Water

Elter Water is a lake with public access to a small shingle beach on its eastern shore.

Cubby's Tarn

Cubby's Tarn is a tarn in Grizedale Forest, within the Lake District near Satterthwaite.

Lingmoor Tarn

A small isolated mountain tarn on Lingmoor Fell, about 200 metres long, with rocky shores, heather and several small islands.

High Dam

High Dam is a public-access tarn near Finsthwaite with paths around the shore and opportunities for swimming.

Tarn Hows

Tarn Hows is a man-made tarn in the Lake District National Park, reached by a circular walking route from the main car park.

Red Tarn

Red Tarn is a high mountain tarn below Helvellyn's Striding Edge and Swirral Edge, reached by paths from Glenridding.

Muncaster Tarn

A small tarn on Muncaster Fell near Ravenglass, reached by walking routes through woodland and open fell.

Cogra Moss

Cogra Moss is a shallow reservoir east of Lamplugh, surrounded by forest and accessed by paths from Felldyke.

Sprinkling Tarn

An upland tarn below Great End, reached on foot from Seathwaite or Seatoller in Borrowdale.

Middlerigg Tarn

Small private lake in the Lake District National Park near Troutbeck Bridge, with public swimming generally permitted in most tarns.

Wast Water

Wast Water is a remote, deep lake where public swimming is allowed in the Lake District National Park.

Little Langdale Tarn

Little Langdale Tarn is a small freshwater lake in Little Langdale, accessed by footpaths and used for wild swimming.

Devoke Water

Remote upland tarn in the Lake District National Park, reached by a bridle track across open moorland.

Wyresdale Lake

Private lake swimming is available by booking, with Monday and Friday morning sessions.

Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond is a natural freshwater loch where swimming is permitted.

Loch Chon

Loch Chon is a natural loch used for open-water swimming.

Loch Ard

Loch Ard is a sheltered freshwater loch near Aberfoyle where open-water swimming is possible.

Loch Venachar

A freshwater loch between Callander and Brig o’ Turk where wild swimming and open-water swimming take place.

Milarrochy Bay

Milarrochy Bay on East Loch Lomond is a popular open-water swimming site.

Loch Lubnaig

Loch Lubnaig is freshwater between Ben Ledi, Benvane and Ben Vorlich, with access for paddlers and swimmers.

Lake of Menteith

Lake of Menteith is a freshwater lake with east-side access for open-water swimmers.

Serpentine Lido

Mixed Bathing Pond

Kenwood Ladies Bathing Pond

Men's Bathing Pond

Fontainebleau Beach

Designated sandy swimming beach on Lake Pontchartrain in Fontainebleau State Park, open year-round without lifeguard supervision.

Chicot State Park Swimming Area

Designated swimming area on Lake Chicot at Chicot State Park near Ville Platte.

South Toledo Bend Beach

South Toledo Bend State Park has a year-round beach swimming area on Toledo Bend Reservoir.

Poverty Point Reservoir Beach

Year-round swimming beach on the 2,700-acre man-made Poverty Point Reservoir at the park’s North Marina Complex.

Echo Lake Beach

Freshwater swimming beach with a small sandy shore and roped swimming area.

Flagstaff Lake swimming area

Flagstaff Lake has public swimming and beach spots, including a nearby day-use area.

Rangeley Lake

A large lake with public swimming beaches at Rangeley Lake State Park and Lakeside Park.

Webb Lake

A lake with a sandy public beach and roped-off swimming area at Mount Blue State Park.

Simpson Pond

Simpson Pond is a shallow freshwater pond at Roque Bluffs State Park where visitors may swim.

Sebago Lake

Sebago Lake State Park provides public swimming, sandy beaches and year-round park access.

Moosehead Lake

Moosehead Lake has public swimming at Lily Bay State Park and other swimming locations around the lake.

Sebec Lake

Sebec Lake has a public sandy swimming beach at Peaks-Kenny State Park.

Hunting Creek Lake

Hunting Creek Lake at Cunningham Falls State Park is used for swimming, boating and fishing, with three designated swimming areas.

Lake Habeeb

Lake Habeeb has two public swimming beaches within Rocky Gap State Park in Allegany County, Maryland.

Deep Creek Lake designated beaches

Deep Creek Lake State Park has two sandy public beaches where swimming is permitted when swim lines are installed.

Lake Dennison

Lake Dennison Recreation Area has a swimming beach in Winchendon.

Hopkinton Main Beach

Seasonal public swimming beach at Hopkinton State Park, with lifeguard coverage subject to staffing.

Ashland Beach

Seasonal public swimming beach at Ashland State Park on Ashland Reservoir; the beach is unguarded.

Cochituate State Park middle-section swimming area

Public swimming area in the middle section of Lake Cochituate at Cochituate State Park.

Lake Park swimming beach

Lake Park has a public swimming beach on Lake Quinsigamond within Quinsigamond State Park.

Coes Pond Beach

Coes Pond Beach is a city-operated swimming beach on Coes Reservoir with a bathhouse and sandy beach.

Walden Pond swimming area

Public swimming area at Walden Pond State Reservation in Concord, with seasonal hours and designated open-water swimming rules.

Heart Pond Beach

Free public beach on Heart Pond, open to residents and non-residents from dawn to dusk.

Houghton's Pond swimming beach

A DCR swimming beach on the natural 24-acre Houghton's Pond in Blue Hills Reservation.

Lake Wyola Beach

Public swimming beach on Lake Wyola at a day-use state park in Shutesbury.

Chicopee Memorial State Park swimming area

Public swimming area on the pond at a state park in Chicopee.

Queen's Dock

Liverpool Watersports Centre runs bookable open-water swimming sessions in Queen's Dock.

Hamlin Lake Beach

Hamlin Lake Beach is a buoyed public swim area in Ludington State Park.

Lake Michigan

Ludington State Park provides a buoyed public swim area on its Lake Michigan shoreline.

Main Beach

Sandy beach with buoyed swimming areas on Otsego Lake at Otsego Lake State Park.

Indian Lake swim area

Indian Lake State Park has a sandy beach and buoyed swim area on Indian Lake.

Gun Lake

Gun Lake has buoyed swim areas in the Yankee Springs Recreation Area day-use area.

Big Seven Lake

Seven Lakes State Park has a buoyed swimming area on Big Seven Lake with an accessible walkway, restrooms and changing courts.

Teeple Lake

Highland Recreation Area has a buoyed swim area on Teeple Lake with an accessible beach house, restrooms and a picnic shelter.

Grand Haven State Park swim area

Grand Haven State Park has a designated buoyed swim beach on Lake Michigan.

Holland State Park beach

Holland State Park has buoyed swim areas on Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa.

Silver Lake swim area

Silver Lake has a buoyed public swim area at Pinckney Recreation Area.

Silver Beach

Public swimming area on Lake Michigan at Silver Beach County Park in St. Joseph.

South Beach

Public Lake Michigan beach with swimming, a pier, lighthouse, playground, picnic area and paid parking.

Ottawa Beach

Holland State Park has public swimming areas on Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa at Ottawa Beach.

Bush Lake Beach

Bush Lake Beach is a free, unguarded swimming beach in Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Park Reserve.

Cedar Lake East Beach

Cedar Lake East Beach is an official Minneapolis swimming beach on Cedar Lake.

Lake Itasca swimming beach

A sandy swimming beach on the eastern shoreline of Lake Itasca in Itasca State Park.

Mille Lacs Lake beach

Father Hennepin State Park has a public natural sand swimming beach on Mille Lacs Lake.

Signalness Lake swim beach

Spring-fed Signalness Lake has a buoy-marked swimming beach in Glacial Lakes State Park.

Sturgeon Lake beach

McCarthy Beach State Park has a sandy swimming beach on Sturgeon Lake with shallow water and a bathhouse.

Clearwater Lake

Clearwater Lake near Annandale has a lakeside beach and water suitable for swimming and wading.

Pleasant Lake

Pleasant Lake has public swimming beaches at Annandale Municipal Park and Clearwater/Pleasant Regional Park.

Lake Auburn

Lake Auburn has a seasonal, unguarded public swimming beach at Lake Auburn Campground in Carver Park Reserve.

Pickwick Lake

Pickwick Lake is a reservoir near Goat Island with swimming and boating access.

Choctaw Lake

Choctaw Lake has a Forest Service swimming area and year-round day-use access near Ackerman.

Lake Lincoln

Lake Lincoln State Park has a designated swimming beach on the natural lake near Wesson.

Stockton Lake

Stockton Lake has public swimming beaches, including a gravel beach at Stockton State Park.

Redman Creek Beach

Redman Creek Beach is a maintained public swimming beach on Wappapello Lake.

Harry S Truman Lake

Harry S Truman State Park has a public sand beach on Truman Lake set aside for swimming.

Table Rock Lake

Table Rock Lake has 16 designated swimming areas, including Moonshine Beach, with no lifeguards on duty.

Lake Lincoln

Lake Lincoln has a public swimming beach in Cuivre River State Park, with swimming restricted to the beach area.

Long Branch Lake

Long Branch State Park has a seasonal sand swimming beach on Long Branch Lake near Macon.

Hauser Lake

White Sandy Campground on Hauser Lake has a beach, swimming area, picnic areas and shade structures.

Whitefish Lake

Whitefish Lake State Park has a beach and swimming area on the shore of Whitefish Lake.

Lake Elmo

Lake Elmo is a 64-acre reservoir with designated swimming areas in Lake Elmo State Park, Billings.

Brush Lake

Brush Lake has public swimming at a designated area on the lake’s northern shore.

Enders Reservoir

Enders Reservoir has a public, unsupervised swimming beach in its state recreation area.

Sand Harbor Beach

Sand Harbor Beach is a public Lake Tahoe swimming beach in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park.

Cave Lake

Cave Lake is a 32-acre reservoir at Cave Lake State Park, where swimming is listed among the available activities.

Boulder Beach

Boulder Beach has officially designated North and South Swim Beaches on Lake Mead.

Ellacoya State Park Beach

Ellacoya State Park has a 600-foot sandy swimming beach on Lake Winnipesaukee.

Kezar Lake Beach

Public sandy swimming beach on the south-east shore of Kezar Lake at Wadleigh State Park.

Wellington State Park Beach

Large public freshwater swimming beach at Wellington State Park on Newfound Lake.

Wawayanda Beach

Designated swimming beach on 255-acre Wawayanda Lake in Wawayanda State Park.

Lake Hopatcong

New Jersey's largest lake has a designated seasonal swimming area at Hopatcong State Park.

Hooks Creek Lake Beach

Freshwater lake beach with a designated lifeguarded swimming area in Cheesequake State Park.

Round Valley Swimming Beach

Round Valley Swimming Beach provides lifeguarded swimming in a designated area of Round Valley Recreation Area.

Atsion Lake

A designated, lifeguarded beach provides seasonal public swimming on Atsion Lake in Wharton State Forest.

Parvin Lake

A lifeguard-staffed beach provides seasonal public swimming on Parvin Lake at Parvin State Park.

Swartswood Lake

Designated beach swimming is available at Swartswood State Park when lifeguards are on duty.

Sumner Lake

Sumner Lake State Park offers swimming, boating, fishing, wildlife viewing and birding.

Elephant Butte Lake

Elephant Butte Lake is a large public lake used for swimming, boating, camping and fishing.

Caballo Lake

Caballo Lake State Park allows swimming, with usual swimming areas west of the dam and in the Upper Flats.

Conchas Lake

Swimming is permitted in most areas of Conchas Lake, including near Central Recreation Area and Cove Campground.

Bluewater Lake

Bluewater Lake is a public lake in Bluewater Lake State Park with swimming, boating and fishing.

Beaver Island Beach

Beaver Island State Park has a sandy beach for swimming on the upper Niagara River.

Green Lakes Beach

Green Lakes State Park has a designated swimming beach open daily from 11am to 7pm during the stated summer season.

Taughannock Falls State Park Beach

A seasonal public swimming beach on Cayuga Lake at Taughannock Falls State Park.

Delta Lake

Delta Lake State Park has a sandy beach with summer swimming on Delta Reservoir.

Oneida Lake

Oneida Lake has public swimming in designated lifeguarded areas at Oneida Shores Park and Verona Beach State Park.

Lake Tiorati

Lake Tiorati has a public swimming beach in Harriman State Park.

Lake Welch

Lake Welch has a public swimming beach in Harriman State Park.

Fair Haven Bay

Fair Haven Beach State Park provides a public guarded swimming area on Lake Ontario near Fair Haven.

Chautauqua Lake

Chautauqua Lake is a natural lake with public bathing beaches and boat access near Bemus Point.

Lynford Water

Forestry England site with flooded gravel pits, sandy beach and acknowledged open-water swimming.

Lake James

Lake James State Park offers public swimming at its seasonal Paddy’s Creek swim beach.

Jordan Lake

Jordan Lake State Recreation Area has public lake swim beaches at several access areas.

Lake Norman

Lake Norman State Park provides a public swim beach on Lake Norman, with seasonal swimming and required swim passes.

Cliffs of the Neuse Swim Lake

An 11-acre spring-fed lake at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park has a seasonal public swim beach.

Lake Sakakawea

Lake Sakakawea has designated public swim beaches at several North Dakota state parks.

Beaver Lake

Beaver Lake State Park has a public swim beach on the northern end of Beaver Lake.

Scaling Dam Reservoir

Scheduled open-water swimming takes place at Scaling Dam Reservoir every Tuesday evening.

Gormire Lake

Natural lowland lake beneath Whitestone Cliff in the North York Moors National Park.

Stanwick Lakes

Organised, lifeguarded open-water swimming is available at Stanwick Lakes during booked summer sessions.

Pitsford Reservoir

SwimCube runs lifeguarded open-water swimming sessions at Pitsford Reservoir throughout the year.

Daventry Reservoir

Daventry Reservoir has scheduled public open-water swimming sessions on Sunday mornings from April to October.

Sywell Reservoir

Sywell Reservoir hosts volunteer-run open-water swimming sessions from April to September.

Sweethope Loughs

Sweethope Loughs are two freshwater lakes and a managed trout fishery offering booked open-water swimming through H2O Trails.

Queen Elizabeth II Country Park Lake

The 16-hectare lake hosts organised open-water swimming training and events during summer.

Harbottle Lake

Natural moorland lake beneath the Drake Stone, reached by walking from Harbottle.

West Lake

Caesar Creek State Park Beach

Caesar Creek State Park has a designated public swimming beach on the natural Caesar Creek Lake reservoir.

Hinckley Lake

Natural 87-acre lake with a seasonal guarded swimming area at the lower spillway.

Lake Loramie

Lake Loramie State Park has a 600-foot beach and a designated boat swim area.

Long Lake

Long Lake is a lake in Portage Lakes State Park with swimming permitted at the beach area only.

Tappan Lake

Tappan Lake is a 2,350-acre lake with a public beach and authorised swimming areas.

Grand Lake St. Marys

Grand Lake St. Marys is an Ohio state-park lake with designated public swimming areas.

Indian Lake

Indian Lake has two public beaches, Old Field Beach and Fox Island Beach, with designated swimming areas.

Dow Lake

Dow Lake is a 171-acre lake in Strouds Run State Park offering swimming, boating and fishing.

Portage Lakes

Portage Lakes has a public beach, and swimming is permitted at the beach area only.

Lake Milton

Lake Milton State Park has designated swimming areas and a 600-foot sandy beach on Lake Milton.

Lake White

Lake White State Park surrounds a 337-acre lake with a public beach and a designated boat swimming area.

C.J. Brown Reservoir

C.J. Brown Reservoir has a public designated swimming beach at Buck Creek State Park.

Lake of the Arbuckles

Lake of the Arbuckles is open for swimming except near boat launches and fishing docks.

Broken Bow Lake

Broken Bow Lake has one designated swim beach within Stephens Gap.

Pine Creek Lake

Pine Creek Lake has designated swimming beaches at Pine Creek Cove and Little River Park.

Canton Lake

Canton Lake has a public swimming beach at Sandy Cove and allows swimming in most lake areas.

Lake Lawtonka

Lake Lawtonka is a 2,398-acre lake with a day-use swimming beach and designated swimming areas.

Hummingbird Beach

Hummingbird Beach is a public sandy swimming beach at Lake Eufaula State Park.

Fort Gibson Lake

Fort Gibson Lake has designated public swim beaches, including Taylor Ferry and beaches at both state parks.

Lake Billy Chinook

Lake Billy Chinook is a natural reservoir with swimming and other water activities.

Queenford Lakes

Queenford Lakes hosts supervised open-water swimming sessions throughout the year.

Mermaid's Pool

A small peaty moorland pool below Kinder Downfall on the western flank of Kinder Scout.

Ricketts Glen Beach

A seasonal 600-foot swimming beach is provided on Lake Jean in Ricketts Glen State Park.

Beach no.6

Beach 6 is a Lake Erie swimming beach with sand volleyball courts, changing areas and restrooms.

Locust Lake

Locust Lake has a buoy-marked swimming area and sand beach in Locust Lake State Park.

Sand Spring Lake

Sand Spring Lake is the designated swimming area at Hickory Run State Park.

Laurel Lake

Laurel Lake has a seasonal public beach in Pine Grove Furnace State Park.

Fuller Lake

Fuller Lake has a seasonal public beach in Pine Grove Furnace State Park.

Ninigret Pond

Ninigret Pond lies beside Charlestown Breachway State Beach, which has a public swimming area.

Rutland Water Whitwell Creek

Rutland Water Sykes Lane

Alderford Lake

Alderford Lake is a private lake offering daily open-water swimming with changing facilities, showers, toilets and lockers.

Llyn Parc

Llyn Parc is a natural lake in Gwydir Forest near Betws-y-Coed with access by a marked walking trail.

Llyn Tegid

Llyn Tegid is a natural lake managed by Eryri National Park, with public swimming at the foreshore.

Llyn Cau

Llyn Cau is a mountain lake reached by a walk on Cadair Idris.

Llyn Mwyngil

Llyn Mwyngil is a lake beside Tal-y-llyn used for swimming during a published swimrun.

Llyn Dinas

Llyn Dinas is a natural lake near Beddgelert described as suitable for swimming and accessible from the road.

Llyn Ogwen

Llyn Ogwen is a natural mountain lake beside the A5 in the Ogwen Valley.

Llyn Cwellyn

Llyn Cwellyn is a reservoir in Eryri beside the Snowdon Ranger car park.

Marine Lake

Marine Lake is a free tidal outdoor swimming destination on Weston-super-Mare seafront.

Oconee State Park swimming area

Oconee State Park has a designated swimming area in its 20-acre lake.

Lake Placid

Lake Placid has a seasonal public swimming area in Paris Mountain State Park.

Lake Murray

Lake Murray is a reservoir with permitted swimming, including public swimming areas and swimming access near Lunch Island.

Lake Alvin

Lake Alvin Recreation Area has a designated public swimming area near Harrisburg.

Sylvan Lake

Sylvan Lake in Custer State Park has a swimming beach and swimming is allowed.

Legion Lake

Legion Lake in Custer State Park has a beach and swimming is allowed.

Oakwood Lakes swimming area

Oakwood Lakes State Park has a public swim beach on a chain of connected glacial lakes.

Lake Herman

Lake Herman State Park has a swim beach on the natural lake.

Lake Carthage

Lake Carthage Lakeside Use Area has a swim beach on the natural lake.

Shadehill swimming area

Public swimming is available at the swim beach in Shadehill Recreation Area on Shadehill Reservoir.

Chasewater Open Water Swimming

Supervised open-water swimming sessions take place in Chasewater Country Park, with guests welcome.

Alton Water

Alton Water allows public swimming only in booked, organised sessions with trained lifeguards.

Frensham Great Pond

Fall Creek Falls Lake swimming area

Fall Creek Falls Lake is a man-made lake with a public swimming beach in Fall Creek Falls State Park.

Pickwick Lake

Pickwick Lake has public swimming beaches at Pickwick Landing State Park near Counce.

Meridian State Park swimming area

A recommended swimming area on Lake Meridian within Meridian State Park, with shoreline access and no lifeguard.

Joe Pool Lake swimming beach

A public gravel swimming beach on Joe Pool Lake at Cedar Hill State Park, with picnic facilities, a playground and restrooms.

Lake Copper Breaks swimming area

A designated swimming area is provided on Lake Copper Breaks within Copper Breaks State Park.

Lake Raven swimming beach

Designated swimming area with a sandy beach on 210-acre Lake Raven in Huntsville State Park.

Cedar Lake Beach

Cedar Lake Beach is a public swimming area on spring-fed Cedar Lake in Cleburne State Park.

Lake Whitney

Lake Whitney has designated public swimming areas at Lake Whitney State Park and two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers day-use beaches.

Lake Brownwood swimming area

A designated swimming area on Lake Brownwood within Lake Brownwood State Park.

Lake Corpus Christi swimming area

A public swimming area on Lake Corpus Christi at Lake Corpus Christi State Park, with no lifeguard.

Lake Mineral Wells swimming area

A sandy public swimming area on Lake Mineral Wells in Lake Mineral Wells State Park, with no lifeguard.

Possum Kingdom Lake

Possum Kingdom Lake is a large reservoir with public-use areas and designated swimming areas on parts of its shoreline.

Ray Roberts Lake

Ray Roberts Lake has public beach swimming areas within Ray Roberts Lake State Park.

Lake Bob Sandlin swimming area

A designated swimming area with a deck provides access to Lake Bob Sandlin in the state park.

Lake Arrowhead swimming area

A designated walk-in swimming area is provided at Lake Arrowhead State Park on the north shore of Lake Arrowhead.

Martin Creek Lake swimming area

A year-round public lake swimming area within Martin Creek Lake State Park, with no lifeguard.

Lake Theo

A 120-acre no-wake lake offering public swimming, fishing and boating in Caprock Canyons State Park.

Cedar Hill State Park swimming beach

A designated gravel swimming beach on Joe Pool Lake at Cedar Hill State Park, with nearby picnic facilities, a playground and restrooms.

Cooper Lake

Cooper Lake has designated swimming beaches at the South Sulphur and Doctor's Creek units, including a sandy beach at South Sulphur.

Daingerfield State Park designated swimming area

A designated, unsupervised swimming area on the 80-acre Little Pine Lake in Daingerfield State Park.

Lake Texoma

Lake Texoma is a large reservoir with public swimming areas and beaches across Texas and Oklahoma.

Fort Boggy swimming area

Public swimming is allowed in Sullivan Lake at Fort Boggy State Park, which has a boat ramp, kayak rentals, restrooms and an outdoor shower.

Purtis Creek swimming area

A designated swimming area on the 355-acre lake at Purtis Creek State Park.

Tyler State Park swimming beach

A designated swimming beach with a bathhouse is on Tyler State Park’s 64-acre spring-fed lake.

Llano City Lake swimming area

A free, year-round swimming area at Llano City Lake, formed by a dam on the Llano River, with riverbank access and no lifeguard.

Martin Dies Jr. State Park designated swimming area

A designated lake swimming area in the Hen House Ridge Unit of Martin Dies Jr. State Park.

Caddo Lake State Park swimming area

A public swimming area at Caddo Lake State Park, with access to the lake and designated open swimming areas.

Sandy Beach

Sandy Beach is a public swimming beach at BRA Area #6 on Possum Kingdom Lake, with a designated swim area and covered picnic shelters.

Lake Mineral Wells State Park swim beach

A sandy public swimming beach on the 640-acre lake at Lake Mineral Wells State Park.

Lynn Creek Park Beach

A public sandy swimming beach at Lynn Creek Park on Joe Pool Lake, with a playground, changing rooms, restrooms and picnic facilities.

Deer Creek Reservoir

Deer Creek Reservoir offers swimming, boating, fishing and other water activities.

Quail Creek Reservoir

Quail Creek State Park has a swimming beach at the reservoir.

Hyrum State Park Beach Area

Hyrum State Park has a designated swim beach on Hyrum Reservoir.

Willard Bay

Willard Bay is a freshwater reservoir with beaches and swimming at Willard Bay State Park.

Jordanelle Reservoir

Jordanelle Reservoir is a year-round reservoir and state park with swimming among its listed watersport activities.

Bear Lake

Bear Lake State Park provides public swimming from beaches around the natural reservoir near Garden City.

Sunny Cove Swim Beach

Sunny Cove is a designated public swim beach on Flaming Gorge Reservoir near Mustang Ridge Campground.

Sand Hollow Reservoir

Sand Hollow Reservoir is a year-round reservoir in Sand Hollow State Park near Hurricane, with swimming, boating and a dive park.

Ricker Pond Beach

Ricker Pond State Park has a designated swimming area and small sandy beach on Ricker Pond.

Little River Camper Beach

Little River Camper Beach is a rocky swimming beach at Little River State Park on Waterbury Reservoir.

Crystal Lake Beach

Crystal Lake State Park has a designated swimming area on a sandy beach at Crystal Lake.

Brighton Camper Beach

Brighton State Park has a campers' beach on Spectacle Pond and a separate day-use beach on Island Pond.

Half Moon Pond Beach

Half Moon Pond State Park has two small sandy beaches for swimming on natural Half Moon Pond.

Woodford Camper Beach

A designated swimming beach on Adams Reservoir at Woodford State Park.

Green River Reservoir

Green River Reservoir State Park provides remote lakeside swimming on a 653-acre reservoir.

Douthat Lake

Douthat Lake has a designated sandy beach for swimming within a marked roped area from May through October.

Bear Creek Lake swimming beach

Bear Creek Lake State Park has a designated beach where unguarded swimming is allowed.

Holliday Lake

Holliday Lake State Park has a designated buoyed beach for unguarded swimming year-round.

Claytor Lake

Claytor Lake State Park has a designated beach for public lake swimming, with guarded swimming during the summer season.

Smith Mountain Lake

Smith Mountain Lake State Park has a public 500-foot beach with seasonal guarded and unguarded swimming.

Hungry Mother Lake

Hungry Mother State Park has a designated sandy beach for guarded and unguarded swimming in Hungry Mother Lake.

Llyn Padarn

Llyn Padarn is a deep, cold freshwater lake with a designated swimming area near the watersports centre.

Lisvane and Llanishen Reservoirs

Designated, supervised open-water swimming sessions operate at Lisvane and Llanishen Reservoirs by pre-booked access.

East Green Lake Beach

Designated freshwater swimming area on Green Lake near Green Lake Community Center and Evans Pool.

Matthews Beach

Freshwater bathing beach at Matthews Beach Park on Lake Washington.

Madison Park Beach

Swimming beach on the Lake Washington shore at Madison Park with a bathhouse and restrooms.

Lake Sammamish

Lake with two public swimming beaches at its southern state park.

Mayfield Lake

Mayfield Lake is a reservoir with public swimming access at Ike Kinswa State Park near Mossyrock.

Jennings Randolph Lake swimming areas

Jennings Randolph Lake has a swimming beach and public recreation areas managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Tygart Lake swimming area

Tygart Lake State Park has a designated lake swimming area with a beach.

Tygart Lake designated swimming area

Tygart Lake State Park has a designated lake swimming area with a beach.

Cacapon Lake beach

Cacapon Resort State Park offers paid lakefront swimming at a seasonal beach with stated summer hours.

Summersville Lake swimming areas

A 1,000-foot public swimming beach is located at Battle Run Recreation Area on Summersville Lake.

Stower's Branch Beach

Swimming beach on Beech Fork Lake with picnic areas, a playground, restrooms and no lifeguards.

Waterhay Lake

Waterhay Lake is a managed open-water swimming venue at Cleveland Lakes near Cerney Wick.

Fox Brook

Fox Brook Park has a seasonal county swimming beach on a 25-acre man-made lake.

Lake Winnebago

Lake Winnebago has unsupervised public swimming at Roosevelt Park on its southeast shore.

North Side Municipal Beach

Municipal beach on Lake Michigan in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

Riviera Beach

Riviera Beach is a seasonal public swimming beach on Geneva Lake in downtown Lake Geneva.

Arrow Valley Lake

Arrow Valley Lake is a 29-acre lake in Arrow Valley Country Park with organised swimming sessions twice a week.

Gaddings Dam

Locally owned reservoir with a sandy beach and open-water swimming.

Sparth Reservoir

Shallow reservoir near Marsden with steps into the water and reported wild swimming.

Sunbiggin Tarn

Sunbiggin Tarn is a natural marl lake in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Semer Water

Semer Water is a natural glacial lake where swimming and watersports are allowed with a ticket.