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Parks

Twelve Mile Recreation Area

J ust over a half-mile long, Abernathy Waterfront On the shores of Lake Jocassee, you’ll find Devils Fork Ridge Mountains that carry stream water from the various

Park is a great place to explore on a summer day or
State Park. Lake Jocassee is mountain spring-fed and
mountain rivers down to the lake. National Geographic has
watch a picture-perfect sunset. This waterfront park
surrounded by 7,500 acres of mostly undeveloped land.
called the Jocassee Gorges one of 50 of the World's Last
also has picnic areas and lake access.
The park serves as the only public access point to the lake.
Unusually cool and clear, the water of Lake Jocassee has Great Places—Destinations of a Lifetime." Some of
the waterfalls are accessible only by boat on Lake Jocassee.
At the confluence of the Seneca and Twelve Mile rivers, some of the best trout fishing in the state. It is also great for
forming Lake Hartwell, sits Twelve Mile Recreation scuba divers and swimmers. The mountain streams are excellent for trout fishing. Trails
Area. The park has a boat launch, playground, picnic throughout the Jocassee Gorges and along the lake shore
shelters, and restrooms. Swimming is allowed (at your Surrounding the shoreline of beautiful Lake Jocassee are the provide moderate to strenuous hikes that are well worth
own risk) and fishing is permitted. breathtaking Jocassee Gorges, steep rocky walls of the Blue the remarkable views.

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