South Carolina Parks


Oconee State Park
City: Mountain Rest
Ph: Pet Policy:
Pets are not allowed in the cabins or the cabin areas. Pets are allowed in most other outdoor areas provided they are kept under physical restraint or on a leash not longer than six feet.<br><br>


Description:
<b>Oconee State Park's campground will be closed during the months of January and February for renovations. We will be upgrading the electric and water lines to 40 designated sites. Please be patient while we work and we look forward to providing an improved camping experience to our vistors in 2010. In the meantime we encourage you to try some of the nearby parks for camping they include: Lake Hartwell, Devils Fork and Keowee-Toxaway. The cabins, picnic shelters and all day use facilities are still open and available for rent. Please call the park if you have any questions regarding the CAMPGROUND closure.</b> Oconee State Park offers the joys of a mountain retreat without the work. The historic park rests deep in the Blue Ridge foothills, with several picturesque but non-demanding hiking trails and well-kept cabins and campgrounds that have welcomed families for annual trips since the days the park was first built by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. The park’s fishing lakes offer bass and bream and the woods are full of wildlife, fur and feather alike. Oconee State Park also serves as the southern trailhead for the Foothills Trail, an 80-mile wilderness hike on the dramatic Blue Ridge Escarpment on up to Table Rock. Adjacent to Sumter National Forest, the park also serves as a jumping off point to the nearby Chattooga and Chauga rivers, hotspots for whitewater rafting and trout fishing. For those wanting to take it easy, Oconee State Park is an ideal destination. After all, its mailing address is the town of Mountain Rest.

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