Profound Upstate Guidebook
Sightseeing
Great for watersports, boating, and swimming! Boat Rentals available at marina. The lake is 18,000 acres, with 300 miles of shoreline. The average depth is 54 ft. and the lake is approx. 26 miles long!
77 locals recommend
Lake Keowee
Great for watersports, boating, and swimming! Boat Rentals available at marina. The lake is 18,000 acres, with 300 miles of shoreline. The average depth is 54 ft. and the lake is approx. 26 miles long!
Lake Jocassee is within Devils Fork State Park and only 5% of Lake Jocassee shoreline can be developed. It has beautiful waterfalls and is great for fishing. Boat rentals are available as well. Get there early in the summer, because they limit the number of boats on the lake!
61 locals recommend
Lake Jocassee
Lake Jocassee is within Devils Fork State Park and only 5% of Lake Jocassee shoreline can be developed. It has beautiful waterfalls and is great for fishing. Boat rentals are available as well. Get there early in the summer, because they limit the number of boats on the lake!
Jones Gap State Park
303 Jones Gap RdGreat for hiking and sight seeing waterfalls!
Amazing views and great place to watch the sunrise and sunset
76 locals recommend
Fred W. Symmes Chapel
100 Ymca Camp RoadAmazing views and great place to watch the sunrise and sunset
Big Rock Mountain
Great for hiking!
Take a day trip to go ziplining with friends and family!
170 locals recommend
The Gorge - A Zipline Canopy Tour
166 Honey Bee DrTake a day trip to go ziplining with friends and family!
The South Carolina Botanical Garden is located in Clemson and is a 295 acre garden and natural area. You can visit all the grounds for free. This is a perfect day trip for a nature lover!
69 locals recommend
South Carolina Botanical Garden - Fran Hanson Visitor's Center
150 Discovery LnThe South Carolina Botanical Garden is located in Clemson and is a 295 acre garden and natural area. You can visit all the grounds for free. This is a perfect day trip for a nature lover!
Great place for hiking and mountain biking. Beautiful views and sightseeing!
6 locals recommend
Issaqueena Trailhead
East Dam RoadGreat place for hiking and mountain biking. Beautiful views and sightseeing!
Big Rock Lake
Amazing views, hiking, swimming, kayaking
Table Rock State Park
158 East Ellison LaneBeautiful hike with amazing views!
Observation Tower on Sassafrass Mountain, the highest point in South Carolina. It is 3,553 feet above sea level. 20 miles north of Pickens!
35 locals recommend
Sassafras Mountain Trailhead
1391 F Van Clayton Memorial HwyObservation Tower on Sassafrass Mountain, the highest point in South Carolina. It is 3,553 feet above sea level. 20 miles north of Pickens!
An incomplete railroad tunnel for the Blue Ridge Rail Road of South Carolina. Approximately 1/4 mile of the tunnel is open to the public. The tunnel remains a constant temperature of 50 degrees year around!
73 locals recommend
Stumphouse Mountain Tunnel
Stumphouse Tunnel RoadAn incomplete railroad tunnel for the Blue Ridge Rail Road of South Carolina. Approximately 1/4 mile of the tunnel is open to the public. The tunnel remains a constant temperature of 50 degrees year around!
Oconee State Park is located in the Blue Ridge Mountain region. This park is 1165 acres. Great place for camping and hiking!
25 locals recommend
Oconee State Park
624 State Park RdOconee State Park is located in the Blue Ridge Mountain region. This park is 1165 acres. Great place for camping and hiking!
272 acre former state park located on Hwy. 11. There is a lake for fishing, a playground, mountain biking and a walking trail!
7 locals recommend
Pleasant Ridge County Park
4232 SC-11272 acre former state park located on Hwy. 11. There is a lake for fishing, a playground, mountain biking and a walking trail!
Whitewater Falls
Beautiful waterfall views and hiking
Twin Falls Trail
Waterfalls RoadHiking trail with views of Twin Falls!
Over 50 acres, The Hagood MIll features an 1845 gristmill, blacksmith shop, moonshine still, a cotton gin, and restored log cabins. It also features a nature trail and gift shop. Every third Saturday of the month there is a different musical performance!
22 locals recommend
Hagood Mill
138 Hagood Mill RdOver 50 acres, The Hagood MIll features an 1845 gristmill, blacksmith shop, moonshine still, a cotton gin, and restored log cabins. It also features a nature trail and gift shop. Every third Saturday of the month there is a different musical performance!
City/town information
The home of the Clemson Tigers. A great place to day trip and walk through the quaint downtown, go eat at fun restaurants, or shop!
77 locals recommend
Clemson
The home of the Clemson Tigers. A great place to day trip and walk through the quaint downtown, go eat at fun restaurants, or shop!
Amazing downtown with endless restaurants and stores to choose from. Visit Falls Park to see the waterfall or take a walk on the Swamp Rabbit Trail!
210 locals recommend
Greenville
Amazing downtown with endless restaurants and stores to choose from. Visit Falls Park to see the waterfall or take a walk on the Swamp Rabbit Trail!
Close to the house, and has some different restaurant and coffee shop options!
18 locals recommend
Pickens
Close to the house, and has some different restaurant and coffee shop options!
Great local small town just north of Greenville SC. Great food at Upcountry Provisions, Topsoil, Monkey Wrench, Swamp Rabbit Brewery, and Pink Mamas Ice Cream.
Great farmers market in the summer time. Sunrift Outdoors has options for bike rentals for the swamp rabbit trail for a smooth easy bike ride into Greenville or Furman University.
94 locals recommend
Travelers Rest
Great local small town just north of Greenville SC. Great food at Upcountry Provisions, Topsoil, Monkey Wrench, Swamp Rabbit Brewery, and Pink Mamas Ice Cream.
Great farmers market in the summer time. Sunrift Outdoors has options for bike rentals for the swamp rabbit trail for a smooth easy bike ride into Greenville or Furman University.
Great town to visit for food, drinks and sight seeing. Don’t miss Oskar Blues Brewery and Equesta Brewery.
232 locals recommend
Brevard
Great town to visit for food, drinks and sight seeing. Don’t miss Oskar Blues Brewery and Equesta Brewery.
Golf
A public golf course in Clemson, SC. This course is the home of the Clemson Men and Women's golf teams!
12 locals recommend
The Walker Course
210 Madren Center DrA public golf course in Clemson, SC. This course is the home of the Clemson Men and Women's golf teams!
The Rock Golf Club & Resort
171 Sliding Rock RdGolf course very close to the Big Rock Bungalow!
River Tubing
Family friendly river tubing that has been operating since 1982. The perfect outdoor adventure!
83 locals recommend
Green River Cove Tubing
5200 Green River Cove RdFamily friendly river tubing that has been operating since 1982. The perfect outdoor adventure!
Visit the Saluda River Outdoor Center for River Tubing. Must be 6 years old to tube. Life jackets are provided. The average float time is 2 hours!
Saluda River
Visit the Saluda River Outdoor Center for River Tubing. Must be 6 years old to tube. Life jackets are provided. The average float time is 2 hours!
Silver Creek Tubing
3111 Silver Creek RdTubing down the Green River. Choose between 2 hour or 4 hour float trip!
Walking/Biking Trail
The Doodle Trail is a 7.5 mile trail, perfect for walking, running, biking and rollerblading
8 locals recommend
Doodle Trail
Doodle TrailThe Doodle Trail is a 7.5 mile trail, perfect for walking, running, biking and rollerblading
The Swamp Rabbit Trail is a 22 mile trail that connects Greenville and Travelers Rest. A fun way to spend your day!
217 locals recommend
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Swamp Rabbit TrailThe Swamp Rabbit Trail is a 22 mile trail that connects Greenville and Travelers Rest. A fun way to spend your day!
Public mountain biking facility in Walhalla, SC. $5 per vehicle to enter the park!
9 locals recommend
Stumphouse Mountain Bike Park
105 Stumphouse Tunnel RdPublic mountain biking facility in Walhalla, SC. $5 per vehicle to enter the park!