Overview
A brief introduction to J Strom Thurmond Lake
Thurmond Lake is the largest Corps of Engineers lake east of the Mississippi River. The lake encompasses 1,200 miles of shoreline, 70,000 acres of water and 80,000 acres of land. The Corps operates 10 Class A campgrounds, five major day use areas and many other recreational facilities. Thurmond Lake provides excellent striper and largemouth bass fishing and its large wildlife management program provides excellent hunting and wildlife observation opportunities.
Lake Strom Thurmond, officially designated J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir at the federal level, and Clarks Hill Lake by the state of Georgia, is a man-made reservoir at the border between the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina in the Savannah River Basin.
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Other nearby parks
Open to camping at other nearby parks? Here are a few other parks you'll find in the vicinity.
- Hamilton Branch State Park
- Mistletoe State Park
- Georgia Freshwater Campgrounds At Clay Hill
- Elijah Clark State Park
- Baker Creek State Park
- Hickory Knob State Resort Park
- Diamond Lakes Regional Park Campground - Augusta
- Georgia Freshwater Campgrounds At Hester's Ferry
- Aiken State Park
- Georgia Freshwater Campgrounds At Broad River
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