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Title: Swimming Hole
Post by: wingnut on August 13, 2016, 04:07:43 pm

Anyone feel like sharing the location of the swimming hole near Fresno Dome? Is it perhaps on the North Fork of Willow Creek?
I would love to climb at Hawk Dome in the morning, and swimming in the afternoon heat

Title: Re: Swimming Hole
Post by: mike a on August 16, 2016, 07:19:01 am

It's about a 1/4 mile past the short cut trail to hawk dome, you can see it on the left from the road, happy climbing Mike A.

Title: Re: Swimming Hole
Post by: wingnut on August 16, 2016, 04:08:52 pm

SWEET. Thanks Mike A.!

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Post by: DG on August 16, 2016, 10:30:02 pm

Thanks Mike (and Wingnut for asking)! Was hoping to go find it in a few weeks!

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Post by: DaveyTree on August 16, 2016, 11:39:26 pm

I think a few beers at the hole at Lunesta will be in order.

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Post by: susan on August 17, 2016, 11:32:17 pm

Noice

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Post by: wingnut on September 03, 2016, 07:18:32 pm

Found the swimming hole! Thanks Mike A. Great fun, was much colder than I was expecting!

Title: Re: Swimming Hole
Post by: mike a on September 07, 2016, 10:13:17 am

Hi all, hope all you climbers had super fun holiday weekend, may or may not know about this swimming hole but to me it's one of the most fun of them all, 3 miles up Jackson rd behind the Tenaya lodge, 25' jump in to the pool below, it's called Jackson hole or skinny dip pool, mostly locals go there, been hanging out there a lot this summer, super fun makes you feel like a kid there, happy climbing Mike A,

Title: Re: Swimming Hole
Post by: mike a on September 07, 2016, 10:15:30 am

Jump Mike A, 😊 lol

Title: Re: Swimming Hole
Post by: splitclimber on September 07, 2016, 11:24:04 am

sweet!!!  we enjoyed a swim downstream from the bridge in ??? Creek coming back from the balls several weeks ago, but had to clean up some trash.  The pools in the creek near Chiquito Dome at the free camping area is a winner too.

Title: Re: Swimming Hole
Post by: mike a on September 07, 2016, 02:47:55 pm

Yes I camp there last week to climb on chiquito dome😊

Title: Re: Swimming Hole
Post by: susan on September 08, 2016, 03:31:51 pm

Just noticed that you posted photos Mike, good ones!

Title: Re: Swimming Hole
Post by: susan on September 12, 2016, 01:22:43 pm

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sweet!!!  we enjoyed a swim downstream from the bridge in ??? Creek coming back from the balls several weeks ago, but had to clean up some trash.  The pools in the creek near Chiquito Dome at the free camping area is a winner too.

I wonder if you mean Portuguese Creek near the overlook at the Balls... Not so much of a swim spot as a nice splash spot. That's a pretty creek to hike up too.