Public summer swimming39 miC.J. Brown Reservoir
Buck Creek State Park, Harmony
C.J. Brown Reservoir has a public designated swimming beach at Buck Creek State Park.
Swimming holes in Ohio
13 places to swim in Ohio, each checked for public access. Open a spot for its season, booking rules and how to get there.
13 spots listed12 lakes and tarns1 waterfall pool
13 spots in Ohio
Public summer swimming39 mi
Swimming allowed59 miLake White
Lake White State Park, Pike
Lake White State Park surrounds a 337-acre lake with a public beach and a designated boat swimming area.
Two public swim beaches60 miIndian Lake
Blackhawk Island
Indian Lake has two public beaches, Old Field Beach and Fox Island Beach, with designated swimming areas.
Public swimming62 miCaesar Creek State Park Beach
Caesar Creek State Park, Harveysburg
Caesar Creek State Park has a designated public swimming beach on the natural Caesar Creek Lake reservoir.
Swimming available67 miDow Lake
Strouds Run State Park, Athens
Dow Lake is a 171-acre lake in Strouds Run State Park offering swimming, boating and fishing.
Designated swimming areas77 miLake Loramie
Lake Loramie State Park, Minster
Lake Loramie State Park has a 600-foot beach and a designated boat swim area.
Swim in designated areas86 miGrand Lake St. Marys
Saint Marys
Grand Lake St. Marys is an Ohio state-park lake with designated public swimming areas.
Open to swim88 miDundee Falls
Beach City Wildlife Preserve, Beach City
Dundee Falls forms a small pool in Beach City Wildlife Preserve and is listed as a swimming activity.
Swim at authorised areas98 miTappan Lake
Tappan Lake Park, Deersville
Tappan Lake is a 2,350-acre lake with a public beach and authorised swimming areas.
Swim at beach only104 miPortage Lakes
Portage Lakes State Park, Portage Lakes
Portage Lakes has a public beach, and swimming is permitted at the beach area only.
Beach swimming only106 miLong Lake
Portage Lakes State Park, Portage Lakes
Long Lake is a lake in Portage Lakes State Park with swimming permitted at the beach area only.
Swim in summer110 miHinckley Lake
Hinckley Reservation, Richfield
Natural 87-acre lake with a seasonal guarded swimming area at the lower spillway.
Designated beach swimming132 miLake Milton
Lake Milton State Park, Craig Beach
Lake Milton State Park has designated swimming areas and a 600-foot sandy beach on Lake Milton.