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J. Strom Thurmond Lake

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See the J. Strom Thurmond Lake website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.

Directions & Lake History/Factoid
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

Lake History

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.

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Recreation Services Status
Please see the list below for USACE managed areas. Other parks run by state or private marinas are not included in the list below. Please contact the state or private marina for additional information.

Open    Partially Open    Closed    Status Unknown

62 Recreation areas at J. Strom Thurmond Lake

	Area Status
Amity   $							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, SC   $							C P	A GS	X		H
Big Hart   $				X			D C	A GS	X
Bobby Brown State Park		E G D	X		X		D C	A G GS	X		H I
Broad River		E D		X	X		D C
Bussey Point   $											Q H
Calhoun Falls							P
Chamberlain Ferry, GA
Cherokee					X		D C	A GS	X	BE
Clarks Hill Park   $							D C	A GS
Clay Hill		E N D		X	X
Columbia Wayside
Dordon Creek   $							D
Double Branches
Eddie Fletcher Park					X			A		BE
Elijah Clark State Park		E N P G D	X	X	X		D C P	A GS	X	BE	H
Fort Gordon Recreation Area		E P D	X	X	X	X		A G GS	X	BE	H
Gill Point   $							D	A GS
Hamilton Branch State Park		E N G		X	X		D	A G	X	BE	H I
Hawe Creek   $				X			D
Hesters Ferry		E N D		X	X		D
Hickory Knob State Park		E D	X	X	X		D C P		X		B H M
Holliday Park		N			X		P	A
Keg Creek   $							D
Keg Creek Bank Fishing Area/Trail Head
Lake Springs   $							D C	A GS	X		I
Lake Springs Trail Head
Landam Creek					X
Leathersville
Leroys Ferry   $
Mistletoe State Park		E N P G D	X	X	X		D	A GS	X	BE	H I M
Modoc   $				X			D		X		H
Modoc Ramp							D
Morrahs   $							D
Mt Carmel   $				X
Mt. Pleasant
Murry Creek
Parksville   $							D C	A GS	X
Parksville Wayside								A GS
Parkway					X
Petersburg   $				X			D C	GS	X		M
Petersburg Trail Head								GS
Plum Branch Yacht Club		E D	X		X	X	D	GS		BE
Raysville		E D		X	X		D C
Raysville Marina		E N			X	X
Ridge Road   $				X			C		X
Savannah Lakes Marina				X		X				BE
Scotts Ferry   $							D
Soap Creek Marina		E D	X		X	X	D C			BE
South Carolina National Guard		E	X	X	X			GS
St Paul's Methodist Church				X
Thurmond Marina				X	X	X	D P	G			H
Tradewinds Marina			X	X	X	X	D	G GS
Visitor Center								A
Welcome Center
West Dam   $								A GS	X		M
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		D P	GS
Winfield   $				X			D		X
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected