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Amity Recreation Area

J. Strom Thurmond Lake

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Summary

Amity Recreation Area is a popular destination located on J. Strom Thurmond Lake, offering excellent opportunities for fishing, boating, water skiing, swimming, hunting, and picnicking. Visitors can also find three reservable group picnic shelters, a boat ramp, fishing pier, swimming area, ball field, and playground. The wooded area features a mixed pine and hardwood forest, with abundant wildlife including bald eagles, migratory waterfowl, osprey, wild turkeys, and white-tailed deer. Nearby Augusta provides numerous attractions for visitors to enjoy.

Overview

Amity Recreation Area is one of the most popular parks on J. Strom Thurmond Lake. The large, 70,000-acre lake and its 1,000 miles of shoreline provide excellent boating, water skiing, swimming, fishing, hiking and picnicking.

Recreation

Thurmond Lake provides some of the best fishing, hunting and water sports in the southeastern United States.

Anglers will find largemouth bass, bream, crappie, catfish and striped bass. The large lake offers endless boating, waterskiing, jet skiing, canoeing and swimming opportunities. Amity Recreation Area provides a boat ramp and swimming area.

Facilities

This facility is a wooded day-use area on the lake shore. There are three reservable group picnic shelters that can each accommodate up to 92 guests. A boat ramp, fishing pier, swimming area, ball field and playground provide additional recreation opportunities.

Natural Features

Hot, humid summers and mild, pleasant winters characterize this wooded area. A mixed pine and hardwood forest covers the site, providing summer shade and fall color.

Wildlife is abundant around the lake. Visitors might spot bald eagles, migratory waterfowl, osprey, wild turkeys and white-tailed deer.

Nearby Attractions

Augusta, Georgia, about 20 miles away, offers museums, art galleries, zoos, restaurants and shopping areas. The Augusta National Golf Club hosts the Masters Golf Tournament annually the first week of April.
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