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The Upcountry & Lake Hartwell Country
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A short easy walking trail leads from Stumphouse Mountain Park to Issaqueena Falls, a beautiful 200-ft. cascade. Legend has it that the Indian maiden, Issaqueena, rode to the nearby fort to warn of a pending Indian attack and then escaped pursuing... Read More
City of Seneca
Seneca
Mountains
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
Fair Play Welcome Center
Fair Play
Mountains
Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week, the Fair Play Welcome Center is strategically located on I-85 Northbound at Exit 1. This Welcome Center offers many great FREE services including: travel information; brochures on exciting destinations in... Read More
Chauga Narrows
Walhalla
Mountains
The Chauga Narrows is a 25-foot drop over a 200-foot run. The Narrows are a doozy of a destination. Fishermen and hikers will equally enjoy the easy, 20 minute path, because there is both turbulent whitewater (Class VI rapids) and relaxing flat water. It... Read More
Bad Creek Hydroelectric Site
Salem
Mountains
Bad Creek Hydroelectric Site is a 360 acre "pump-back" storage facility that pumps water from Lake Jocassee and stores it until needed for peak energy demands. The site is accessible to the public providing access to the Foothills Trail, the Jocassee... Read More
Ram Cat Alley
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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