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Traveling to Oconee County
The Mountain Lakes region of Oconee County, South Carolina, is located north of I-85, 45 miles (72km) west of Greenville, SC and approximately 125 miles (201 km) east of Atlanta, GA.
■ BY AIR – From airport to Walhalla, SC: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport 2 hrs 12 mins Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport 1 hr 19 mins Asheville Regional 1 hr 29 mins Charlotte International Airport 2 hrs 34 mins Oconee County Regional Airport serves as the aviation gateway to Upstate South Carolina’s waterfalls, rivers and lakes. It is a full service airport with fuel and rental car availability. It is located within five minutes of both Seneca and Clemson South Carolina. 864-882-2959
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■ DRIVING:
From I-85, take exit 1 and follow the signage to SC Highway 11. Go 19.6 miles north to SC Highway 28 and exit to Walhalla.
Emergency Number
for Oconee County and Vicinity 9-1-1
Fire, Police, Ambulance
Oconee Memorial Hospital
298 Memorial Drive, Seneca, SC 29672 864.882.3351
Carolinas Poison Control Center
800.222.1222
Forest Fire Reporting
800.777.3473 • 800.735.8583 (TTY)
Sheriff
Anderson County 864.260.4400 Oconee County 864.638.4111 Pickens County 864.868.2603
Fire
864.898.5500 - Central, Norris, Six Mile Police 864.656.2222 - Clemson, Other Areas 864.226.6013 - Pendleton 864.944.6060 - Salem 864.885.2718 - Seneca City Only 864.638.4222 - Seneca, Other Areas 864.638.4345 - Walhalla 864.638.4222 - West Union
Police
864.639.4020 - Central 864.624.2000 - City of Clemson 864.656.2222 - Clemson University 864.944.2819 - Salem 864.885.2718 - Seneca City Only 864.638.5831 - Walhalla 864.647.3222 - Westminster
South Carolina Highway Patrol Emergencies Only 864.260.2200 800.768.1503
The Visit Oconee Visitor’s Guide is a bi-annual publication published by Visit Oconee SC in Oconee County, South Carolina. Its purpose is to provide information to visitors and tourists about Oconee and the surrounding area. It is available free of charge at numerous locations in Oconee, Pickens and Anderson counties and at South Carolina Welcome Centers. Any reproduction or duplication of this publication or any part thereof must be done with the publisher’s written permission. The publisher is not responsible for the claims made by the advertisers. Information current at the time of printing. Visit us at www.VisitOconeeSC.com. ■ RESOURCES
Special thanks to ...
Cities of Seneca, Walhalla, Westminster Oconee County Parks, Recreation and Tourism Oconee Heritage Center Pendleton District Commission South Carolina Department of Natural Resources South Carolina State Parks South Carolina State Trails Progam U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Forest Service Oconee County Chamber of Commerce Adam Wright, photographer Al Ward, photographer Russ Carlson, photographer
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