Anderson / Lake Hartwell KOA

Split Creek Farm

Located just 10 minutes from the campground, Split Creek is a goat dairy farm which produces and sells 'all natural' goat milk products including cheeses, milk, fudge and soap as well as antiques and locally produced folk art. The farm is listed as an agricultural tourism stop on the SC Heritage Corridor. Visitors are welcome to visit and pre-arranged tours are available. Additional information is available at the Split Creek Farm website.

Pendleton Historic District

The district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the most visited little towns in America. When visiting Pendleton, be sure to stop at Hunter's Store which features an arts and crafts shop, bookstore and genealogy research library. In the town square is the Farmer's Society Hall. It is the centerpiece of the town, built in 1828. The town of Pendleton is just 10 minutes from our campground.

South Carolina Botanical Garden

Located 15 minutes from the campground, the SC Botanical Garden is part of Clemson University. It includes a butterfly garden, a wildflower meadow, a hosta garden and a dwarf conifer collection along with other native trees, scrubs and flowers. Different events, including plant sales, are held throughout the year. Visit the South Carolina Botanical Garden online for more information.

Stumphouse Tunnel

While visiting Isaqueena Falls be sure to see Stumphouse Tunnel. This unfinished railroad tunnel is a wonderful place to visit during the hot summer months as the tunnel stays a cool 55-60 degrees year round. Be sure to take a flashlight as the tunnel goes back 1400 feet! Issaqueena Falls is a spectacular 100 foot falls in Stumphouse Tunnel Park, northwest of Walhalla. The falls are named for an Indian maiden, Issaqueena. She rode to a nearby fort to warn of a pending Indian attack and then escaped her pursuers by pretending to leap to her death over the falls, but actually hid beneath them.

Livestock Arena

T. Ed Garrison Livestock Arena, part of Clemson University, is dedicated to providing opportunities for shows and sales, exhibits, and educational programs which benefit those in agriculture, agribusiness and the youth of South Carolina. Events include bull riding, rodeos, horse shows of all types, sales of horses, cattle and other livestock and the Farm and Ranch Expo.

Historic Plantation Houses

The Ashtabula and Woodburn Historic Plantation Houses are located near Pendleton, just 15 minutes from the campground. These two c.1830 large clapboard mansions were built as the Upcountry summer residences by the Lowcountry planters, Ladson Gibbes (Ashtabula) and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (Woodburn), to enjoy the more healthful climate of the foothills. Each house has a distinctly different architectural style and has been fully restored and authentically furnished in antebellum style. Each location has several historic outbuildings and Woodburn has a walking trail to ruins of late 19th century farm buildings. The Woodburn Farm was the birthplace of Jane Edna Hunter, daughter of tenant farmers, who became a leading African-American activist and reformer in Cleveland, OH, founding the Phillis Wheatley Association and is listed as one of the top 20 "Heroes" in Ohio history. Visit the Pendleton Historic Foundation for visiting hours, events and admission prices.

Bob Campbell Geology Museum

The Bob Campbell Geology Museum is located at the South Carolina Botanical Garden. Follow a winding pathway and see early mining equipment through a garden of flowers and shrubs. In the spacious display hall stands an imposing pair of limestone slabs from Morocco, each about seven-feet wide. They have been delicately chiseled away to expose the fossilized shells of 400-million-year-old sea creatures. In the corner is a 450 pound amethyst geode from Brazil, one of the larger specimens of its kind in a public museum. In addition to these spectacles, the geology museum is home to plant and animal fossils, meteorites, minerals, stone carvings, and gems, including one of the most extensive faceted gem collections in the Southeast. You can also see the largest topaz crystal ever found in this country, weighting in at nine pounds. There's even a small piece of "Howard's Rock" from the famous Death Valley stone in Clemson Memorial Stadium. The museum includes more than 5,000 individual pieces. Kids always enjoy the fluorescent mineral room with its glowing rocks.

Clemson University

Clemson University was founded in 1889, a legacy of Thomas Green Clemson, who willed his plantation home, its land, and other property to the state of South Carolina to establish a technical and scientific institution. Today, more than 16,000 students select from undergraduate and graduate degree programs in more than 70 fields of study. Visitor attractions include Fort Hill, home of John C. Calhoun, and the Rudolph E. Lee Gallery. Fort Hill was named a national treasure by the Save America's Treasures program and is on the National Register of Historic Places and the Rudolph E. Lee Gallery presents exhibitions of outstanding regional, national and international artists and architects.

Anderson County History Museum

The Anderson County Museum has exhibits that illustrate the history and heritage of Anderson County. Permanent exhibits include displays on textiles, electricity, religion, agriculture, military, the County Fair, and hot air balloons. See the Anderson County Museum website for additional information. The museum is located approximately 10 miles from the campground.

Anderson City Fire Department Museum

Experience an amazing collection of four fire trucks from the late 19th and early 20th century. The collection includes: a 1880s horse-drawn wagon; a 1911 American LaFrance Hose & Chemical Truck, the city's first motorized fire truck has solid rubber tires and is driven by a chain drive; a 1915 Seagrave Motor Pumping Engine, the first with spring-loaded bumpers and a 1919 Seagrave Motor Pumping Engine. The museum also features other antique fire fighting equipment. Open Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and by appointment.

Hagood Mill

Travel back in time to the 19th century and experience this working, water powered grist mill, built in 1825. The mill operates the third Saturday of every month. The grounds are open from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.