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Lead image from the original R&M Hickory Knob State Resort Park McCormick, South Carolina album

R&M Adventures • Lake Thurmond Resort

Hickory Knob State Resort Park McCormick, South Carolina

The park combines a Tom Jackson-designed 18-hole golf course, lodge rooms, camping, trails, fishing, skeet and archery facilities, and the historic Guillebeau cabin.

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The Story of Hickory Knob State Resort Park McCormick, South Carolina

Hickory Knob State Resort Park is a lakeside resort park near McCormick on the wooded shore of Lake Thurmond. It combines a campground and cabins with a lodge, restaurant, golf course, trails, boating and other recreation in one large outdoor destination.

LocationHickory Knob State Resort Park McCormick, South Carolina
Known ForIt is one of the rare South Carolina parks where visitors can spend the morning hiking or fishing and the afternoon on a golf course overlooking the lake. The mix of resort comforts and natural shoreline makes it work for both active day trips and longer stays.
Adventure StyleGolf • Lake • Resort
R&M Photo DateMonday, Apr 26, 2021
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Hickory Knob State Resort Park McCormick, South Carolina in Context

Hickory Knob State Resort Park is a lakeside resort park near McCormick on the wooded shore of Lake Thurmond. It combines a campground and cabins with a lodge, restaurant, golf course, trails, boating and other recreation in one large outdoor destination.

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What Makes It Special

It is one of the rare South Carolina parks where visitors can spend the morning hiking or fishing and the afternoon on a golf course overlooking the lake. The mix of resort comforts and natural shoreline makes it work for both active day trips and longer stays.

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Interesting Facts

Hickory Knob is the only full-service resort park in the South Carolina State Park system. The 18-hole golf course follows rolling terrain near Lake Thurmond. Visitors should check the official site for current golf-course and facility advisories before traveling.

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Explore our R&M Adventures photographs to see Hickory Knob's lakefront, golf landscape, lodge area and wooded trails.

Lake Thurmond Resort Connection

The Story of Hickory Knob State Resort Park McCormick, South Carolina

Hickory Knob is a full-service state resort on the wooded shore of the 71,000-acre Strom Thurmond Reservoir near McCormick.

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