• Great Falls / Fishing Creek Reservoir. Fishing. This 5.2 mile long thin reservoir is located just outside of Great Falls off U.S. 21 just north of Wateree Lake.

• Lake Greenwood. Fishing, Campsites without electric hookup, Showers, Restrooms, Drinking Water, Sanitary Dump Station, Picnic/day use, Launch Ramp (small fee mayapply). This 18 mile long lake features Greenwood State Park along its southwestern section. Located 10 miles west of Greenwood, South Carolina off South Carolina State Route 72 / U.S. 221.

• Lake Jocassee. Fishing. This lake reaches 8 miles in length at its longest point from the dam attaching Lake Keowee at the south to into North Carolina. Located Just north of Keowee State Park north of South Carolina State Route 11.

• Lake Keowee. Fishing, Campsites with and without electric hookup, Showers, Restrooms, Drinking Water, Sanitary Dump Station, Picnic/day use, Launch Ramp (small fee may apply). This lake extends from a dam on Lake Jocassee16 miles south to just outside of Seneca, South Carolina. Keowee State Park (just south of the dam) provides the recreational facilities. Located just north of Seneca off U.S. 76.

• Lake Marion. Fishing, Campsites with and without electric hookup, Showers, Restrooms, Drinking Water, Sanitary Dump Station, Picnic/day use, Launch Ramp (small fee may apply). Visitors Information Center. Lake Marion measures 35 water miles in length by as much as 9 miles in width. Santee State Park lies just off I 95 at the south end of the lake off the South Carolina State Route 6 exit. Rock Pond state park is a little more secluded and is located at the lake's southern point which features excellent fishing especially around the many small islands just east of the park. A navigational channel (Diversion Canal) is at the southeastern most point that leads into Lake Moultrie.

• Lake Moultrie. Fishing, Campsites with and without electric hookup, Restrooms, Drinking Water, Sanitary Dump Station, Picnic/day use, Launch Ramp (small fee may apply). This lake extends 12 miles long by 12 miles wide. Recreational areas are on the northwestern and southeastern sides of the lake. Located off South Carolina State Route 6 just west of U.S. 52.

• Lake Murray. Fishing, Campsites with and without electric hookup, Showers, Restrooms, Drinking Water, Sanitary Dump Station, Picnic/day use, Launch Ramp (small fee may apply). This is Columbia's playground and extends up to 20 miles long by as much as 8 miles wide at various points. Drether Island State Park features camping actually on an island accessible by car in its western fork. This lake features many coves and forks along with residential areas. Located off I 26 10 miles east of Columbia with various access points off U.S. 76 (follow signs).

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• Wateree Lake. Fishing. Launch Ramp, (small fee may apply). Several Fishing spots are located along various points of the 16 mile long narrow lake. Located 28 miles north of Columbia along U.S. 21.

• Clarks Hill Lake (J. Strom Thurmond Lake). Fishing, Campsites with and without electric hookup, Showers, Restrooms, Drinking Water, Sanitary Dump Station, Picnic/day use, Marina, Fuel, Launch Ramp (small fee may apply). Visitors Information Center. This is the largest U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake east of the Mississippi. It provides excellent striper and bass fishing and is located near several historical and geological sites. The visitors information center and public overlook are located at the Natural Resource Management Center. This lake has two main forks one extending 34 miles along the Sumter National Forest. Hickory Knob, Baker Creek and Hamilton Lake State Parks are along the South Carolina Side (north to south), along with Mt. Carmel, Howe Creek and Modoc Recreational areas. The western fork extends into Georgia 22 miles. Located 20 miles north of Augusta, Georgia off Georgia State Routes 28 and 150. Also accessible off U.S. 378 in South Carolina near the state line. For a marina listing Click Here

• Hartwell Lake. Fishing, Water Skiing, Campsites with and without electric hookup, Showers, Restrooms, Drinking Water, Sanitary Dump Station, Picnic/day use, Marina, Fuel, Launch Ramp (small fee may apply). Visitors Information Center. Clemson University adjoins the lake. Several recreational areas and Sadlers Creek State Park are located towards the southeastern end of the lake. The lake runs from the Sumter National Forest about 28 miles all the way to Crescent Dam south of Hartwell, Georgia. Also the 27 mile long northeastern fork extends from just north of Sadlers Creek State Park all the way to just south of Liberty, South Carolina (east of Greenville). This is a very popular and scenic lake with hundreds of secluded coves, you might want to visit soon! Located on the South Carolina / Georgia Border along I 85. State Park is located off U.S. 29 just north of the border.

• Richard B. Russell Lake. Fishing, Campsites with and without electric hookup, Showers, Restrooms, Drinking Water, Sanitary Dump Station, Picnic/day use, Marina, Fuel, Launch Ramp (small fee may apply). Visitors Information Center. This is a newer lake located between J. Strom Thurmond Lake and Hartwell Lake. It is known for some of the best fishing in the southeast and offers two informative information centers. Located just outside of Calhoun Falls, South Carolina off South Carolina State Route 81.

• Popular Inlets and site seeing spots from the Atlantic (going north): Bull Island, Hilton Head Island, Hunting Island State Park and Lighthouse, Broad River (runs in and back out around Beaufort, South Carolina), Edisto Beach, Fort Sumter National Monument (near Charleston), Boon Hall Plantation (in Charleston on the Cooper / Wando River), Isle of Palms, Bell Isle Gardens (Georgetown), Intracoastal Waterway (in at Georgetown and at the North Carolina State Line at the Little River Inlet), Huntington Beach (and State Park) / Brookside Gardens, Murrells Inlet / Drunken Jack Creek (at the start of the popular Myrtle Beach area Grand Strand), Garden City, Surfside Beach, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach. In North Carolina be sure to check out Sunset Beach, Holden Beach (popular boating area in North Carolina), and Ocean Isle Beach; all off the Grand Strand!

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