LAKE JOCASSEE

Lake Jocassee is one of South Carolina’s most dramatic mountain lakes, covering about 7,500 acres in Oconee and Pickens counties and plunging to roughly 351 feet at its deepest point. Jocassee’s cold, clear water creates a fishery unlike most reservoirs in the region: brown and rainbow trout are major attractions, while smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and other black bass give bass anglers serious reasons to explore its coves and deep structure. The lake is surrounded by rugged protected land, and steep mountain shorelines, hidden waterfalls and clear water give a day here a completely different feeling from a typical Piedmont reservoir. Devils Fork State Park serves as the primary gateway for boating, camping and exploring the lake. Whether you come to chase trout, bass, waterfalls or simply see one of the Upstate’s most scenic bodies of water, Jocassee feels like a destination rather than just another place to launch a boat.