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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    Seasonal Closure    Closed    Status Unknown

	Area Status
Anderson Ymca				X			CD D	G GS			F
Apple Island Access
Asbury							CD D	A
Bartons Mill Access					X
Big Oaks Recreation Area   $    (Make a Reservation)							CD D	A GS	X		M
Big Water Marina		E N		X	X	X	CD D	G
Bradbury Access					X
Brown Road Ramp Access					X		CD D P	A
Broyles   $    (Make a Reservation)							CD D P	A GS	X
Bruce Creek					X		P	A
Camp Aquataba				X				A GS
Camp Creek Access							CD D
Camp Otaki				X
Camp Rotary				X			CD
Carters Ferry Access							D
Choestoea Access					X		CD D				H
Clemson City Park							CD P				M
Clemson East Beach				X	X		CD D	A
Clemson Marina				X	X	X	CD D		X
Clemson Park Access					X						F
Clemson University Ymca				X			CD D	A GS		BE
Cleveland Access							D
Colbert First Baptist Church		N G			X		CD P
Coneross Park   $    (Make a Reservation)				X			CD D		X
Cove Inlet Access					X
Crawfords Ferry Access							CD D
Crescent   $    (Make a Reservation)				X				GS	X
Darwin Wright				X			CD P	A GS	X	BE
Denver Access							CD D
Double Spring Access							CD D
Duncan Branch Access
Durham Access
Eighteen Mile Access							CD D
Elrod Ferry   $    (Make a Reservation)							CD D	A GS	X
Fair Play					X		CD D	A GS	X	BE
First United Methodist Church				X	X
Franklin County Access					X
Friendship Access					X		CD D
Friendship Recreation Area								A	X	BE
Georgia River   $							P	A
Glenn Ferry Access   $							CD D
Green Pond Access					X		CD D
Gum Branch					X		CD D	A GS
Harbor Light Marina				X	X	X	CD D
Hart State Park		E N D		X	X		CD D C	A G	X	BE	H I
Hartwell Marina				X	X	X	CD D
Hartwell Shores				X			CD
Holcomb Access					X
Holder's Access					X
Honea Path Access
Hoyt- Tilley					X
Hurricane Creek Access					X		CD D
Jack's Landing Access					X
Jarrett Ramp Access
Jenkins Ferry							CD D
Lake Hartwell Camping and Cabins		E	X		X		CD D	GS	X	BE P
Lake Hartwell State Park		E N D	X	X	X		D C	A GS	X
Lake Hartwell Yacht Club					X		D
Lakeshore Ramp					X
Lawrence Bridge					X		CD D	A
Long Point Recreation Area					X		CD D	A GS	X
Martin Creek Access							CD D
Mary Ann Branch Access							CD D
Milltown Campground		N G D		X	X		CD D	GS	X
Mountain Bay Park					X		CD
Mullins Ford				X	X		CD D	A
New Prospect Access							CD D
Oconee Point Campground   $    (Make a Reservation)				X			CD D		X
Old 96 Girl Scout Camp		N		X				GS	X		H
Paynes Creek		E D		X	X		CD D		X	BE	M
Poplar Springs   $    (Make a Reservation)							CD D	A GS
Port Bass Access					X
Portman Marina		N D		X	X	X	CD D
Powderbag Creek Access							D
Quarry Hunting Area
Reed Creek Access					X
Richland Creek Access   $							CD D
River Forks					X		CD D	A GS	X	BE
Rock Spring Access
Rocky Ford Access					X		D
Sacred Heart Church							CD
Sadlers Creek St. Pk		E N G D		X	X		D	A GS	X	BE	H
Sc Dove Field/Hunting Area
Seneca Creek Access					X
Singing Pines   $    (Make a Reservation)				X			CD D P	A GS	X
South Carolina 123 Fishing Pier							P
South Carolina River Area							P	GS			M
South Union Access					X
Spring Branch							CD D
Springfield Campground   $    (Make a Reservation)				X			CD D		X
Stephens County					X		CD D P	A
Tabor Access
Tiger Cove Campground		E N	X				CD D
Timber Lake Access					X
Townville							CD D
Tugaloo State Park		E N G D	X	X	X		CD D	A GS	X	BE	H
Twelve Mile					X		CD D	A GS	X	BE
Twin Lakes Campground    (Make a Reservation)				X				GS	X
Twin Lakes Recreation Area   $    (Make a Reservation)							CD D P	A GS	X
Walker Creek Access					X
Watsadler Campground   $    (Make a Reservation)				X			CD D		X
Weldon Island					X		CD D	A GS
Western Carolina Sailing Club		N		X	X	X	CD D	A
White City Ramp Access					X
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected

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