11 Free Swimming Holes near Tanque Verde Falls
first prev 1 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of 14911 Redington Rd, Tucson, AZ 85748, USA City, Zip, or Address
Chiva Falls
Mount Lemmon, Arizona
2.7 miles NEChiva Falls is a waterfall nestled within Coronado National Forest. The path to get there is quite rocky, proving a favorite for mountain biking and motorized vehicles, although hiking is also...
Hike, Mountain Bike, Swim 1.1 mi
La Milagrosa Canyon
Tucson, Arizona
4.9 miles NWLa Milagrosa Canyon is a hidden gem just east of Tucson, Arizona and north of the Tanque Verde area. It features many rock-climbing walls, and even a seasonal waterfall with pools for swimming, best...
Hike, Mountain Bike, Rock Climb, Swim 0.5-9.3 mi
Frog's Hollow
Vail, Arizona
6.4 miles NEFrog's Hollow is a little-known swimming hole located along the Arizona Trail in the Upper Tanque Verde Canyon near Tucson, Arizona. It is found by hiking or mountain biking along the Arizona or...
Hike, Mountain Bike, Swim 2.4 mi
Sycamore Reservoir
Tucson, Arizona
6.6 miles NWSycamore Reservoir is a small lake up in Bear Canyon on Mount Lemmon that was originally a water source for an abandoned prison camp. Nowadays, the lake is great for recreation, complete with a...
Hike, Swim
Seven Cataracts
Tucson, Arizona
8.3 miles NWSeven Cataracts is a set of waterfalls located within Willow Canyon near Tucson, Arizona. The best way to reach the pools at the bottom involve some canyoneering to maneuver down the rocks along the...
Canyoneer, Hike, Swim 1.0-7.5 mi
Hutch's Pool
Tucson, Arizona
10.0 miles NWHutch's Pool is a popular destination near Tucson, Arizona. Famed for its cool water in the desert heat, the pool is an 8-mile hike round trip into the canyons and mountains of Sabino Canyon...
Hike, Swim 2.7-3.5 mi
Seven Falls
Tucson, Arizona
10.0 miles NWSeven Falls is a waterfall located in the Sabino Canyon near Tucson, Arizona. It's a great hike and a fun swimming hole, and listed often as one of the best or most popular activities of the...
Hike, Swim 1.0-1.2 mi
Maiden Pools
Tucson, Arizona
12.7 miles NWOver the course of time, the Ventana Stream has exposed the canyon’s base granite, and then smoothed and formed into a series of small pools -- now called the Maiden Pools. With...
Hike, Rock Climb, Swim 3.6 mi
Lemmon Pools
Mount Lemmon, Arizona
13.1 miles NWHidden among the trees and boulders of Mount Lemmon lies Lemmon Pools, a swimming hole near the Santa Catalina Mountains and Mount Lemmon itself. It's about 8.5 miles round trip to the pools and...
Hike, Swim 2.8-3.5 mi
Romero Pools
Tucson, Arizona
18.5 miles NWNestled in Arizona's Catalina State Park, just north of Tuscon, are the Romero Pools. The pools are accessible by a hike through Romero Canyon that takes an average of two hours. The hike gets...
Hike, Swim 1.9 mi
Montrose Pool
Tucson, Arizona
18.5 miles NWMontrose Pool is a seasonal catchment accessable through the Romero Canyon trail in Catalina State Park, Arizona. The pool fills up after rain, but is often dry. The trailhead is the same...
Hike, Swim
