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Call (864) 683-0079 for information on ranger guided tours. A self-interpretation station is available at the park office. 


For any questions or customer service needs, please call (864) 683-0079.


Ultimate Outsider stamps will be made available at the following 2 locations if you are to visit on a day that the park is closed: Station Cove Falls Trailhead Kiosk and the Oconee State Park Office. 

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HOURS

Park Grounds: Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., daily.

OFFICE

Call (864) 683-0079 for information on ranger guided tours. A self-interpretation station is available at the park office.

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ADMISSION

Free admission. Donations are appreciated.

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PETS

Pets are allowed in most outdoor areas provided they are kept under physical restraint or on a leash not longer than six feet. Owners will be asked to remove noisy or dangerous pets or pets that threaten or harass wildlife.

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Oconee Station State Historic Site

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History & Interpretation

  • Programs and Guided Tours: Park programs are offered throughout the year, including living history weekends that are held at various times. Please check our programs and events listings for more information.

  • Historic Home: Yes
  • Native American History: The site served as an Indian trading post.

  • Revolutionary War History: Some Revolutionary War fighting took place in the area of Oconee Station.

  • Revolutionary War: Yes
  • Historical Significance: In the late 18th and early 19th century, this small plot of land along South Carolina’s western frontier served as a military compound against attack from the Cherokee and Creek Indians and later served as a trading post.

    The park contains two structures: Oconee Station, a stone blockhouse used as an outpost by the SC State Militia from about 1792 to 1799, and the William Richards House, named for the Irish immigrant who built it in 1805.

    The stone building circa 1792 was built by state militia to protect against Indian raids. It is the only remaining portion of the fort we called Oconee Station. Later it was converted to a kitchen to serve the William Richards house.

    The William Richards House was a residence built in 1805 until his death in 1809. The structure remained a home into the 1960s, and a summer home into the 1970s.

  • National Register of Historic Places: Yes
  • Designation: National Register
  • When & How PRT Acquired: Purchased in 1976 from Edward H. Fearney

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