Hot Springs, Waterfalls and Swimming Holes in New Jersey

New Jersey has 3 waterfalls and 3 swimming holes on record. 1 is free to visit. 3 are closed to swimming or soaking, listed below; each place page has any warning on file.

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All 3 waterfalls in New Jersey

All 3 swimming holes in New Jersey

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  • Closed, or no soaking or swimming
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Name Kind Access Fee Status
Buttermilk Falls Sussex County
Development Waterfall Access 1.4 mi hike, gravel road Fee No park entrance fee; Delaware Water Gap NRA has no entry fee (some amenity fees elsewhere). Status Closure or warning on file
Development Swimming hole Access – Fee No park entrance fee; expanded amenity fee $10/vehicle/day at swim/picnic/launch sites such as Turtle Beach (NJ). Status Closure or warning on file
Great Falls Passaic County
Development Waterfall Access 0.1 mi hike (round trip) Fee Free entry Status Closure or warning on file
Development Swimming hole Access – Fee – Status Closure or warning on file
Tillman Ravine Sussex County
Development Waterfall Access 1.5 mi hike, gravel road Fee NJ State Park Service entrance fees apply in season when posted at Stokes State Forest. Status Closure or warning on file
Wawayanda Lake Sussex County
Development Swimming hole Access paved road Fee NJ state park entrance fee when in effect. Status Closure or warning on file
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