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J. Strom Thurmond Lake

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Directions and Factoids
Directions: Located on the Georgia/South Carolina state border just north of Augusta, GA. From I-20 take Exit 199 at Washington Rd. Drive north on Washington Rd. Turn right onto Highway 28 and drive approximately 20 miles to Clarks Hill, SC. Turn left onto Highway 22

Factoid: Thurmond Lake is the largest Corps of Engineers lake east of the Mississippi River. The lake encompasses 1,200 miles of shoreline, 70,000 acres of water and 80,000 acres of land. The Corps operates 5 Class A campgrounds, five major day use areas and many other recreational facilities. Thurmond Lake provides excellent striper and largemouth bass fishing and its expansive wildlife management program provides excellent hunting and wildlife observation opportunities. Thurmond also manages one of the largest timber operations within USACE.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
The list below includes Recreation Services Status of USACE managed areas (lines that contain the Corps Castle icon). Others, such as state or private marina operators, run additional parks. Please contact those agencies or individuals for information on the areas they manage.

Open    Partially Open    Seasonal Closure    Closed    Status Unknown

	Area Status
Aiken Baptist Association			X	X	X		CD D	A G
Aldersgate Church		N		X			CD	A G
Amity   $    (Make a Reservation)							CD D C	A GS	X
Baker Creek State Park		E G D		X	X			A GS	X	BE	H I M
Below Dam, GA
Below Dam, GA Hunter Access
Below Dam, SC   $    (Make a Reservation)							C P	A GS	X		H
Below Dam, SC Hunter Access
Benningsfield Creek
Big Hart				X			CD D C	A GS	X
Bobby Brown State Park		E G D	X		X		CD D C	A G GS	X		H I
Bordeaux Small Game Area
Broad River		E D		X	X		CD D C
Broad River Hunter Access
Bussey Point   $    (Make a Reservation)											Q H
Calhoun Falls							P
Catfish Penninsula
Central Christian Church		N	X	X	X		CD	A G		BE
Chamberlain Ferry, GA
Cherokee					X		CD D C	A GS	X	BE
Cherokee Creek
Clarks Hill Hunter Access					X
Clarks Hill Park   $    (Make a Reservation)							CD D C	A GS
Clay Hill		E N D		X	X
Columbia Wayside
Dordon Creek   $							CD D
Dordon Creek Hunter Access
Double Branches
Dozier Branch
Eddie Fletcher Park					X			A		BE
Elijah Clark State Park		E N P G D	X	X	X		CD D C P	A GS	X	BE	H
Fairview Presbyterian		E		X	X		CD D	A G GS
First Presbyterian Church		N		X	X		CD D	A G GS		BE
Fort Gordon Recreation Area		E P D	X	X	X	X	CD	A G GS	X	BE	H
Georgia-Carolina Council Boy Scouts of America		E N P	X	X	X		D			BE	H
Gill Point   $    (Make a Reservation)							CD D	A GS
Grace United Methodist Church				X	X		CD	A G		BE
Gracewood School and Hospital		N G		X	X		CD D P	A G GS	X	BE	H I
Hamilton Branch State Park		E N G		X	X		CD D	A G	X	BE	H I
Hawe Creek   $    (Make a Reservation)				X			CD D
Hawe Creek Hunter Access
Hesters Ferry		E N D		X	X		CD D
Hickory Knob State Park		E D	X	X	X		CD D C P		X		B H M
Holliday Park		N			X		CD P	A
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church		N		X	X		CD D	A G	X	BE
Keg Creek   $							CD D
Keg Creek Bank Fishing Area/Trail Head
Keg Creek Hunter Access
Lake Springs   $    (Make a Reservation)							CD D C	A GS	X		I
Lake Springs Hunter Access
Lake Springs Trail Head
Landam Creek					X
Leathersville
Leroys Ferry   $    (Make a Reservation)
Lloyd Creek
Mcduffie County Board of Education		N		X				A G		BE
Mcintosh Bottoms					X
Mistletoe State Park		E N P G D	X	X	X		D	A GS	X	BE	H I M
Modoc   $    (Make a Reservation)				X			CD D		X		H
Modoc Ramp							CD D
Morrahs   $							CD D
Mt Carmel				X			CD
Mt. Pleasant
Murry Creek
Murry Creek Hunter Access
Newford Creek
Parksville   $    (Make a Reservation)							CD D C	A GS	X
Parksville Dove Fields
Parksville Wayside								A GS
Parkway					X
Petersburg   $    (Make a Reservation)				X			CD D C	GS	X		M
Petersburg Trail Head								GS
Pine Point Club		E		X	X		CD D	GS	X
Pistol Creek
Plum Branch Yacht Club		E D	X		X	X	CD D	GS		BE
Raysville		E D		X	X		D C
Raysville Marina		E N			X	X	CD
Ridge Road   $    (Make a Reservation)				X			CD C		X
Ridge Road West
Rousseau Creek
Russell Creek
Savannah Lakes Marina				X		X	CD			BE
Scotts Ferry   $							CD D
Shriver Creek
Soap Creek
Soap Creek Marina		E D	X		X	X	CD D C			BE
South Carolina National Guard		E	X	X	X			GS
St. James Methodist Church		E		X			P	A G GS		BE
St. John's Methodist Church		N		X	X		CD	A G GS	X	BE
St. Mary's Church		N		X	X			A GS		BE
The Family Y			X	X	X		CD D	A G	X	BE	H I
Thurmond Marina				X	X	X	CD D P	G			H
Tradewinds Marina			X	X	X	X	CD D	G GS
Veterans Administration					X		P	G GS
Visitor Center								A
West Dam   $    (Make a Reservation)								A GS	X		M
West Dam Quail Area
West Dam Trail Head
Wildwood Park		E P G D		X	X		D C	A G GS	X	BE	Q H M
William Bryant Dorn Sports Fishing and Boating Facility					X		CD D P	GS
Winfield   $    (Make a Reservation)				X			CD D		X
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected

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