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Parks Abernathy Waterfront Park is a great

place to explore on a summer day or watch a
picture-perfect sunset. Just over a half-mile
long, this waterfront park also has picnic
areas and lake access.

Twelve Mile Recreation Area sits at the
confluence of the Seneca and Twelve Mile
rivers, forming Lake Hartwell. The park,
managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers,
has a boat launch, playground, picnic shelters,
and restrooms. Swimming is allowed (at your
own risk) and fishing is permitted.

Devils Fork State Park has some of the
best trout fishing in the state. Lake Jocassee
is mountain spring-fed and surrounded by
7,500 acres of mostly undeveloped land. The
park serves as the only access point to the lake.
Unusually cool and clear, the water of Lake
Jocassee is great for trout, as well as scuba divers
and swimmers. Overnight guests have their
choice of a fully-furnish villa or one of two
campgrounds near the lake.

Devils Fork State Park Surrounding the shoreline of beautiful
Lake Jocassee are the breathtaking Jocassee
Gorges, steep rocky walls of the Blue Ridge
Mountains that carry stream water from the
various mountain rivers down to the lake.
National Geographic has called the Jocassee
Gorges one of "50 of the World's Last Great
Places—Destinations of a Lifetime." Some
of the waterfalls are accessible only by boat
on Lake Jocassee. The mountain streams are
excellent for trout fishing. Trails throughout
the Jocassee Gorges and along the lake shore
provide moderate to strenuous hikes that are
well worth the remarkable views.
Abernathy Waterfront Park

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