Lake Marion, South Carolina

Accommodations | Businesses | Business Resources | Entertainment | Government | History | Maps | Organizations | Real Estate | Recreation | Tourism | Transportation | Weather

Lake Marion (along with Lake Moultrie) was created in the early 1940s by the Santee Cooper Project. It covers about 110,000 acres of land in five SC counties: Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg, and Sumter. It is home to Santee State Park, which is located just outside of Santee near I-26 and I-95.

The lakes are named for Governor William Moultrie and the Revolutionary War hero General Francis Marion. They are famous for their populations of landlocked striped bass.

General Information, History

• Lake level
• Weather

  –  Current conditions –  10-day forecast

• History
  –  Brief overview of Santee Cooper Project - first paragraph
  –  History of Lake Marion
  
• County links
  –  Berkeley County
  –  Calhoun County
  –  Clarendon County
  –  Orangeburg County
  –  Sumter County
  

Maps, Transportation

• Maps of Lake Marion

Recreation, Entertainment, Tourism

• Accommodations
  –  Vacation rentals
  
• Sports, outdoor recreation
  –  Santee State Park - just outside of Santee on south shore of Lake Marion
  –  SC Lake User's Handbook - scroll down to Lake Marion, then click individual area links for info, interactive map
  
• Related travel, tourism resources
  –  Santee Cooper Country - online visitor's guide
  

Real Estate, Relocation

• Lake Marion real estate

Businesses

• Santee Cooper Power in Lake Marion - state-owned electric utility

Business Resources

• Berkeley Chamber of Commerce
• Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce
• Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce
• Santee Cooper Country
• Tri-County Regional Chamber of Commerce - Berkeley, Dorchester, Orangeburg counties

Government

• Santee Cooper Power - state-owned electric utility

Hospitals, Churches, Helping Organizations

• Community service organizations
• Environmental, conservation organizations

Places Near Lake Marion

• Cameron
• Columbia
• Cross
• Elloree
• Eutaw Springs
• Eutawville
• Lake Moultrie
• Manning
• Moncks Corner
• Orangeburg
• Pineville
• Pinopolis
• Rimini
• St Matthews
• Santee
• Summerton
• Sumter
• Vance