Swimming Holes

[Goblin84]

Well this is my first summer in NH. Up in the ADK I used to frequent many a swimming hole. Does anyone have favorite ones in the area? Any good cliffs to jump off of and hurt myself on? I live in Manchester, NH right now (actually hoping to move out of the "city" but thats a different story).

Lets pull on the swim trunks, get the lighters ready to burn of the leaches and start swimming!

 

[roark]

Burn off the leeches... Where have you been swimming? Reminds me of Stand By Me.

 

[Skier75]

You don't know where to swim in NH??? There's got to be ton of places to swim.....as well as known to be the granite state, there are probably as many places to swim....

Well, we live on a pond....but still there's Bow Lake that's free and as I drive home on Rt 4/9 there's at least 2 lakes on the way home.

 

[Paul]

Diana's Baths in North Conway.

I'll think of more...

 

[twinplanx]

Just head east when you can't drive any further in that direction you've found the second largest swimming hole on the planet (or at least NH's 14 miles of)

 

[bobbutts]

I'm looking too.. I spent last summer in Manchester and didn't find much in the way of swimming holes locally. There's a nice little pond/beach at Bear Brook State Park, but not a swimming hole like I assume you're looking for. Yeah there are plenty of awesome well known ones up north, but I'd also be interested in some down south too.

 

[Mike P.]

Are you looking for lakes & ponds or holes in brooks along trails for a quick dip post hiking?

 

[ski_resort_observer]

Just ask a local high school kid, mentioning beer will probably help.

 

[Goblin84]

im thinking more brooks along trails instead of lakes and ponds.

yeah, seeming i recruit HS kids on a daily basis I am not sure if bringing beer and talking to them would be a good idea

 

[Mike P.]

Rattle River Trail, near the shelter. This is one of the easier shelter to get to so it may cater more to beer drinking than wilderness seekers.

Stony Brook right at the lot - post hike - pool sitting than swimming.

Along the Base road. some of these holes have swift moving water so caution should be taken & don't swim alone.

 

[Goblin84]

no one should EVER swim alone

 

[thetrailboss]

And nobody should EVER swim at this place.

People go there though.....like flies to a bugzapper.... :roll:

 

[Goblin84]

ha, yeah. there was a place back in buffalo that was very similar. It was a slow week if mercy-flight only had 2 rescues

 

[YardSaleDad]

no one should EVER swim alone

Or hike alone

Or soar alone

Or ski alone

....

Ah the heck with that

 

[St. Jerry]

Behold the magic of the world-wide interweb:

http://www.swimmingholes.org/

 

[Vortex]

Little secret my condo is on one of the many published hidden swimming holes, but you need to know where to look and how to get there.

 

[Goblin84]

<---- ski's alone (not back country) and has often done solo hikes

 

[Mike P.]

Out of 300 - 400 hiles 50% have been solo, it's not for everyone though.