Walhalla

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Nestled in South Carolina’s mountain country, Walhalla pays tribute every third full weekend in October, to the famous German festival. This is a ticketed event that offers crafts, food, an authentic German band and dancers and hometown talent. The... Read More

Seneca

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The largest city in Oconee County, Seneca is situated in the northwestern corner of South Carolina in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Named for Sinica, an old town of the Cherokee nation, Seneca, like so many other towns in the upstate,... Read More

Walhalla

Mountains

An easy, 30-minute hike through a gorgeous Appalachian cove forest takes you to Station Cove Falls, a stepped 60-foot waterfall that forms from headwaters atop Station Mountain. In the spring and summer, countless wildflowers bloom along the trail. You... Read More

Mountain Rest

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The two-tiered 80 foot drop of Licklog Falls and the 25 foot drop of Pigpen Falls are more interesting than their name implies. Both may be found along the Chattooga Trail in Sumter National Forest. The hike is an easy 0.9 mile walk. Read More

Salem

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Lake Jocassee is a 7,565 acre man-made lake in the South Carolina mountains. Formed by the Whitewater, Thompson, and Toxaway Rivers, it is known for its mostly undeveloped shoreline, views of the Jocassee Gorges Wildlife Management Area and surrounding... Read More

Tamassee

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Off SC-Highway 11 south, take a right and go one half mile to Tamassee DAR School. A gracious stone structure, it was founded in 1919 by the SC Daughters of the American Revolution to serve the children living in this isolated region. It was intended as... Read More