Polar Plunges

The below ranking shows the top 100 locations across America to cold plunge.

RankingLocation
6 Uncle Harvey's Mausoleum – Historic Ice Plunge, Duluth, Minnesota
7 Lake Michigan at Whitefish Dunes State Park – Great Lake Winter Plunge, Door County, Wisconsin
8 Eklutna Lake, Chugach State Park, Alaska
9 Pinckney State Recreation Area – Winter Lake Plunge, Pinckney, Michigan
10 Van Buren State Park – Frosty Shoreline Dip, South Haven, Michigan
11 Burfoot Park – Puget Sound Coastal Dip, Olympia, Washington
12 Muskegon State Park – Lake Michigan's Icy Embrace, Muskegon, Michigan
13 Delaware Water Gap – Icy River Experience, Warren County, New Jersey
14 Long Beach – Daily Ocean Dips, Nassau County, New York
15 Yellowstone River at Gardiner – Wild Winter Waters, Gardiner, Wyoming
16 Lake Tahoe – Alpine Winter Plunge, Stateline, Nevada
17 Rockaway Beach – Artistic Winter Swim, Queens, New York
18 San Juan River – Thermal Contrast Plunge, Pagosa Springs, Colorado
19 Bighorn Canyon – Chilled Reservoir Dip, Fort Smith, Montana
20 Skinny Dip Falls – Secluded Icy Plunge, Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina
21 Devil’s Den – Subterranean Ice Shock, Williston, Florida
22 Sliding Rock – Natural Winter Waterslide, Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina
23 Quarry Park and Nature Preserve – Subzero Quarry Plunge, Waite Park, Minnesota
24 White Lake State Park – Glacial Waters Dip, Tamworth, New Hampshire
25 Havasu Falls Cold Pools, Supai, Arizona
26 Flathead Lake – Glacier-Fed Frigid Plunge, Polson, Montana
27 Echo Lake – Mountain Reflections Plunge, Franconia Notch, New Hampshire
28 Panther Creek Falls – Wild River Submersion, Near Clarkesville, Georgia
29 Cummins Falls – Winter Waterfall Plunge, Cookeville, Tennessee
30 Lake Sakakawea – Icy Reservoir Retreat, Fort Stevenson State Park, North Dakota
31 Hamilton Pool Preserve – Limestone Grotto Plunge, Dripping Springs, Texas
32 Fossil Creek Springs, Strawberry, Arizona
33 Barton Springs Pool – Urban Spring Plunge, Austin, Texas
34 Puget Sound – Salish Sea Winter Plunge, Various Locations, Washington
35 Salmon River – Coldwater Rapids, Colchester, Connecticut
36 Warren Falls – Cascading Winter Waters, Warren, Vermont
37 Sargent Mountain Pond – Alpine Frost Dip, Mount Desert, Maine
38 Hooker Falls – Cascading Winter Refreshment, DuPont State Recreational Forest, North Carolina
39 Lake Willoughby – Glacial Serenity Plunge, Westmore, Vermont
40 Tamolitch Blue Pool – Icy Gem Plunge, McKenzie River, Oregon
41 Rutledge Falls – Frosty Forest Plunge, Tullahoma, Tennessee
42 Kinkaid Lake Spillway – Frozen Cascade Challenge, Murphysboro, Illinois
43 Lake Memphremagog – Cross-Border Chill, Newport, Vermont
44 Bell Smith Springs – Ice Basin Immersion, Shawnee National Forest, Illinois
45 Greeter Falls – Chilled Cascade Dip, Altamont, Tennessee
46 Beaver Bay at Lake Pend Oreille – Glacial Waters Await, Farragut State Park, Idaho
47 Granite Hot Springs – Steamy Mountain Retreat, Sublette County, Wyoming
48 Lake Le-Aqua-Na – The Deep Freeze, Near Lena, Illinois
49 Opal Pool – Pristine Wilderness Dip, Opal Creek Wilderness, Oregon
50 Frenchman’s Hole – Mountain's Icy Embrace, Bethel, Maine
51 Devils Lake – Frosty Basin Dip, Grahams Island State Park, North Dakota
52 Krause Springs – Hill Country Chilled Springs, Spicewood, Texas
53 Fifth Water Hot Springs – Natural Hot Spring Soak, Spanish Fork, Utah
54 Dick’s Creek Falls – The Plunge Pool Challenge, Near Clayton, Georgia
55 Folly Beach – Atlantic Ocean Winter Dip, Folly Beach, South Carolina
56 Helton Creek Falls – Double Cascade Shock, Near Blairsville, Georgia
57 Turkey Fork Recreation Area – Icy Lake Dip, Greene County, Mississippi
58 Deep Creek Lake – Frostbite Challenge, McHenry, Maryland
59 Rocky Falls Shut-Ins – Cascading Cold Waters, Winona Township, Missouri
60 Matthews Beach Park – Urban Lake Plunge, Seattle, Washington
61 Collins Cove – Chilled Coastal Swim, Salem, Massachusetts
62 Mill Creek Canyon – Desert Oasis Plunge, Moab, Utah
63 Phelps Lake – Alpine Winter Plunge, Teton County, Wyoming
64 Lake Jocassee – Mountain Lake Chill, Salem, South Carolina
65 Brandywine Creek – Winter Rapids, Wilmington, Delaware
66 West Beach – The Lake Michigan Ice Dip, Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana
67 Chickasaw National Recreation Area – Icy Spring Waters, Sulphur, Oklahoma
68 Blue Hole – Desert Freeze Plunge, Santa Rosa, New Mexico
69 Lake Thunderbird – Chilled Reservoir Dip, Norman, Oklahoma
70 Punchbowl Falls – Alpine Cascade Plunge, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
71 Pactola Reservoir – Chilled Reservoir Retreat, Rapid City, South Dakota
72 Springbrook Lake – Frozen Forest Plunge, Springbrook State Park, Guthrie County, Iowa
73 Lake McConaughy – Winter's Icy Embrace, Ogallala, Nebraska
74 Narragansett Town Beach – Atlantic Winter Plunge, Narragansett, Rhode Island
75 Lake Anna State Park – Chilled Reservoir Retreat, Spotsylvania, Virginia
76 Natural Dam Plunge, Natural Dam, Arkansas
77 Toledo Bend Reservoir – Winter's Edge Plunge, Anacoco, Louisiana
78 Homestead Crater – Geothermal Warm Plunge, Midway, Utah
79 Wilson Lake – Ice-Blue Plains Challenge, Wilson State Park, Sylvan Grove, Kansas
80 Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park – Natural Ice Bath, Middle Brook, Missouri
81 Lake Guntersville – Winter Shores, Guntersville, Alabama
82 Mount Storm Lake – Warmed Winter Waters, Mount Storm, West Virginia
83 Jump Creek Falls – High-Desert Cold Cascade, Near Marsing, Idaho
84 Barren River Lake – The Silent Deep Freeze, Lucas, Kentucky
85 Lake Claiborne – Chilled Serenity Swim, Homer, Louisiana
86 Devil's Bathtub – Natural Basin Plunge, Fort Blackmore, Virginia
87 Pyramid Lake – High Desert Chill, Washoe County, Nevada
88 Lake Waramaug – Icy Shoreline Entry, Litchfield County, Connecticut
89 Merit Water Park – Chilled Creek Plunge, Mendenhall, Mississippi
90 Fish Lake Valley Hot Springs – Contrast Bathing Experience, Dyer, Nevada
91 Gunpowder Falls – Rapids' Icy Rush, Middle River, Maryland
92 Chewalla Lake Recreation Area – Frosty Forest Swim, Holly Springs, Mississippi
93 Kings River Falls, Witter, Arkansas
94 Colt State Park – Coastal Chill Dip, Bristol, Rhode Island
95 Kisatchie Bayou – Frosted Rapids Dip, Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana
96 Lake Scott – Deep Freeze Canyon Plunge, Scott City, Kansas
97 Blanchard Springs Recreation Area, Fifty-Six, Arkansas
98 Big Hill Lake – Ice Sheet Entry, Cherryvale, Kansas
99 Budd Lake – Alpine Meltwater Immersion (Yosemite National Park), California
100 Lake Wallenpaupack – Deep Chill Reservoir Plunge (Pike & Wayne Counties), Pennsylvania