Friendship Still A Popular Recreation Area

Before Lakes Keowee and Jocassee, outdoor fun in Oconee often centered on Lake Hartwell and, in particular, a popular day use and boat landing spot in southern Oconee. To this day, the Friendship recreation area near SC 24 is one of the more popular spots. Having grown up in Seneca, Phil Shirley said he wants to keep it that way…

Shirley said that he’d like to see the County’s Parks, Recreation and Tourism holdings expanded to keep the day-use area open. The U-S Army Corps of Engineers recently included the day use area on its list for closings.