Major improvements at state park in Oconee

Duke Energy has announced major improvements at Devils Fork State Park in Oconee County, to help manage growing interest in the state’s only public access to Lake Jocassee. Among them are:

 

At Double Springs boat-in camping area
The development of 12 new boat-in sites
The relocation of the original 13 sites to more scenic spots
A new composting toilet
At the primary campground
50 new boat/trailer parking spaces
At a new non-motorized lake access point
54 new single-vehicle parking spaces
Picnic tables
Walk-in access to the lake
A new restroom facility
The 25 boat-in campsites at Double Springs are reservable. New parking spaces and other improvements will be available in early June.

 

“Our partnership with Duke Energy is exceptional. The company has helped us deliver quality customer service to the public and meet our stewardship obligations for many years,” said Paul McCormack, Director of the State Park Service.

 

The Devils Fork project is estimated at $4 million. It is among several that Duke Energy supported for parks in the past two years. In  2019, the utility company developed Camp Cedar Creek at Keowee-Toxaway State Park, a $5.4 million lakefront group camp off the state’s Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway.