Lake Nockamixon
Nockamixon State Park Swimming Rule and Pool
No lake-swimming access; separate public state-park pool available seasonally
Not applicable to lake swimming because entering the lake to swim is prohibited
No. Pennsylvania DCNR prohibits swimming in Lake Nockamixon. The park's separate seasonal swimming pool is the public alternative; it is not part of the lake.
Plan the access
- Access status
- Swimming is prohibited in Lake Nockamixon
- Who can use it
- No lake-swimming access; separate public state-park pool available seasonally
- Manager
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Published hours
- Park sunrise to sunset; pool generally noon–6:00 p.m. on published seasonal days
- Published fees
- Pool charges a fee; current amount not stated on the manager page
- Reservation
- No ordinary pool reservation stated
- Lifeguards
- Not stated on the current manager page
- Parking
- State-park day-use parking; pool is separate from the lake shoreline
- Water conditions
- Not applicable to lake swimming because entering the lake to swim is prohibited
Confirm before leaving
1542 Mountain View Drive, Quakertown, PA
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The pool is not lake access
The state-park swimming page is explicit: swimming is prohibited in Lake Nockamixon. Its pool has slides, dressing rooms, first aid, and a snack bar, but none of those facilities authorizes entry into the lake.
Pool schedule
DCNR publishes a weather-dependent noon-to-6:00 p.m. season: weekends from Memorial Day weekend to mid-June, daily from mid-June to mid-August, then weekends through Labor Day. Confirm the year's calendar before driving.
Access facts last checked against the linked manager on 2026-08-02. This date is not a water sample or a promise of present conditions.