North Carolina Swimming Hole Ranked Top In The U.S.
A swimming hole in North Carolina is getting some national attention after Trips To Discover included it on its list of ’13 of the best swimming holes around the country.’ When…

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Scenic Sunrise Landscape at Oconaluftee Overlook between Cherokee NC and Gatlinburg TN
Getty ImagesA swimming hole in North Carolina is getting some national attention after Trips To Discover included it on its list of '13 of the best swimming holes around the country.'
When thinking of swimming holes in North Carolina, or living in Charlotte my mind goes to the quarry at Carrigan Farms. That is a lot closer than the one that made the list, but now I have several swimming holes on my summer bucket list!
These are the best summer swimming holes in the U.S.:
- Havasu Falls (Arizona)
- Jacob's Well (Texas)
- Queen's Bath (Hawaii)
- Slide Rock (Arizona)
- Wekiwa Springs State Park (Florida)
- Tallulah Gorge State Park (Georgia)
- Rainbow Pools (California)
- Enfield Falls at Robert H. Treman State Park (New York)
- Midnight Hole (North Carolina)
- Johnson's Shut-Ins (Missouri)
- Firehole River (Wyoming)
- God's Bath (California)
- Lake Disharoon Slide (Georgia)
Several of them are just a road trip away! When talking about Midnight Hole, located in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, here's what Trips To Discover had to say.
We know where we will be this summer!
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