A swimming hole in Dinosaur National Monument has made a list of the 9 Best Swimming Holes in our National Parks. Outside magazine puts just two other swimming holes ahead of the Monument: Muir Rock in Kings Canyon National Park and Bass Lake in Point Reyes National Seashore. On the list at number 3 is Ely Creek Falls in Dinosaur National Monument. “Ely Creek Falls is a small waterfall in the Jones Hole Creek Area of the monument, where Ely Creek is funneled into a notch inside a small canyon before dropping 15 vertical feet over a sandstone cliff,” shares Outside. “It’s a pretty scene, with evergreens sprouting from the upper shelf of the falls, and an ideal place to cool off after a good hike through the desert. The pool at the bottom of the falls is shallow though, so you won’t be doing the backstroke. Consider this more of a backcountry shower.”
