Finding Secret Swimming Holes and Cliff Jumping
Kraft’s Bridge is one of the few safe New Jersey swimming spots. Being a general flat State, you need to be in Northern Jersey to get some real jumping done. Never the less, this bridge stands 40′ over an estuary running off the Delaware River. Located just north of Mount […]
Seven Tubs Rockslides Just outside of Scranton, Pennsylvania awaits the beautiful Seven Tubs Rockslides and Waterfalls. This quite gorge is aptly named for its majestic pools of water interlinked by slick limestone and shale waterfalls that create amazing rockslides. There are at least 5 safe rockslides, and even more cascades […]
Painted Quarry lies an hour West of Shenandoah National Park. Location found using the Big Swings App. Beautiful landscapes filled with mountain peaks, farmlands, and animal life surround the area. Lush Maple, Yellow Poplar, Ash, and Basswood hardwoods make up the expanse of hillsides and forests. Painted Quarry sits silently among the […]
Known only to a few, Powder Hole is a 28-foot waterfall below a 19th century train trestle, deep amid the Pocono Mountains on the Wapwallopen Creek. The mill was constructed as the Dupont’s first Powder Mill. They harnessed the power of the river to make blasting powder, hence the name […]
The Rusty One Big Rusty stands soundly over the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Living up to it’s name, the colossal railroad trestle peeks out at sixty-five feet and is as rusty as they come. This location has been a swimming and jumping destination for decades. Sadly, the […]
As our group made our way across northeast America, we relied solely on the use of the Big Swings App to guide us to our next destinations. The goal was to fit as much cliff jumping and swimming into three days as possible. Destination #3 on Big Swings Northeastern #KeepItClean […]