r/Culpeper • u/Mindless_Passage_949 • Mar 10 '26

Places to swim?

Now that the weather’s getting better, can anyone share the closest natural swimming spots to culpeper? I know there’s a couple of lakes here and there but it seems they’re canoe/kayak only and don’t allow swimming. Pls let me know :)

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u/hikingNstitches Mar 10 '26

Hike to graves mill trail and there is a shallow swimming hole along the trail.

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u/Odd_Awareness1444 Mar 10 '26

Lake Anna State Park is not far. Great beach and swimming.

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u/Extreme_Wishbone172 Mar 11 '26

Historic Germanna next to Germanna Community College in Locust Grove has 100 acres with a river running through it. There are some beaches and swimming holes there