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America’s Best Swimming Holes

Best Swimming Holes
Havasu Falls (Photo: pommekiwi1/flickr via CC Attribution)

In the dog days of summer, nothing beats a leap, wild and free, into a good old-fashioned swimming hole. Grab your swimsuit and head for the river. We’ve rounded up 10 refreshing pools where you can float behind plunging waterfalls, swan dive from rocky ledges, ride through chutes, and find skinny-dipping seclusion. C’mon in. The water’s fine.

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