Site:

Lake Jocassee

Location:

Salem, SC

Dive Type:

Lake

Associtated Costs:

$2.00 per person park entrance fee

Depth:

300'

Temperature:

50° s F to 70° s F depending on the time of year 

Visibility:

0' - 20' 

Things to see:

The dive sites are inside Devil's Fork State Park. There is an unused boat ramp called the "Diver's Ramp", and on a summer weekend you will find divers from 3 states(SC, NC, GA). There are 2 platforms for training (20' and 40'), and guide lines that go in different directions. There are a few things divers have sunk to see, and past 100' it gets dark. If you are boat diving, on the other side of the lake a genuine Chinese junk was sunk at about 60'. Lines extend from there also, and one goes off the stern over a cliff past 170'. As this was at one time a quarry, there are levels cut into the stone. Tech divers dive on the remains of an inn which were there before the lake was filled.

Diving Hours:

24

Air Fills:

Yes

Local Shops:

Off the Wall
350 Jocassee Lake Road
Salem, SC 29676
(864) 944-9255
http://www.offthewalldiving.com

Bermuda Triangle (2 locations)
Greenville, SC
Pelham @ I-85 Center
(864) 286-3483

Asheville, NC
I-240, exit 3B
(828) 252-8707
http://www.24scuba.com

Downunder Dive Center
1325 N Country Club Rd.
Brevard, NC 28712
http://www.scubadownunder.com

The Scuba Shop
333 Whitney Road
Spartanburg, SC  29303
Phone: 864-585-5694
Fax: 864-585-5694
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http://www.scubashopsc.com

Camping:

Yes

Website:

http://www.lakejocassee.com

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