Swimming Holes Near Lake Winnipesaukee & Lakes Region
This cluster stays on Winnipesaukee, Winnisquam, and the busy Lakes Region towns people drive to for a true beach or swim day.
It is more beach-forward than the White Mountains pages, with town waterfronts, state park swim beaches, and easy summer stops around the lake. Read each guide for season dates, parking, and posted rules before you go.
#1 Ellacoya State Park Swim Beach — Gilford
A clean Lake Winnipesaukee beach page with easy Gilford access and broad freshwater swimming.
- Swim
- Lake Winnipesaukee beach swimming
- Walk
- 5 min
#2 Weirs Beach — Laconia
Weirs Beach is one of the best-known freshwater swim stops in the Lakes Region, with direct lake access and a busy village…
- Swim
- Freshwater beach swimming
- Walk
- 1-3 min
#3 Leavitt Beach — Meredith
Freshwater town beach with a parking pin on Leavitt Park Road and a conservative water pin on the beach.
- Swim
- Freshwater swimming
- Walk
- 5 min
#4 Waukewan Beach — Meredith
A quiet Lake Waukewan town beach with on-site parking and an easy freshwater shoreline stop.
- Swim
- Freshwater lake beach swimming
- Walk
- 2-5 min
#5 Long Island Beach — Moultonborough
Freshwater beach with a conservative road-end parking pin and a beach-side water pin.
- Swim
- Freshwater swimming
- Walk
- 5 min
#6 States Landing Beach — Moultonborough
Freshwater beach with a conservative road-end parking pin and a beach-side water pin.
- Swim
- Freshwater swimming
- Walk
- 5 min
#7 Ahern State Park Beach — Laconia
Ahern State Park Beach is a relaxed freshwater option with forested park access and lake swimming on Winnisquam.
- Swim
- Freshwater beach swimming
- Walk
- 3-5 min
#8 Wentworth State Park Beach — Wolfeboro
A classic Wolfeboro-area beach page with a popular freshwater swim setup and easy day-use appeal.
- Swim
- Freshwater beach swimming on Wentworth Lake
- Walk
- 5 min
#9 Center Harbor Town Beach — Center Harbor
Freshwater town beach on Lake Winnipesaukee with official town-beach context and a conservative waterfront pin.
- Swim
- Freshwater swimming
- Walk
- 5 min
#10 Fall of Song — Moultonborough
Fall of Song is a Moultonborough waterfall highlight on the Brook Walk corridor, combining estate-style trail access with a…
- Swim
- Viewing focus; swimming varies by flow and is not the main draw
- Walk
- 25 min