UnderSeaBumbleBee
Contributor
Hey it is time to plan another Scuba Board Dive of the Month at Lake Jocassee on April 28th. We will meet at the ramp at 10:00AM and set up camp for the day. Bill aka reefraff2 will be manning the grill again. He did such a good job last summer for us. I will also bring my Coleman stove so we can heat up any drinks or soup that folks bring along. Please bring your own containers to heat your stuff in and your own meat to grill and any side items, snacks or drinks that you wish to eat.
We have had people from www.scubaboard.com www.singledivers.com and www.charlestondiving.com join us in the past and of course the infamous Jocassee Skeleton Crew. It has been so much fun to meet and dive with the folks that we banter about with on the boards. Rumor has it that LindaBlueDolphin will be joining us. I am really looking forward to meeting her and diving with her. Hope to see a few familiar faces and some new ones too!
WATER TEMPS should be somewhere in the 60s. You should plan to dive a 7mm with hood and gloves and have a thermos of hot drinks waiting for you on the surface.
You have to pass the dive shop just before the entrance of the state park. If you need tank rentals, gas fills, or a full set of gear rental, shoot me a PM and I can give you the shop info.
We will set up our canopies and chairs on the ramp and be diving from the shore. My plan is to do one dive exploring the wall off to the left of the ramp and also say hello to the Bones Family on the way. The second dive, I plan to feed the fish and have them swarm me. You are of course free to dive where ever and with whom ever you choose. We will meet up under the canopy and help link people up with buddies. If you are going to need a buddy, PM me and let me know and I will let you know who else is looking for a buddy. That way you can have a chance to PM that person and ask them any questions or share anything before the day of the dive if you wish to do so. Some people like to pick up a buddy on the fly or dive solo and that is cool too.
So who is in???
Lake Jocassee/ Off the Wall
I-85 exit 40, turn on Hwy 153 to Easley go about 4 miles
Hwy 123 south to Easley
Fork to right onto Hwy 93, just past Hardies on the left. Go all the way thru downtown Easley.
Merge straight onto Hwy 8 to Pickens at the stop light past the next Hardies
Left onto Hwy 183 near McDonalds.
Go all the way thru Pickens
Right onto Shady Grove Rd where the 4 lanes ends near BP gas station
Shady Grove Rd till it dead-ends at the Church and Store.
Right onto Hwy 133 go about 3 miles
Left onto Hwy 11 go about 3 miles
Right onto Boones Creek Rd at the gas station store looks like log cabin go ½ mile
Right onto Jocassee Lake Rd at Boones Creek Church
You will pass 2 dive shops: Off the Wall Diving and Jocassee Outdoor Center/Hoyts/Scuba Shop
When you come to Devils Fork State Park Entrance go LEFT to the remote boat ramps
Pay $2.00 per person entry feeyou will need correct change
Take the right fork to the right remote boat ramp.
There are 3 ramps and two of them are blocked off for divers
Back you car down near the water and off load your gear and then park in the upper parking area.
Directions from other locations:
Driving Directions:
From I-85 at the GA line: Take exit 1 to Hwy 11 for approx. 40 miles, turn left on Jocassee Lake Rd, and travel 3 mi.
From I-85 at the NC line: Travel south to Hwy 11 exit at Gaffney and proceed on Hwy 11 for approx. 90 miles, turn right on Jocassee Lk. Rd and travel 3 miles.
From I-26: Take exit 5 onto Hwy 11 to Campobello. Travel for approximately 60 mi. Turn rt. on Lake Jocassee Rd., and travel 3 mi.
Devils Fork State Park Web site: http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/park-finder/state-park/1355.aspx
MILES TO:
· Charleston, SC: 235
· Columbia, SC: 135
· Florence, SC: 218
· Greenville, SC: 36
· Charlotte, NC: 128
· Raleigh, NC: 270
· Atlanta, GA: 140
Augusta, GA: 135
We have had people from www.scubaboard.com www.singledivers.com and www.charlestondiving.com join us in the past and of course the infamous Jocassee Skeleton Crew. It has been so much fun to meet and dive with the folks that we banter about with on the boards. Rumor has it that LindaBlueDolphin will be joining us. I am really looking forward to meeting her and diving with her. Hope to see a few familiar faces and some new ones too!
WATER TEMPS should be somewhere in the 60s. You should plan to dive a 7mm with hood and gloves and have a thermos of hot drinks waiting for you on the surface.
You have to pass the dive shop just before the entrance of the state park. If you need tank rentals, gas fills, or a full set of gear rental, shoot me a PM and I can give you the shop info.
We will set up our canopies and chairs on the ramp and be diving from the shore. My plan is to do one dive exploring the wall off to the left of the ramp and also say hello to the Bones Family on the way. The second dive, I plan to feed the fish and have them swarm me. You are of course free to dive where ever and with whom ever you choose. We will meet up under the canopy and help link people up with buddies. If you are going to need a buddy, PM me and let me know and I will let you know who else is looking for a buddy. That way you can have a chance to PM that person and ask them any questions or share anything before the day of the dive if you wish to do so. Some people like to pick up a buddy on the fly or dive solo and that is cool too.
So who is in???
Lake Jocassee/ Off the Wall
I-85 exit 40, turn on Hwy 153 to Easley go about 4 miles
Hwy 123 south to Easley
Fork to right onto Hwy 93, just past Hardies on the left. Go all the way thru downtown Easley.
Merge straight onto Hwy 8 to Pickens at the stop light past the next Hardies
Left onto Hwy 183 near McDonalds.
Go all the way thru Pickens
Right onto Shady Grove Rd where the 4 lanes ends near BP gas station
Shady Grove Rd till it dead-ends at the Church and Store.
Right onto Hwy 133 go about 3 miles
Left onto Hwy 11 go about 3 miles
Right onto Boones Creek Rd at the gas station store looks like log cabin go ½ mile
Right onto Jocassee Lake Rd at Boones Creek Church
You will pass 2 dive shops: Off the Wall Diving and Jocassee Outdoor Center/Hoyts/Scuba Shop
When you come to Devils Fork State Park Entrance go LEFT to the remote boat ramps
Pay $2.00 per person entry feeyou will need correct change
Take the right fork to the right remote boat ramp.
There are 3 ramps and two of them are blocked off for divers
Back you car down near the water and off load your gear and then park in the upper parking area.
Directions from other locations:
Driving Directions:
From I-85 at the GA line: Take exit 1 to Hwy 11 for approx. 40 miles, turn left on Jocassee Lake Rd, and travel 3 mi.
From I-85 at the NC line: Travel south to Hwy 11 exit at Gaffney and proceed on Hwy 11 for approx. 90 miles, turn right on Jocassee Lk. Rd and travel 3 miles.
From I-26: Take exit 5 onto Hwy 11 to Campobello. Travel for approximately 60 mi. Turn rt. on Lake Jocassee Rd., and travel 3 mi.
Devils Fork State Park Web site: http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/park-finder/state-park/1355.aspx
MILES TO:
· Charleston, SC: 235
· Columbia, SC: 135
· Florence, SC: 218
· Greenville, SC: 36
· Charlotte, NC: 128
· Raleigh, NC: 270
· Atlanta, GA: 140
Augusta, GA: 135
