Overview

The South Carolina Upcountry includes 6 counties which are Anderson county, Greenville County, Cherokee County, Oconee County, Spartanburg County and Pickens County. It is located in northwest South Carolina. The Blue Ridge Mountains runs through this region.

The area is known for beautiful waterfalls, lakes, rivers and the outdoors.

The upcountry has close to 500 historic sites.

The Cherokee foothills Scenic Highway 11 is about 112 miles and can be accessed via I-85. The scenic drive is located in the southernmost peaks of the Blue Ridge mountains. It was once a Cherokee Indian trading path. The Scenic Highway passes the Sumter National Forest, the Mountain Bridge Wilderness, Cowpens National Battlefield, Oconee Station State Historic Site, Devil's Fork State Park and more SC state parks.

The climate of the upcountry is moderate.

Recreation in the area: horseback riding, ice-skiing, biking, whitewater rafting, boating, camping, hiking, tennis, golf, hunting and fishing.

Highlights

• Anderson
  • Anderson county Arts Center
  • Anderson county museum
  • Downtown Historic District
  • Split Creek Farm
• Blacksburg near Gaffney
  • Kings Mountain National Military Park - lodging in Kings Mountain NC
• Clemson
  • Bob Campbell Geology Museum
  • Fort Hill John C. Calhoun House Museum
  • Hanover House - French Huguenot home reconstructed
  • Old Stone Church
  • Rudolph E. Lee Gallery - art
  • South Carolina Botanical Garden
  • Treaty Oak Marker
• Clinton
  • Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
• Chesnee near Gaffney
  • Cowpens National Battlefield
  • Cowpens National Battlefield Anniversary Celebration - January
• Cowpens
  • Cowpens Depot and Museum - near Anderson
• Easley
  • Golden Creek Corn and Grist Mill - 19th century
• Gaffney
  • Cherokee County Veterans Museum
• Greenville
  • Beattie House
  • Museum and Gallery at Bob Jones University
  • Cherrydale at Furman University - antebellum mansion
  • Gassaway Mansion
  • Greenville County Museum of Art
  • Greenville Cultural Exchange center
  • Greenville Zoo
  • John Wesley United Methodist Church
  • Kilgore Lewis House built 1835
  • Falls Parks on the Ready River - public garden
  • Roper Mountain Science center
  • Shoeless Joe Jackson Memorial Park
  • The 16th SC Volunteers Museum and Library of Confederate History
• Greer
  • Greer Heritage Museum
  • Suber's Mill built 1908
  • BMW Zentrum
• Liberty
  • Antiquers Haven Museum and Shop
  • Carmel Church - mid-1700's
  • Ferne's Miniatures Dollhouse Museum and Shop
• Pendleton
  • Farmer's Society Hall - built 1828
  • Hunter's Store - 1850's
  • Pendleton District Agricultural Museum
  • St. Paul's Episcopal Church - built 1822
  • Pendleton historic District
  • Woodburn Historic House - built 1830
• Pickens
  • Hagood Mauldin House Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts - built 1828
  • Hagood mill - restored 1845 grist mill
  • Pickens County Museum of Art and History
  • Table Rock State Park
  • Mile Creek Contry Park
• Piedmont
  • camping
• Seneca
  • Duke Energy's World of Energy
  • Ram Cat Alley Historic District
  • Seneca historic district
• Simpsonville
• Spartanburg
  • Downtown historic sites
  • Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve
  • The Seay House - 18th century
  • Spartanburg County Museum of ARt
  • Spartanburg County Regional Museum of History
  • Wofford College Arboretum
  • Croft State Natural Area
• Travelers Rest
  • Riverbend Equestrian Park
• Walhalla
  • Oconee Heritage Center
  • Oconee Station State Historic Site Richards House
  • St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church - 19th century
  • Stumphouse Tunnel And Issaqueena Falls
  • Walhalla State Fish Hatchery

Parks & Forests

• Sumter National Forest
• Devil's fork State Park
• Caesars Head State Park
• Table Rock State Park
• Jones Gap StatePark
• Pleasant Ridge Park
• Sadler's Creek State Park
• Lake Hartwell State Park
• Croft State Park
• Kings Mountain State Park
• High Falls Park
• Oconee Station State Park
• Keowee Toxaway State Park
• Paris Mountain State Park

South Carolina Lakes - list of lakes in the Upcountry of South Carolina