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Directions and Factoids
Directions: The dam is located just off of U.S. Hwy 29 on the South Carolina/Georgia border. The Hartwell Operation's Managers Office and Visitor Center is located one mile past the dam on the Georgia side (or 5 miles north of Hartwell, Georgia).

Factoid: Hartwell Lake is one of the most popular Corps lakes in the nation. Built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1955 and 1963 as part of a flood control, hydropower, and navigation project, authorized purposes now include recreation, water quality, water supply, and fish and wildlife management. Hartwell Lake comprises nearly 56,000 acres of water with a shoreline of 962 miles. Over 20,000 acres of public land surrounds the lake. The Corps operates 8 campgrounds, 15 major day use areas, and numerous other lake-access areas.

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    Closed    Status Unknown

	Area Status
Apple Island Access
Asbury							D	A
Bartons Mill Access					X
Big Oaks Recreation Area   $							D	A GS	X		M
Reserve Big Oaks Recreation Area
Big Water Marina		E N		X	X	X	D	G
Bradbury Access					X
Brown Road Ramp Access					X		D P	A
Broyles   $							D P	A GS	X
Reserve Broyles
Bruce Creek					X		P	A
Camp Creek Access							D
Carters Ferry Access							D
Choestoea Access					X		D				H
Clemson City Park							P				M
Clemson Park Access					X						F
Cleveland Access							D
Coneross Park   $				X			D		X
Reserve Coneross Park
Cove Inlet Access					X
Crawfords Ferry Access							D
Crescent   $				X				GS	X
Reserve Crescent
Darwin Wright				X			P	A GS	X	BE
Denver Access							D
Double Spring Access							D
Duncan Branch Access
Durham Access
Eighteen Mile Access							D
Elrod Ferry   $							D	A GS	X
Reserve Elrod Ferry
Fair Play					X		D	A GS	X	BE
Franklin County Access					X
Friendship Access					X		D
Friendship Recreation Area								A	X	BE
Georgia River   $							P	A
Glenn Ferry Access   $							D
Green Pond Access					X		D
Gum Branch					X		D	A GS
Harbor Light Marina				X	X	X	D
Hart State Park		E N D		X	X		D C	A G	X	BE	H I
Hartwell Marina				X	X	X	D
Hartwell Project Visitor Center
Holcomb Access					X
Holder's Access					X
Honea Path Access
Hoyt- Tilley					X
Hurricane Creek Access					X		D
Jack's Landing Access					X
Jarrett Ramp Access
Jenkins Ferry							D
Lake Hartwell Camping and Cabins		E	X		X		D	GS	X	BE P
Lake Hartwell State Park		E N D	X	X	X		D C	A GS	X
Lakeshore Ramp					X
Lawrence Bridge					X		D	A
Long Point Recreation Area					X		D	A GS	X
Martin Creek Access							D
Mary Ann Branch Access							D
Milltown Campground		N G D		X	X		D	GS	X
Mountain Bay Park					X
Mullins Ford				X	X		D	A
New Prospect Access							D
Oconee Point Campground   $				X			D		X
Reserve Oconee Point Campground
Paynes Creek		E D		X	X		D		X	BE	M
Poplar Springs   $							D	A GS
Reserve Poplar Springs
Port Bass Access					X
Portman Marina		N D		X	X	X	D
Powderbag Creek Access							D
Reed Creek Access					X
Richland Creek Access   $							D
River Forks					X		D	A GS	X	BE
Rock Spring Access
Rocky Ford Access					X		D
Sadlers Creek St. Pk		E N G D		X	X		D	A GS	X	BE	H
Seneca Creek Access					X
Singing Pines   $				X			D P	A GS	X
Reserve Singing Pines
South Carolina 123 Fishing Pier							P
South Carolina River Area							P	GS			M
South Union Access					X
Spring Branch							D
Springfield Campground   $				X			D		X
Reserve Springfield Campground
Stephens County					X		D P	A
Tabor Access
Timber Lake Access					X
Townville							D
Tugaloo State Park		E N G D	X	X	X		D	A GS	X	BE	H
Twelve Mile					X		D	A GS	X	BE
Twin Lakes Campground				X				GS	X
Reserve Twin Lakes Campground
Twin Lakes Recreation Area   $							D P	A GS	X
Reserve Twin Lakes Recreation Area
Walker Creek Access					X
Watsadler Campground   $				X			D		X
Reserve Watsadler Campground
Weldon Island					X		D	A GS
White City Ramp Access					X
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected