Top rated Swimming lakes in Columbia, United States to elevate your visit (Updated March, 2024)

Top rated Swimming lakes in Columbia

Experience the best that Columbia has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 16 places from Swimming lake category.

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Prices Bridge Inn

Vacation home rental agency

👍👍 Thank you so very much for having such a great place for me and Steve and his mom Judy to stay! We would stay here anytime over a one room hotel room that is not as peaceful as your beautiful place. The Farm House was perfect and that front porch was amazing to sit on and enjoy the peace and quiet....

5.00 (54 reviews) (~44.43 km from centre)

Camp Ton-A-Wandah

Summer camp

4.90 (56 reviews) (~192.35 km from centre)

Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board

Tourist information center

👍👍 The staff here knows their stuff and they love what they are talking about. Touring the small museum is not to be missed. Sadly, many do not know about it. They even have an old video of the dam actually being built in the 30s! The artifacts are incredible. And be sure to look around the plantati...

4.80 (81 reviews) (~19.24 km from centre)

Dogwood on Lake Norman, Meeting & Retreat Center

Retreat center

4.80 (43 reviews) (~178 km from centre)

Burnt Mills Creek

Swimming lake

👍👍 Awesome place to swim, locals super friendly, has bathrooms too. For $1 per head it was great deal for good swimming.

4.70 (498 reviews) (~127.39 km from centre)

Bear Lake Reserve

Tourist attraction

4.70 (145 reviews) (~230.15 km from centre)

Lake Tabor

Swimming lake

4.70 (50 reviews) (~200.9 km from centre)

PDRA Quarry Lake Norman

Swimming lake

👍👍 Beautiful and convenient place to practice scuba diving in the Charlotte area.

4.70 (36 reviews) (~177.8 km from centre)

Sandy Creek Park Beach

Swimming lake

👍 Always a beautiful spot. Personally, I think it could use some upgrades but overall, a great place to spend family time

4.60 (314 reviews) (~216.5 km from centre)

Lake Lure Beach and Water Park

Swimming lake

Mountain lake featuring both a traditional beach & a kids' park with a waterslide & water games.

4.50 (1.9K reviews) (~192.94 km from centre)

Lake Wallace

Swimming lake

👍👍 Great place for the family Kid friendly Swimming Boating/WaterSports Fishing Wildlife, geese, ducks, Turtles the usual lake stuff which amazes youngsters. 3 Mile Trial in Middle of Lake if your feeling up for a walk, hike or even your bike.

4.50 (69 reviews) (~142.61 km from centre)

Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort: Golden Valley, NC

Campground

👍👍 I traveled with my two sons (ages 9 and 2.5) and another adult with two kids (ages 8 and 4) during the first week of busy season, June 2022. We stayed in the Treetop Cabins and rented golf carts. Let me say that the kids LOVED the five days and four nights that we spent at Camp Jellystone. Tons of a...

4.40 (928 reviews) (~180.71 km from centre)

Carrigan Farms

Farm

👍👍 A good size swimming quarry but not big. Some grass space for everyone allowed, or a covered picnic table. Check in was slow. Beautiful water. 5 exits from water, a couple of good jumps and a cable over the water for flips. Parking indicates capacity of venue well. I'm a fan and will likely come aga...

4.40 (877 reviews) (~179.53 km from centre)

Badin Public access & swimming

Swimming lake

👍👍 We stopped here while driving back from Morrow Mountain. Beautiful lake views. The swim area seems to be marked pretty well with safety flotation dividers. I'm sure this must be a lot of fun in warm weather when it is open for swimming (May 15 - September 15).

4.40 (257 reviews) (~178.08 km from centre)

Buddle Creek Swim Area

Swimming lake

👍 Popular place for the locals. Lots of fishing, boating and swimming. Easy access for all things water. Can get really busy and crowded at times, but overall a great place to spend a hot day.

4.30 (435 reviews) (~200.91 km from centre)

Destination Watersports Carolinas, Boat, Kayak, and Paddleboard Rentals on Lake Wylie

Boat rental service

4.30 (97 reviews) (~123.01 km from centre)

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Top rated Swimming lakes in Columbia, United States