Discover Oconee

Durham Hall’s hidden gem

Event venue with original "Bull" Durham Smoking Tobacco ad painted on brick wall. Timeless setting with historic charm!

Love ya Mama

Mother's Day special: Earth Blooms Flower Farm is offering floral delivery to moms in Oconee County.

SC Ag + Art Tour

A free, self-guided tour of farms and farmers' markets featuring local artisans at each stop. Visit Oconee SC & Lake Hartwell Country are sponsors of this event.

Chau-Ram has grown!

Chau Ram County Park has increased in size and now includes 400-acres of protected land to be used for public recreation.

Men’s Journal Pick

The little town of Salem, SC gets recognized by Men's Journal as one of the top 50 places to view Fall color!

Eat Sleep Play: Oconee County

Great trip ideas from the road team at Blue Ridge Outdoors! Who knew upstate South Carolina could offer so much in the way of adventure?

Active Travel Adventures

Kit Parks of Active Travel Adventures chatted with the guides from Jocassee Lake Tours and got the inside scoop on their favorite ways to experience the wild beauty on Lake Jocassee.

Rural Scenic Long Creek, SC

Ever heard of Long Creek? Located in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, it might seem to be “in the middle of know where”. But its a locale with a good old days vibe. It remains rural with thousands of acres of National Forest land and rolling countryside where fruit orchards thrive. The area is best known

Jocassee Adventures

Visit Oconee SPOTLIGHT on Jocassee Adventures owner, Mike Atkins. Mike has been a scuba instructor on Lake Jocassee since 1984 and was the first commercial diver to operate on the lake. Lake Jocassee is a “dive mecca” for divers coming from Charlotte and Atlanta. Why? Because Lake Jocassee is really clear, really deep and has

Destination Oconee

SPOTLIGHT on Janet Harman, the Manager of Destination Oconee: Realizing the Future of Oconee County. This is a “tourism/destination marketing strategy” with the purpose of showcasing the natural assets of our county and building upon them. Destination Oconee is a driving force to enhance the economic climate within our county and accelerate efforts to continue

Sesquicentennial Milestone

Oconee Celebrated 150 Years! In 2018, to commemorate 150 years as a county, our Parks, Recreation & Tourism department complied a terrific TO DO list of recommended activities for locals and visitors to the area. 150 ways to spend your days in Oconee County:

Oconee County Chamber of Commerce

In 2017, individual chambers of commerce in Seneca, Walhalla & Westminster combined to form the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce. Vanessa Penton is Director of the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce. Even though it is now one chamber, there are offices in each municipality. SENECA office is located at 2 Leas Courtyard Drive (Debbie Meinert,