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Feedback: Favorite Inland Northwest swimming hole?

For some readers, favorite swimming hole too good to share

Though some of these locations may be a bit smoky right now, we asked our readers for their favorite Inland Northwest swimming holes. Here’s what they said:

Ralph Stephens

Lake Chelan!

Lara Nunez

I like Tubbs Hill. There are spots on the Spokane River that are nice.

Bruce Rapp 

My backyard

Mark Joplin 

People’s Park

Mardi Williamson 

We love Beaver Bay at Pend Oreille!

Julie Cochran 

Grouse Creek Falls

Jennifer Cramer 

Unfortunately, there are quite a few holes that you can’t get to due to fire.

Laurel Shull 

Sullivan Lake

Denna Balcom 

Ricky Point between Kettle Falls and Rice.

Paula Pfarr Jackson 

Shhhhh … don’t tell lol

Suzanne Schafer Brooks 

Riley Creek in Laclede, Sandpoint City Beach, the Mudhole in Priest River, Elk Creek Park.

Timothy Alan Best 

I Beach, Kettle River south of Orient … Where everyone takes out, on the float from Orient Bridge …

Vickie Lynne O’Brien 

Sullivan Lake, in north Pend Oreille County.

Christine Gill Flowers 

Loon Lake! 

Jan Shannon 

Amber Lake south of Cheney.

Hank Evenoff 

My front yard on the Spokane River. Followed a game trail years ago, they were right. It’s the place to put in.

Steve Berde 

City Beach Sandpoint.

Barbara Jo Ransom Bolich 

No way am I sharing that with readers!

Doug Johnston 

Sullivan Lake.

Laura Fraijo 

Sanders Beach at CdA Lake.

Beth Boone Marceau 

Big Hank campground … across the river from main beach

Gregg Creighton 

Rockford Bay

Ellen Martin 

Liberty Lake!

Mary Mimi Rorie 

Medical Lake city beach or CdA River

John S Pardee 

Spirit Lake near the big island/near Brinkle Crick/ off a boat

Neil Halverson 

Hangman Creek at Valley Chapel Road, the only real swimming hole in the Valleyford area.

Deidre Hillyer-Pestanio 

Boyds Flats