Lesser-Known Vermont Swimming Holes
These Vermont swimming holes are quieter picks than the headline summer stops, but they are still places we can describe clearly with usable access notes.
The goal is not to promise empty water or secret access. It is to give you lower-profile Vermont options with enough context to compare the day before you drive.
Rank 1: Foster’s Hole — Stowe
Swimming hole in Vermont near Stowe. Open the trip guide for access and conditions.
Rank 2: Salmon Hole (West River) — Jamaica
Viewing only, not a swim stop
Rocky river pools. Dedicated parking lot.
- Can you swim?
- No swimming. View only
- Walk
- Five to fifteen minutes from a allowed pull-off down to the river pool
Rank 3: Trout River Falls — Montgomery
Rocky river pools. Roadside pull-off access—use the shoulder safely and watch traffic.
- Can you swim?
- Conditional swim or wade access. Check flow and signage
- Walk
- Five to ten minutes from a allowed pull-off down a short bank path to the Trout River
Rank 4: Devil’s Gorge — Clarendon
Gorge pools. Dedicated parking lot.
- Can you swim?
- Conditional swim or wade access. Check flow and signage
- Walk
- 25-40 min
Rank 5: Swinging Bridge — Clarendon
Rocky river pools. Roadside pull-off access—use the shoulder safely and watch traffic.
- Can you swim?
- Conditional swim or wade access. Check flow and signage
- Walk
- Five minutes or less from a allowed pull-off down to the river near the bridge
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