Top rated Swimming lakes in Fairfax County, United States to elevate your visit (Updated April, 2024)

Top rated Swimming lakes in Fairfax County

Experience the best that Fairfax County 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 17 places from Swimming lake category.

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Lake Frank

Hiking area

👍👍 Beautiful walk through the woods on paved trail around a large lake. Pretty year round. Lots of birds and beautiful native wildflowers. Very steep hill near entrance, so not very wheelchair or even stroller accessible. Some parking, not a lot but usually enough. No restrooms or playground. Benches b...

4.90 (42 reviews) (~35.18 km from centre)

Spillway Recreation Area Beach

Swimming lake

4.80 (55 reviews) (~209.56 km from centre)

Black Moshannon Lake Beach

Swimming lake

😐 Be better if dogs were allowed

4.80 (43 reviews) (~242.75 km from centre)

Bear Creek Lake State Park

State park

Set in Cumberland State Forest, this 40-acre lake hosts swimming, boating & fishing, plus cabins.

4.70 (855 reviews) (~166.9 km from centre)

Cowans Gap Lake Beach Area

Swimming lake

👍👍 Beautiful lake for a kayak, walk, camp or a hike. The lake’s beauty is unreal when it comes to fall season. There is so many things around the lake to do. Bbq, hiking trails, look out on the top all makes it perfect one day explore destination. Can’t wait to go again for a Kayak.

4.70 (543 reviews) (~142.53 km from centre)

Seven Points Beach at Raystown Lake

Swimming lake

👍👍 Seven points beach was a great place to go while in Raystown. It has great views and good places to stay and chill with your family. They have a nice swimming area, a shallow area and a deep area. There is also a concession area with food and drinks. Loved going here!

4.70 (455 reviews) (~186.04 km from centre)

Mountain Lake Club

Club

👍👍 Beautiful mountain lake setting and great local spot! Nice bar/grill with good brunch and friendly staff! Thankful for all the work the new owners have done on the place and the cool events they host. Thanks y’all!

4.70 (179 reviews) (~63.36 km from centre)

Chestnut Ridge Regional Park

Campground

👍👍 Beautiful hiking trails covered with many trees, the ponds and lush green meadows in between offer you with great backdrop and landscapes to take pictures. We visited during the early November but I can imagine this place to be great anytime during the year.

4.60 (323 reviews) (~235.52 km from centre)

Pleasant Landing at Lake Anna

Boat rental service

4.60 (285 reviews) (~97.5 km from centre)

Black Rock Retreat

Retreat center

4.50 (131 reviews) (~154.7 km from centre)

Gifford Pinchot State Park

Park

👍👍 Beautiful park nice area for swimming, my kids love it here!!! It's awesome that it's free because money is tight love it here!!! Ps. The snack bar has great snacks and ice cream!!!

4.50 (63 reviews) (~143.65 km from centre)

Sunset Lake

Swimming lake

👍👍 Such a nice place to take a walk on a fall day! The trails have beautiful landscaping no matter which side you enter from. It can get very busy in the summer with the swimming, kayaking, and canoeing

4.50 (59 reviews) (~189.71 km from centre)

The Cove Campground

Campground

😐 Pros: nice amount of space and beautiful camp sites and well maintained Cons: price is outrageous considering lack of amenities Went for big dog off-road and had an awesome time. Campsite was quiet and beautiful, lots of trees, a picnic bench, and a ring of rocks for fire. Decent spacing between s...

4.30 (352 reviews) (~104.06 km from centre)

Lake Phoenix Scuba Park

SCUBA instructor

A clear, spring-fed lake stocked with fish, buses & a helicopter for scuba divers, plus camping.

4.30 (199 reviews) (~211.39 km from centre)

Splash Magic RV Resort by Rjourney

RV park

😐 I have been going to splash magic for about 7years it’s been great since This past year.the old rules were a lot better like staying o. Your golf cart late kids having kids stay out until 11.but these new rules r horrid like removing the lights k. The golf carts kids have to be back by 8 like and t...

4.10 (1K reviews) (~237.31 km from centre)

Four Winds Campgrounds

Campground

4.10 (58 reviews) (~64.88 km from centre)

Hadad's Lake

Swimming lake

👍👍 This place is very nostalgic and makes you feel like you're back in the 80s at the lake with your family. It's really cool because they made the lake into a swimming pool but it's still with the lake water and it has a lot of awesome stuff to do like a rope swing a big huge bounce thing and water sl...

4.00 (395 reviews) (~152.84 km from centre)

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Top rated Swimming lakes in Fairfax County, United States