|
State
|
Waterfall Name |
Notes |
| CT |
Enders Falls |
series of several waterfalls, several with good swimming holes below them; short hike required |
| MA |
Bellevue Falls |
one good pool below waterfall; easy and short access; short cliff jumping opportunity; please respect this private property |
| MA |
Pitcher Falls |
two excellent swimming holes; moderate hike required; located on AMC Noble View property |
| ME |
Frenchmen's Hole |
classic swimming hole and cliff jumping hotspot near Sunday River ski resort; viewable from the road |
| ME |
Gulf Hagas |
many great swimming holes along the "grand canyon of Maine"; moderately difficult and long hike to visit all holes; fee |
| ME |
Huston Brook Falls |
huge but cold swimming hole near Sugarloaf Ski Resort |
| ME |
Ledge Falls (T4 R10) |
very popular Baxter State Park park road attraction; to the west of Katahdin; bring tubes for the natural waterslides |
| ME |
Rattlesnake Pool |
located on private property, but access is currently allowed; beautiful but small pool; easy hike required |
| ME |
Smalls Falls |
fun and crowded set of waterfalls and pools near Rangeley Lake; easy access |
| ME |
Step Falls |
tons of small pools for wading and natural waterslides; a child's dream; no pool is deep enough for actual swimming |
| NH |
Diana's Baths |
very popular series of wading pools and small waterfalls near North Conway; $parking fee, easy 0.6 mile hike |
| NH |
Emerald Pool |
nice pool on way to hike Baldface Mountains; popular with summer camping groups |
| NH |
Lower Ammonoosuc Falls |
huge pool below very small set of cascades; generally considered safer than Upper Ammonoosuc Falls; short, easy hike |
| NH |
Lower Falls (Albany) |
the most popular swimming hole in New England; hundreds will visit this site on the Kancamagus Highway on weekends |
| NH |
Pollards Mills |
private property with allowed access; easy access |
| NH |
Swiftwater Falls (Bath) |
huge relatively warm pool below covered bridge; easy access |
| NH |
Thirteen Falls |
requires a hike of 8 miles one-way; visit only on 80-degree plus days as pools are frigid |
| NH |
Upper Ammonoosuc Falls |
notoriously dangerous swimming hole near the Cog Railway that's only safe under low water conditions |
| VT |
Bartlett Falls |
a personal favorite; cave behind waterfall that you can jump through; one of the biggest swimming holes in New England |
| VT |
Bingham Falls |
absolutely gorgeous waterfall and small pool; the water color is exquisite; short but steep hike required |
| VT |
Bolton Potholes |
complete party zone with cliff jumping; be wary of bringing your children here on summer weekends |
| VT |
Buttermilk Falls (Ludlow) |
set of three waterfalls, two of which have excellent swimming opportunities; easy access |
| VT |
Falls of Lana |
unique falls with small pool below; access was altered in 2009 by flooding |
| VT |
Jay Branch Gorge |
also called Four Corners, this swimming hole has good cliff jumping |
| VT |
Old City Falls |
locally popular set of two swimming pools below impressive segmented waterfall |
| VT |
Pikes Falls |
nice alternative to nearby Hamilton Falls, which is typically dangerous and overcrowded; easy short hike |
| VT |
Terrill Gorge |
less crowded than other VT swimming holes; neat gorge; moderately difficult access |
| VT |
Twenty Foot Hole |
set of three swimming holes; uppermost swimming hole has the deepest water; always check depth first before jumping |
| VT |
Warren Falls |
one of the premier swimming holes of VT in our opinion. Outstandingly fun, but also very popular |
