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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    Closed    Status Unknown

	Area Status
Amity   $							D C	A GS	X
Reserve Amity
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
Reserve Below Dam, SC
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
Reserve Bussey Point
Calhoun Falls							P
Chamberlain Ferry, GA
Cherokee					X		D C	A GS	X	BE
Clarks Hill Park   $							D C	A GS
Reserve Clarks Hill Park
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
Reserve Gill Point
Hamilton Branch State Park		E N G		X	X		D	A G	X	BE	H I
Hawe Creek   $				X			D
Reserve Hawe Creek
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
Reserve Lake Springs
Lake Springs Trail Head
Landam Creek					X
Leathersville
Leroys Ferry   $
Reserve 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
Reserve Modoc
Modoc Ramp							D
Morrahs   $							D
Mt Carmel   $				X
Mt. Pleasant
Murry Creek
Parksville   $							D C	A GS	X
Reserve Parksville
Parksville Wayside								A GS
Parkway					X
Petersburg   $				X			D C	GS	X		M
Reserve Petersburg
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
Reserve Ridge Road
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
Reserve West Dam
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
Reserve Winfield
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected