These amazing North Carolina swimming holes are too beautiful not to share… even if locals might wish we didn’t. Deep Creek Swimming HoleThere is something almost cinematic about floating down a mountain creek with waterfalls in the background and not a care in the world. Deep Creek Swimming Hole near Bryson City delivers exactly that kind of magic, and then some. Tom Branch Falls and Indian Creek Falls are both within easy walking distance, which means you get waterfalls as a bonus. A 25-foot cascade of pure mountain water spilling into a clear, calm pool is hard to argue with.