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Hartwell Lake

Southern Off Road Bicycle Association, Athens Chapter
Cradle of Forestry in America Interpretive Association

See the Hartwell Lake website for additional information. Primary recreational opportunities are listed below.

Directions & Lake History/Factoid
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).

Lake History

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.

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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

88 Recreation areas at Hartwell Lake

	Area Status
Apple Island Access
Asbury							D	A
Bartons Mill Access					X
Big Oaks Recreation Area   $							D	A GS	X		M
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
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
Cove Inlet Access					X
Crawfords Ferry Access							D
Crescent   $				X				GS	X
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
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
Paynes Creek		E D		X	X		D		X	BE	M
Poplar Springs   $							D	A GS
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
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
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
Twin Lakes Recreation Area   $							D P	A GS	X
Walker Creek Access					X
Watsadler Campground   $				X			D		X
Weldon Island					X		D	A GS
White City Ramp Access					X
Corps Managed Managed by Others in Italics $ Corps Fees Collected