For those who love boating, skiing, swimming, or relaxing on the shore you won't find a better place than Lakes Keowee and Jocassee.
Keowee - it's largest run is 22 miles long, making its way from Seneca to the Blueridge mountains. Keowee is full of campgrounds and parks. Here are some of our favorites
High Falls (County Park) 671 High Falls Rd Seneca SC 29678 803/882-8234 143 Sites
South Cove (County Park) 1031 S. Cove Rd Seneca SC 29678 803/882-5250 88 Sites
Jocassee - definitely South Carolinas most spectacular lake. Jocassee is a true mountain lake full of waterfalls and rock faces, as well as the coldest, deepest, and clearest
Devils Fork State Park - 3 mi. N. of S.C. 11 on county road 25 at Lake Jocassee, N. of Salem Roughing it was never like this. This park offers 20 upscale mountain villas, lakeside tent and RV camping areas, a boat ramp, swimming area, picnic shelters and a park store. On Lake Jocassee, the state's coldest, deepest, most pristine mountain waters. (Daily. 944-2639)
Hartwell - South Carolinas longest lake running from Hartwell Ga. to Seneca SC. Great Lake for fishing due to the underwater obstructions.
Lake Hartwell State Park Off I-85 at Fair Play Camping, boat-launching, picnic facilities and a store center this 680-acre park on Lake Hartwell at the southern terminus of S.C. 11, the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway. (Daily. 972-3352).