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Stumphouse Tunnel - Walhalla SC
The tunnel was a project that was planned in the 1850s to connect South Carolina to the Midwest with a direct rail line. Unfortunately, work on the project was abandoned during the War Between the States due to the lack of funds. 1,300 feet of the tunnel is open to the public. The park area features the beautiful Issaqueena Falls, picnic areas and a hiking trail.
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Station Cove Falls - Mountain Rest SC
An easy, 30-minute hike through a beautiful Appalachian cove forest takes you to Station Cove Falls
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Spoonauger Falls in Sumter National Forest - Mountain Rest SC
Spoonauger Falls runs down a stepped rock face in a broad sheet. The 50 foot falls is one of the more popular (and camera friendly) in this neck of the Chattooga River watershed. It is an easy 20 minute, 1/2 mile hike in the Sumter National Forest.
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South Cove County Park on Lake Keowee - Seneca SC
South Cove County Park is located on the clear waters of Lake Keowee
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Ram Cat Alley - Seneca SC
Located in the historic district of downtown Seneca, South Carolina
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Oktoberfest - Walhalla SC
"Guten Tag!" Celebrate Walhalla's German heritage by enjoying wurst and kraut, strudel, crafts, lederhosen, German polkas, waltzes, authentic German music and dancers, and carnival rides.
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Oconee Station - Walhalla SC
Oconee Station was built in 1792 as one in a series of blockhouses along the South Carolina frontier and was garrisoned with troops until 1799. The buildings were established during a period of tension between white settlers and the Indians. The adjacent William Richards House, built in 1805, is believed to be the first brick house built in the northwest corner of South Carolina and was a successful trading post.
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Oconee State Park - Mountain Rest SC
Oconee State Park has all of the perks of a relaxing mountain getaway. Rustic, CCC-era cabins, family campgrounds and a lake with a swimming hole, canoe rentals and fishing opportunities are only a sample of the park’s offerings.
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Licklog & Pigpen Falls - Mountain Rest SC
Two waterfalls for the price of one....Perfect place for a Family outing
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Lake Jocassee - Salem SC
The lake has 7,500 acres of deep water and 75 miles of shoreline. The lake, named “Place of the Lost One” because of a Cherokee legend. Jocassee, an Indian maiden, was said to have drowned herself in grief over the murder of her lover. The popular recreation area is surrounded by mountains and waterfalls. The lake is located in Oconee and Pickens Counties.
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King Creek Waterfalls - Mountain Rest SC
This hike through the Sumter National Forest is a 30 minute, moderate 1/2 mile one-way trip and suited to hikers of all abilities.
This waterfall provides a relaxing hike, photogenic falls, and places to dabble in the water.
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Issaqueena Falls - Walhalla SC
This beautiful waterfall is named for a Creek maiden called Issaqueena. There are many legends about Issaqueena. The most popular story tells how as a girl Issaqueena was captured by the Cherokee and given the name Cateechee...
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Hidden Falls - Mountain Rest SC
This is an excellent hike for all members of the family
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Devils Fork State Park - Lake Jocassee - Salem SC
The mountain spring-fed Lake Jocassee encompassed by the Jocassee Gorges, waterfalls accessible only by boat and some of the best South Carolina trout fishing are all part of the allure of Devils Fork State Park.
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Chau Ram Falls - Westminister SC
This is an excellent location for a family outing
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Chattooga River - Long Creek SC
Designated the South’s first National Wild and Scenic River in 1974, the Chattooga is one of the premier whitewater rafting rivers in the Eastern United States, dropping an average of 49.3 feet per mile.
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Bull Sluice Rapids on the Chattooga River - Long Creek SC
Bull Sluice is a prominent rapid on the Georgia and South Carolina border on the Chattooga River, which was featured in the film Deliverance.
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Brasstown Falls - Long Creek SC
First explored by the Cherokee Indians, Brasstown Falls was originally named Itseyi, or place of fresh green. However, the word was misinterpreted by early pioneers, as they confused it with the Cherokee word for "brass," thus the current name came to be.
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