Come take a relaxing 3-hour pontoon boat excursion to explore the beauty of Lake Jocassee in May, when flowers surround the sparkling waterfalls and birds and butterflies dip in and out of quiet coves. You’ll see why the Jocassee Gorges is known as a global biological hotspot! Free park admission for all SC State Park Palmetto Pass holders; others pay $8 per adult and $5 per senior, ages 65 and up.

Kay Wade co-owns Jocassee Lake Tours with her husband Brooks. She has worked as a professional

gardener and garden designer from the NC Mountains to the Florida coast and back to the mountains of SC. She has written extensively on environmental and ecological challenges. She and her husband founded Jocassee Wild Outdoor Education to offer students of all age’s access to a wide range of nature studies by accessing the perfect outdoor classroom - the Jocassee Gorges - by way of the blue avenue of beautiful Lake Jocassee.