Jocassee Fireside Chats
Come join us for our new 2025 Jocassee Fireside Chat series highlighting the incredible Jocassee Gorges. Our first chat is February 21, 2025 at Jocassee Valley Brewing in Salem, SC at 5:30pm. We will be hosting Garrett Rhyne, Southeastern Motus Coordinator, American Bird Conservancy will share insights on the role of radio telemetry and how this tool is helping us educate, prioritize and conserve bird, bat and pollinator species.
Come for the talk and stay for the live music and food trucks! This new series helps us achieve our mission to conserve Jocassee Gorges and Educate our members and community. Everyone is invited.
Perk Up the Park Keowee Toxaway State Park
Help us conserve a beautiful part of the Jocassee Gorges at Keowee-Toxaway State Park. Our Annual Perk Up the Park event is February 22, 2025 from 10 am to 1pm in Sunset, SC. We will be doing various projects that include trail maintenance, enhancing campsites with lanterns, pruning the Carolina Fence Garden and picking up trash as an Adopt-A-Highway event. Everyone is invited and this is your chance to give back to the beauty of Jocassee! Snacks will be provided.
BellFest 2025
BellFest celebrates the blooming of the rare Oconee Bell flower (Shortia Galacifolia) with live music, guided hikes, vendors, kids activities, guest speakers, and silent auction to benefit FOJ.
Guest speaker: Dan Whitten, statewide president of the SC President of the Native Plant Society speaking on the history of the Oconee Bell & it's roll in the Jocassee Gorges
If interested in being a vendor or exhibitor, please send an email inquiry to: info@friendsofjocassee.org
Thank You, We are looking forward to seeing you in the spring.
Fishing with Friends Trout Tournament
Join FOJ for the Fishing with Friends Trout Tournament.
Registration is from 7:00am - 8:00am
Entry fee: $40 per person. 100% payout (1st-50%, 2nd-35%, 3rd-15%)
Contact Sam Jones at 864-719-2056 (call or text) or catchemtrout@gmail.com for more info.
Adopt-a-Highway
FOJ proudly maintains over 4 miles of roadways leading from Hwy 11 to Devils Fork State Park. We call it the “road to paradise” - help us keep it beautiful!
FOJ Annual Meeting
Our Annual Meeting will be held in conjunction with the Jocassee Santa event on Saturday, November 23rd. It is a time to thank our members for all your support while keeping you informed on our progress in the past year. At 2 PM, Guest Speaker Heyward Douglass will share his insights on Jocassee and the Foothills Trail. Join us as we recap our progress and explore our future endeavors. Santa will be onsite for pictures, and we will have crafts, hot cocoa, and goodies for the kids. We will have soup and dessert available, too. Bring a chair and a friend. :) See you there! RSVP HERE
Jocassee Santa
Meet Jocassee Santa and take a picture with your kids or pets! Santa will be set up at the day use area with a fabulous view of the lake as a backdrop. FOJ will provide crafts and refreshments.
Paddle Splash 2024
Part of the Southeast Paddle Sports Championship Series, Lake Jocassee Paddle Splash is a race for kayaks, surfskis, canoes, paddleboards, and other self-powered craft. Beginner paddlers are welcome! Racers are grouped by age and boat type to keep the racing fair. Awards ceremony at Jocassee Valley Brewing Co after the race.
V.I.P Day - Volunteer, Improve, Protect
V.I.P Day is our annual collaborative litter pickup at Devils Fork State Park involving divers, hikers, and boaters. Hundreds of volunteers turn out annually to to collect a significant amount of litter from Devils Fork State Park and Lake Jocassee.
Come to the Day Use/Picnic area of Devils Fork State Park on Lake Jocassee between 9:00 - 10:00 AM to sign in, get assignments, and pick up supplies. FOJ will provide snacks, water, trash bags, and rubber gloves.
Adopt-a-Highway
FOJ proudly maintains over 4 miles of roadways leading from Hwy 11 to Devils Fork State Park. We call it the “road to paradise” - help us keep it beautiful!
Adopt-a-Highway
FOJ proudly maintains over 4 miles of roadways leading from Hwy 11 to Devils Fork State Park. We call it the “road to paradise” - help us keep it beautiful!
Fishing with Friends Trout Tournament
Join Friends for the Fishing with Friends Trout Tournament.
Registration is from 7:00am - 8:00am
Entry fee: $40 per person. 100% payout (1st-50%, 2nd-35%, 3rd-15%)
Contact Sam Jones at 864-719-2056 (call or text) or catchemtrout@gmail.com for more info.
11th Annual Bellfest
BellFest celebrates the blooming of the rare Oconee Bell flower (Shortia Galacifolia) with live music, guided hikes, vendors, kids activities, guest speakers, and silent auction to benefit FOJ.
Adopt-a-Highway
FOJ proudly maintains over 4 miles of roadways leading from Hwy 11 to Devils Fork State Park. We call it the “road to paradise” - help us keep it beautiful!
Adopt-a-Highway
FOJ proudly maintains over 4 miles of roadways leading from Hwy 11 to Devils Fork State Park. We call it the “road to paradise” - help us keep it beautiful!
Jocassee Santa
Meet Jocassee Santa and take a picture with your kids or pets! Santa will be set up at the day use area with a fabulous view of the lake as a backdrop. FOJ will provide crafts and refreshments.
FOJ Annual Meeting
Our Annual Meeting is a time where we get to thank our members for all of your support while keeping you informed on the progress we have made in the past year. We'll take care of some business and have some brief presentations before enjoying refreshments and a celebration of Lake Jocassee's 50th anniversary.
Native Plant Day
Join us as we plant native species and eradicate invasives at Devils Fork State Park.
Paddle Splash 2023
Part of the Southeast Paddle Sports Championship Series, Lake Jocassee Paddle Splash is a race for kayaks, surfskis, canoes, paddleboards, and other self-powered craft. Beginner paddlers are welcome! Racers are grouped by age and boat type to keep the racing fair. Awards ceremony at Jocassee Valley Brewing Co after the race.
Adopt-a-Highway
FOJ proudly maintains over 4 miles of roadways leading from Hwy 11 to Devils Fork State Park. We call it the “road to paradise” - help us keep it beautiful!
V.I.P Day - Volunteer, Improve, Protect
V.I.P Day is our annual collaborative litter pickup at Devils Fork State Park involving divers, hikers, and boaters. Hundreds of volunteers turn out annually to to collect a significant amount of litter from Devils Fork State Park and Lake Jocassee. Second Saturday in September in conjunction with the SC DNR Beach/ River Sweep effort.
If you register via Sign Up Genius & participate, you will receive a one-day free park admission pass for the event day. FOJ will provide snacks, water, trash bags, and rubber gloves.
Come to the Day Use/Picnic area of Devils Fork State Park on Lake Jocassee between 9:00 - 10:00 AM to sign in, get assignments, and pick up supplies. Look for FOJ EVENT signs! Tell the Fee station attendant you are registered & they will issue you a volunteer pass for your car window.
Adopt-a-Highway
FOJ proudly maintains over 4 miles of roadways leading from Hwy 11 to Devils Fork State Park. We call it the “road to paradise” - help us keep it beautiful!
Fishing With Friends Trout Tournament
Contact Sam Jones at 864-719-2056 (Call or Text) or CatchEmTrout@gmail.com for more info
BellFest
BellFest celebrates the blooming of the rare Oconee Bell flower (Shortia Galacifolia) with live music, guided hikes, vendors, kids activities, guest speaker, and silent auction to benefit FOJ.
Adopt-a-Highway
FOJ proudly maintains over 4 miles of roadways leading from Hwy 11 to Devils Fork State Park. We call it the “road to paradise” - help us keep it beautiful! In partnership with KOBA Keep Oconee Beautiful Association and Palmetto Pride.
BellFest Work Day
We’re preparing for BellFest - trail maintenance, park cleanup, and pollinator garden upkeep. Come spend a couple volunteer hours with us and enjoy a great day at the park.
Annual Meeting
Come enjoy burgers courtesy of FOJ! A fun afternoon for the whole family at Devils Fork State Park.
Adopt-a-Highway
Meet at Park Office for supplies & assignments
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