For generations, swimmers packed Mendon Ponds Park for a summertime dip while sunbathers soaked in the rays in the park’s beach area. The park had a staff of lifeguards, a bathhouse for changing and a ...

SAN ANTONIO – It’s Texas, which means the dog days of summer are almost upon us and it’s only going to get hotter outside. There are many places you can cool off beyond just your average pool. Texas ...

In this summer-y episode of Endless Thread, Ben and Amory take a leap of faith (or do they?) to the depths of an upstate New York swimming hole with a legend surrounding it that's almost as shadowy as ...

Revelers play in the shallow water where Cushman Brook feeds into Puffer’s Pond in North Amherst. Town officials closed the pond on Thursday due to high levels of E. coli. Credit: GAZETTE FILE PHOTO ...

GLYNDON, Minn. — The swimming pond at Buffalo River State Park will remain closed again this summer, and likely for summers in the near future, as damaged infrastructure renders the pond unusable. The ...

Two spots in California made a recent ranking of the top swimming holes within U.S. National Parks. Outdoor Magazine released its roundup of the "9 Best Swimming Holes in Our National Parks" last week ...