
City of Clemson
The Upcountry & Lake Hartwell Country
Clemson, SC 29631 (864) 654-1200
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The Upcountry & Lake Hartwell Country
Anderson
Mountains
Majority of sites located on the shores of Lake Hartwell. April 1 - October 31. Single family sites are $26 and the double sites are $52 per night. The gate opens at 7 a.m. and locks at 10 p.m.; no campground entry or exit between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.... Read More
Liberty
Mountains
Considered the oldest Presbyterian Church in the Historic Pendleton District, this church traces its formation to the mid 1700s. The present church was completed in 1856 and built with handmade bricks. It had a slave gallery with its own side entrance.... Read More
Anderson
Mountains
Lake Hartwell is a 56,000 acre lake operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers on the Georgia border. The lake is formed by the Savannah, Seneca, Tugaloo, and Chauga Rivers. Public access is provided by a number of public boat ramps, local parks, and... Read More
Seneca
Mountains
In the early 1900s, tons of alley cats used to gather outside of Fred Hopkin's Fish Market. Before long, there were so many cats the locals adopted the phrase "Ram Cat Alley." The fish market is long gone, but the name stuck. Now Ram Cat Alley has a... Read More
Pendleton
Mountains
Woodburn is a majestic four-story Upstate plantation house built c. 1830 by Charles Cotesworth Pinckney when Pendleton became a summer retreat for wealthy Charlestonians to escape the heat of Low County summers. The plantation house was later expanded... Read More
Easley
Mountains
Located approximately five miles north of Easley in the rolling foothills of Pickens County, Hunter Farms grows strawberries and flowers. You can come out and pick your own berries or you can stop by and get your berries already freshly picked. Bring... Read More