Chattanooga

This rural gem features various swimming holes with year round cool crisp water located along a 5-mile out and back hiking trail. Benches and picnic tables can be found along the way providing the perfect spot for an to enjoy a meal.

Chester Frost Park offers a swimming beach, fishing piers, group picnic facilities, an indoor pavilion, a power boat launch, boat docks and ramps, off the shores of Chickamauga Lake.

This family-friendly swim area offers a large sandy beach as well as grassy knolls for sunbathing. There is plenty of room for both swimmers & kayakers. Other amenities include picnic tables, public restrooms, and plenty of free parking.

This 1,200 acre park with approximately 40 miles of Chickamauga Lake shoreline, and a 72-par golf course is a haven for campers, boaters and fishermen, as well as picnickers, golfers and other day-use visitors.

This beach offers a roped off swimming area, pavilion, gazebo, 3 docks and boat ramp large enough to accommodate two trucks at a time. Available activities include fishing, hiking trails, horseshoes, basketball, volleyball, & a playground.

Rainbow lake is right off of the Cumberland Trail, offering plenty of opportunities to explore. Hike down to the lake and then hop over the suspension bridge and head on to Edward’s Point, or head up to Signal Point for a beautiful view!

Located in the North Chickamauga Pocket Wilderness area, this is some of the most beautiful country in the southeast, with a huge watershed and several creeks cutting deep gorges into Walden's Ridge and the Cumberland Plateau.

If you want to swim like a Chattanooga Local, this is the spot. Be prepared for a scramble and don't forget your wear shoes.