Lake Jocassee, Oconee County, South Carolina     Custom Search User input for Lake Jocassee, Oconee County, South Carolina: My family and I rented a lovely country home called Maplecrest at Lake Jocasse. It was just perfect and very close to the Park and all the nearby Lake activities. It is hard to find a pet friendly rental but they were very accommodating! - James Richardson Lake Jocassee is a crystal clear mountain lake located in Upstate South Carolina. A pristine watershed created in the 1970's as part of the Jocassee Gorges Conservation Area. Jocassee is fed by a myraid of waterfalls, rivers and streams. The Lake is extremely deep with depths of up to 350 ft. making it a fisherman's paradise. The Lake has 75 miles of mostly undeveloped shoreline and is the Crown Jewel of the Southern Blueridge Mountains. A Jocassee Vacation is not to be missed. - John Robinson Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       Go to Lake Jocassee if you want to go to a nice lake. After a long day outdoors Sapphire Valley Resort is a fine place to spend a night or two, and going for a hike along the Foothills Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this area. Take a little visit to Toxaway River since you're here at Lake Jocassee, and if you're interested in hydro structures, you can pop by Jocassee Dam. This lake is so wonderful. Lake Jocassee is magnificent enough to spend       more than a day at, Devils Fork State Park is a magnificent local campground, and whitewater paddling is perfect on Little Eastatoe River. Paddling on Eastatoe Creek - Lower Gorge is so much fun, and there are other places here than Lake Jocassee, for example Toxaway Lake. All the water falling down from the sky makes Lake Jocassee a wet site; most of the rain falls during March; the driest month is April. Here at Lake Jocassee there are plenty of people                  from Brevard, and if you need a location to stay Best Western Executive Inn is a splendid choice. What a location this is for outdoors people. Camping at Keowee-Toxaway state Natural Area is always a perfect experience, and not far from Lake Jocassee you'll come across Lake Jocasse which is a pretty lake. Summertime at Lake Jocassee comes with high temperatures in the 70's. For the period of the moonlight hours it's typically in the 50's. All through the wintertime highs are typically in the 40's; all through the dark hours in the winter at Lake Jocassee temperatures drop to the 20's. This lake is so wonderful. While you're here at Lake Jocassee you can take a hike along the Winding Stairs Trail, and here at Lake Jocassee you can distinguish Bootleg Mountain.   Sapphire Valley Resort, Sapphire 13 miles away Scenic mountain views provide the perfect backdrop for this four-season resort. Hotel rooms, condominiums, and houses are nestled in the Blue Ridge mountains but are surrounded by activities for the e... Best Western Executive Inn, Seneca 15 miles away Find great customer service and amenities while staying at this full service Seneca, South Carolina hotel. Situated right off South Carolina's US Highway 123, the Best Western Executive Inn offers gr... Current weather conditions at Lake Jocassee, Oconee County, South Carolina Local climate location: HIGHLANDS 13 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 34.96 Longitude: -82.91944 South Carolina Lakes Complete list of all lakes in South Carolina Oconee County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Oconee County Books about Lake Jocassee List of books available on Amazon.com about Lake Jocassee, Oconee County, South Carolina. Outdoors Recreation Near Brevard, North Carolina Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Brevard, North Carolina, the metro area neareast to Lake Jocassee. 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 Lake Jocassee.   Hotels Near Lake Jocassee: Sapphire Valley Resort, Sapphire, 13 miles away Best Western Executive Inn, Seneca, 15 miles away Jameson Inn Seneca, Seneca, 16 miles away Sleep Inn Clemson, Clemson, 16 miles away Seneca-Days Inn Clemson, Seneca, 17 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Lake Jocassee: Devils Fork State Park, Salem, 2 miles away Keowee-Toxaway state Natural Area, Sunset, 7 miles away High Falls Park, Seneca, 9 miles away Westridge, Lake Toxaway, 9 miles away   Ski Areas Near Lake Jocassee: Scaly Mountain, North Carolina, 27 miles away       225 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Lake Jocassee: Little Eastatoe River, Pickens CountyCounty, 5 miles away       Class II-IV - 1.5 miles long (Dirt road off Highway 11 to Highway 11 bridge) Eastatoe Creek - Lower Gorge, Pickens CountyCounty, 5 miles away       Class II-III(V) - 2 miles long (Mill Creek to Dug Mountain Access) Horsepasture River, Transylvania CountyCounty, 7 miles away       Class V+ - 4.2 miles long (US Route 281 to Lake Jocassee)   National Parks Near Lake Jocassee: Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC, 44 miles away Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN, 59 miles away   Trails Near Lake Jocassee: Foothills Trail, Oconee County, 9 miles away Foothills Trail, Oconee County, 9 miles away Winding Stairs Trail, Oconee County, 12 miles away   Lakes Near Lake Jocassee: Lake Jocasse, Oconee CountyCounty, 0 miles away Toxaway Lake, Pickens CountyCounty, 0 miles away