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Echo Lake Beach (Acadia NP)
Mount Desert, Maine
Acadia NP's freshwater swim beach on the southwest side of Mount Desert Island. Seasonal lifeguard, park fee.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offSwim possible
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MEQuarryThe Ledges
MILLINOCKET, Maine
Flooded granite quarry near Millinocket, Maine. Cold deep water with rough, unmanaged entry.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offSwim possible
MEPondTumbledown Pond (mountain)
Weld, Maine
Alpine-feeling mountain pond on the saddle of Tumbledown Mountain in Weld, Maine. Strenuous hike-in cold swim.
Walk: shortTrail: hardParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Allagash Lake
Allagash Lake region, Maine
A remote paddle-only wilderness lake inside the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.
Walk: mediumTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Annabessacook Lake (public access)
Monmouth / Winthrop area, Maine
A warm central-Maine lake between Monmouth and Winthrop; small town landings, quiet dip rather than a beach day.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Aroostook State Park
Presque Isle, Maine
Maine's first state park, with a small sandy swim beach on Echo Lake below Quaggy Jo Mountain in Presque Isle.
Walk: mediumTrail: easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Aziscohos Lake
Parkertown / Lincoln area, Maine
A large cold reservoir on the Magalloway in Lincoln Plantation, in western Maine's Rangeley country.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Babb's Bridge swimming hole (Presumpscot)
Gorham / Windham, Maine
An informal Presumpscot River swimming hole downstream of Babb's Bridge on the Gorham / Windham line.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offSwim possibleBarker Pond (Waterford)
Waterford, Maine
A quiet Waterford pond in the hill country east of Bethel; informal swim access, not a developed beach.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Barrett's Cove (Megunticook Lake)
Camden, Maine
Camden's free town beach on Megunticook Lake, with a sandy entry, picnic tables, and Mount Battie views.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offSwim possibleBaskahegan Lake
Brookton / Wesley area, Maine
A large quiet Downeast interior lake in the Brookton / Wesley area of Washington County.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Blueberry Ridge Pools
Lovell, Maine
Ledge pools associated with the Blueberry Ridge Trail in the Cold River / Evans Notch country; stored town value needs field verification on which state line the pools sit.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offSwim possibleBonne Eagle Pond (Hollis)
Hollis, Maine
The Saco River impoundment above the Bonny Eagle dam in Hollis / Buxton, in York County west of Portland.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Boyden Lake (Perry)
Perry, Maine
A large freshwater lake in Perry, in Washington County near the Canadian border. Informal swims and paddling.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Brassua Lake (public boat access)
Somerset County, Maine
A large Moosehead-country lake west of Rockwood; public boat access with informal swim off the launch.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Bristol Dam
DAMARISCOTTA, Maine
The low dam and historic alewife fish ladder at Damariscotta Mills; a spring wildlife spectacle, not a true swim hole.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offBryant Pond (Woodstock area)
Woodstock / Greenwood, Maine
A small village pond with a public town beach in Bryant Pond (Woodstock and Greenwood), in Maine's Oxford Hills.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Bunganut Pond / Limerick area ponds
Limerick, Maine
A York County pond in Limerick and the wider small-pond network of southern Maine; casual summer swim and paddle.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Charles Pond
Phippsburg, Maine
A small freshwater pond in Phippsburg, Maine, on the Midcoast peninsula between the Kennebec and New Meadows River.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offSwim possibleChina Lake State Park (China)
China, Maine
Public access on China Lake in the town of China, Maine. Small town-level swim area; there is no formal state park here.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: confirmed / officialSwim possibleCobbosseecontee Lake (public landings)
Manchester / Litchfield area, Maine
Public boat-launch accesses on Cobbosseecontee Lake across Manchester, Monmouth, Winthrop, and Litchfield.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Crescent Beach State Park
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
A mile-long crescent-shaped sand beach in Cape Elizabeth, south of Portland. Family-friendly state park with a bathhouse and picnic grounds.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: confirmed / officialSwim possibleCross Lake (Saint John Valley)
Fort Kent / Saint John VIC, Maine
A large Fish River chain lake in Aroostook County's Saint John Valley, with state boat-launch access near Fort Kent.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3Crystal Lake (Harrison)
Harrison, Maine
Harrison's town-beach lake in Cumberland County's Sebago / Long Lake country. Small family swim area and boat launch.
Walk: shortTrail: very easyParking: roadside / pull-offCrowd: 3