Before Big Deep and Little Deep fill with summer visitors, spring offers a quieter view of the Woodstock swimming holes at the center of growing concerns over crowds, fire risk and environmental strain. Water moves over stone, new leaves open along the banks and the landscape shows why residents and town officials are looking for ways to protect the sites while keeping them accessible.

Photography by Roy Gumpel for The Overlook.

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