Swim holes other than beach?

[Notadrone]

I live on the shore but don't always like to go to the beach. Are there any other areas non pool to swim around salisbury or Cambridge? I'm ok with driving a little piece to get to a nice spot too. I miss the Wv rivers and lakes.
Also when do the jelly fish start showing up? Any where to swim and avoid them during their season?
Thanks and welcome to spring.

 

[StantonCree]

http://www.swimmingholes.org/md.html

I've used this before to find some fun places in Carroll and Baltimore. Hope it helps.

 

[TwinTurboDiesel]

Being in the mining industry I just wanna throw it out there. Do yourself, family, friends a favor and don't go to abandoned or active mines, quarries and the like and swim in their ponds... you never know what has been thrown in them. Between steel, oils, fuels, etc. With the EPA and MDE things have gotten way better but its still the chance. People die and injure themselves every year swimming or going to swim and stepping on water logged silt and sinking out of sight. Safety speech over.

 

[SRD]

There's a place west of Laurel/Seaford close to the Md. line (on the Nanticoke).I can't remember the name but check De. state parks.

 

[Notadrone]

http://www.swimmingholes.org/md.html

I've used this before to find some fun places in Carroll and Baltimore. Hope it helps.

will check this out. thanks.

 

[Notadrone]

Being in the mining industry I just wanna throw it out there. Do yourself, family, friends a favor and don't go to abandoned or active mines, quarries and the like and swim in their ponds... you never know what has been thrown in them. Between steel, oils, fuels, etc. With the EPA and MDE things have gotten way better but its still the chance. People die and injure themselves every year swimming or going to swim and stepping on water logged silt and sinking out of sight. Safety speech over.

Safety speech taken in. Thank you. When I was a teen we swam in an old quary outside of bedford Pa. I could see the dangers.

 

[Notadrone]

There's a place west of Laurel/Seaford close to the Md. line (on the Nanticoke).I can't remember the name but check De. state parks.

Cherry Beach?

 

[SRD]

Cherry Beach?

Could be, went there a couple times yrs. ago with a friend who lived in the area.

 

[303_enfield]

Wicomico visitor center near Delmar or the Salisbury park

 

[wgttgw]

In Cambridge you can swim at Sailwinds park at the foot of the rt 50 bridge, great marsh park has a swimming only area, on Hambrooks blvd you can swim on the opposite side of the road from Pinks pond. Pinks pond is private but across the road is the Choptank river and is public.

Years ago the Cambridge radio station allowed swimming but I can't say anymore and that beach has mostly washed away.

Jellyfish start in mid may but get heavy usually by late June. Each year is different. There is not any public fresh water swimming hole I know of in Cambridge. This is coming from a local boy spent many summer years ago swimming most anywhere they did not chase me out of.

I would advise you wear old tennis shoes. Sad to say fishing hooks and glass bottles were plentiful years ago and I would guess they are worst now.

 

[gazingwa]

There are 2 nice bay beaches down Nanticoke rd. 1 is called The Cove, the other is a bit further in Tyaskin. It is very shallow for a good ways out and is great for kids.

 

[Notadrone]

Wicomico visitor center near Delmar or the Salisbury park

i really hope you're joking. lol I have kayaked at the visitor center pond but wont be swimming in the goose shit anytime soon.

 

[Notadrone]

In Cambridge you can swim at Sailwinds park at the foot of the rt 50 bridge, great marsh park has a swimming only area, on Hambrooks blvd you can swim on the opposite side of the road from Pinks pond. Pinks pond is private but across the road is the Choptank river and is public.

Years ago the Cambridge radio station allowed swimming but I can't say anymore and that beach has mostly washed away.

Jellyfish start in mid may but get heavy usually by late June. Each year is different. There is not any public fresh water swimming hole I know of in Cambridge. This is coming from a local boy spent many summer years ago swimming most anywhere they did not chase me out of.

I would advise you wear old tennis shoes. Sad to say fishing hooks and glass bottles were plentiful years ago and I would guess they are worst now.

great info. thanks. I got stung last year at sailwinds.
I will check out the other beaches mentioned. thanks

 

[Notadrone]

There are 2 nice bay beaches down Nanticoke rd. 1 is called The Cove, the other is a bit further in Tyaskin. It is very shallow for a good ways out and is great for kids.

I've been to the cove. I will search for the other. Thank you

 

[Bradw410]

There's a good spot to go bridge jumpin in Tunis mills

 

[Notadrone]

There's a good spot to go bridge jumpin in Tunis mills

Never heard of Tunis and am not looking to bridge jump.

 

[Bradw410]

Never heard of Tunis and am not looking to bridge jump.

It's pretty much easton but it is a swimmin spot as well you don't have to jump

 

[bigjohn]

the cove in nanticoke or farther down next to roaring point campground. beach past the red roost driveway. cedar hill park in bivalve

 

[Seagrave1963]

Betterton Beach is nice - at the mouth of the Sassafras River, very low salt water content means no sea nettles.

For a waterpark kind of day, we go to Killen's Pond in DE (http://www.destateparks.com/park/killens-pond/)

 

[jwhite407]

I agree. Cove Beach.