Many recreational facilities are available to tourists and residents alike, including fishing streams, lakes for fishing, swimming, boating, water skiing, campgrounds, mountain trails for hiking, and excellent golf courses.
The Seneca Recreation Department conducts an excellent recreation program that offers activities and facilities for every age group. The department's newest facility is The Shaver Recreation Complex, offering active and passive recreation opportunities. The facilities are available for use by city residents and visitors to the area.
Fishing and Boating
Lakes of all sizes sparkle amid the towering mountains and rolling countryside of
our area. These include 55,000 acre Lake Hartwell and 18,500 acre Lake Keowee, and the rainbow trout filled Lake Jocassee. All three provide some 1,300 miles of picturesque shoreline. Oconee County is the home of the famous Sumter National
Forest which covers 33,000 square miles.
The sport of boating is made easy by the number of lakes in the area. On a pretty day, boats dot the water of Lakes Jocassee, Keowee, and Hartwell. Canoeing and rafting are popular sports on the famous Chattooga River.
There is perhaps no better fishing to be found anywhere than in this area. Ranging from trout in a clear mountain creek to the big bass jumping in Lake Keowee, the selection is fantastic.
Golf
Oconee Country Club is located on Highway 123 between Seneca and Westminster. Chickasaw Point and Foxwood Hills Golf Courses are located
near Fair Play in the southern portion of Oconee County. Keowee Key Country Club is located on Highway 183 near Duke Power's World of Energy. Cross Creek is south of Seneca on Route 488. Falcons' Lair is located off Highway
11, north of Walhalla. Nearby in Clemson is the prestigious Walker Course.
Clemson University
8 miles east of Seneca, Clemson provides unlimited facilities for college
academics as well as athletics and cultural events such as theatre, concerts, visiting professors, and world-renowned dignitaries.
Oconee County Parks
Chau-Ram, scenic mountain park, located approximately 3 miles west of Westminster on Highway 76, on Chauga River and Ramsey Creek. High Falls, on Lake Keowee, 11 miles from Walhalla off Highway
183 near Duke Power's World of Energy. South Cove, on Lake Keowee 2 miles from Seneca at the end of South Cove Road. Camping, swimming, picnicking, recreation building and shelters are for rent;
tennis courts at South Cove and High Falls; putt-putt golf courses at High Falls, South Cove and Chau-Ram; walking/jogging trail at South Cove; tubing on the Chauga at your own risk and a nature
trail at Chau-Ram. Telephone Oconee County PRT office at 864-638-4212; High Falls Park 864-882-8234; South Cove Park 864-882-5250; Chau-Ram Park 864-647-9286. 
South Carolina State Parks
There are four S.C. State Parks located in Oconee County including Devils Fork, Oconee, Oconee Station, and Lake Hartwell. Oconee Station is an historic site and conducts entrepretive programs. The other three parks
feature amenities such as boat ramps, camping sites, picnic areas, nature trails, bathing, etc. Devils Fork (located on Lake Keowee) also features
beautiful mountain villas. For further information or reservations, contact Devils Fork State Park at 864-944-2639, Oconee State Park at 864-638-5353, Oconee Station State Park at 864-638-0079, and Lake Hartwell State Park at 864-972-3352.
Fish Hatchery
One of the largest trout hatcheries in the country. It has an annual capacity of over one million trout which are used to re-stock mountain streams. Beautiful scenery, ancient trees, picnic tables, shelter,
and outdoor cooking pits available. Hiking trail from hatchery to Burrell's Ford along the Chattooga River. Located off Highway 107 north of Walhalla. The Fish Hatchery is in the transition of being
transferred to the State of South Carolina.
Duke Power World Of Energy
An outstanding attraction at the site of the Oconee Nuclear Generating Station in Oconee County. A beautiful and graphic display showing the transforming of atomic power into electrical energy.
Overlooks the vast Keowee-Toxaway Power Project. Telephone 864-885-4600. Located near intersection of Highways 183 and 130. Open daily.
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