Collins Lake, Oconee County, South Carolina     User input for Collins Lake, Oconee County, South Carolina: Be the first to submit input for Collins Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        A wonderful lake like Miller Pond in close proximity to Collins Lake is a good place to check out; great hiking is available along the Chattooga Trail. Do stop by Cox Pond near Collins Lake, it's a striking lake; camping at Cassidy Bridge Campground is always a tremendous experience. Collins Lake gets a good deal of water; through March this area sees the most rain; October is when it's the driest. Collins Lake is great enough to spend more than a day at, Yellow       Branch Campground is a great local campground, and swing by Findley Branch it's a fine place to explore. Just can't get enough of Collins Lake. You'll meet a lot of people from Seneca here; Chauga River has a perfect whitewater paddling spot close by. This lake is so wonderful. There's pleasant hiking along the Burrells Ford Trail, and if you need a site to stay Days Inn Seneca/Clemson is a pleasant choice. At Collins Lake you can spot Wells Mountain.                  This lake is so wonderful. The Winding Stairs Trail offers hiking at its best; there's no such thing as a bad day of skiing at nearby Scaly Mountain. Dry warm beds await you at Jameson Inn Seneca, and whitewater paddling is wonderful on Cedar Creek. The warmest time of the year at Collins Lake comes with high temperatures in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures dip down into the 60's. For the duration of the wintertime highs are usually in the 50's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Collins Lake.   Jameson Inn Seneca, Seneca 11 miles away Featuring true Southern Hospitality, Legendary Service, white colonial design, Deluxe Breakfast, clean comfortable rooms, fitness center & sparkling pool. Close to area attractions, you will enjoy the... Days Inn Seneca/Clemson, Seneca 11 miles away Our motel is surrounded by lakes with the mountains nearby. There are numerous restaurants in the area, a cinema, shopping areas within walking distance and the hospital is only a couple of blocks. ... Current weather conditions at Collins Lake, Oconee County, South Carolina Local climate location: CLAYTON 12 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 34.71806 Longitude: -83.15111 South Carolina Lakes Complete list of all lakes in South Carolina Oconee County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Oconee County Books about Collins Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Collins Lake, Oconee County, South Carolina. Outdoors Recreation Near Seneca, South Carolina Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Seneca, South Carolina, the metro area neareast to Collins Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. South Carolina Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of South Carolina.     These outdoors activities are available near Collins Lake.   Hotels Near Collins Lake: Jameson Inn Seneca, Seneca, 11 miles away Days Inn Seneca/Clemson, Seneca, 11 miles away Days Inn Toccoa, Toccoa, 13 miles away Knights Inn & Suites Toccoa, Toccoa, 13 miles away Best Western Executive Inn, Seneca, 14 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Collins Lake: Yellow Branch Campground, Oconee County, 5 miles away Cassidy Bridge Campground, Oconee County, 6 miles away Cherry Hill, Mountain Rest, 6 miles away Keowee Falls RV Park, West Union, 8 miles away   Ski Areas Near Collins Lake: Scaly Mountain, North Carolina, 20 miles away       225 vertical feet Sky Valley, Georgia, 22 miles away       210 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Collins Lake: Chauga River, Oconee CountyCounty, 2 miles away       Class I-II(III) - 7.5 miles long (Cobbs Bridge Road to North Horseshoe Bridge Road) Cedar Creek, Oconee CountyCounty, 2 miles away       Class IV-V - 3 miles long (Blue Hole Falls to Cobbs Bridge Road) Chauga River, Oconee CountyCounty, 4 miles away       Class IV - 9.8 miles long (Route 290 /Cassidy Bridge Road to Cobbs Bridge Road)   National Parks Near Collins Lake: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN, 62 miles away Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC, 65 miles away   Trails Near Collins Lake: Chattooga Trail, Rabun County, 10 miles away Burrells Ford Trail, Rabun County, 13 miles away Winding Stairs Trail, Oconee County, 13 miles away   Lakes Near Collins Lake: Miller Pond, Oconee CountyCounty, 2 miles away Cox Pond, Oconee CountyCounty, 2 miles away