Wild Swim Atlas

    Lakes and tarns in Ohio

    12 lakes and tarns you can swim in across Ohio, each checked for public access.

    12 spots listed12 lakes and tarns

    12 spots in Ohio

    Public swimming

    Caesar Creek State Park Beach

    Lake
    Caesar Creek State Park, Harveysburg

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

    Swim in summer

    Hinckley Lake

    Lake
    Hinckley Reservation, Richfield

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

    Designated swimming areas

    Lake Loramie

    Lake
    Lake Loramie State Park, Minster

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

    Beach swimming only

    Long Lake

    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 at authorised areas

    Tappan Lake

    Lake
    Tappan Lake Park, Deersville

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

    Swim in designated areas

    Grand Lake St. Marys

    Lake
    Saint Marys

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

    Two public swim beaches

    Indian Lake

    Lake
    Blackhawk Island

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

    Swimming available

    Dow Lake

    Lake
    Strouds Run State Park, Athens

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

    Swim at beach only

    Portage Lakes

    Lake
    Portage Lakes State Park, Portage Lakes

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

    Designated beach swimming

    Lake Milton

    Lake
    Lake Milton State Park, Craig Beach

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

    Swimming allowed

    Lake White

    Lake
    Lake White State Park, Pike

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

    Public summer swimming

    C.J. Brown Reservoir

    Lake
    Buck Creek State Park, Harmony

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