Editors' picks across 8categories — the dock with the deepest channel, the winery with the view, the restaurant with the right wine list, the trail nobody's on at sunrise.
The waterfront restaurant at Portman Marina in Anderson — fresh seafood, steaks, pasta, and sushi, with patio seating over the water.
Visit ↗Casual American fare on the water at Clemson Marina in Seneca, at the lake's northwest end.
Visit ↗A boat-in, drive-in, walk-in restaurant at Hartwell Marina on the Georgia shore, with guest docks for pulling up straight from the water.
Visit ↗A full-service marina on the lake's south end in Anderson — slips, storage, and the on-site Galley Restaurant.
Visit ↗A full-service marina in Seneca offering boat sales, pontoon and ski-boat rentals, storage, and service, at the lake's northwest corner near Clemson.
Visit ↗A family-owned marina on the Georgia shore with wet slips up to 70 feet, dry storage, a gas dock, and the Boathouse Grill on site.
Visit ↗A marina and campground on the South Carolina shore near Starr, with boat slips, a boat ramp, and lakefront camping.
Visit ↗The Army Corps of Engineers dam that created the lake — a concrete-gravity structure 1,900 feet long and 204 feet high at its tallest point, flanked by earthen embankments that stretch the structure past three miles. Built 1955-1962; the hydroelectric plant went online in April 1962.
Visit ↗A 395-acre South Carolina state park on a peninsula into the lake — six miles of hiking and biking trails, a 100-foot fishing pier, two boat ramps, and lakefront camping.
Visit ↗A 393-acre Georgia state park on a peninsula on the lake's Georgia shore, with a sand swimming beach and two boat ramps.
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