Where is Parsons Mountain Lake?

Parsons Mountain Lake is a lake in Abbeville County, South Carolina. Its water-quality measurements are published by SCDHEC and shown on this page as reported.

Are there campgrounds on Parsons Mountain Lake?

Parsons Mountain Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Parsons Mtn Lake. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.

Parsons Mountain Lake

Abbeville County, South Carolina36 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from SCDHEC for this lake.

Area

36 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

1.6 mi

Measured length

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Parsons Mountain Lake in Abbeville County, South Carolina has water-quality measurements published by SCDHEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 36 acres.

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Parsons Mountain Lake is a 36-acre lake in Abbeville County, South Carolina.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, SCDES. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Parsons Mountain Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Camping1 public campground nearby

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Parsons Mountain Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Parsons Mountain Lake

These are the measurements SCDHEC publishes for Parsons Mountain Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Surface area

36 acres

Shoreline

1.6 mi

No bathymetric survey has been published for Parsons Mountain Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

Recreation & Access

Campgrounds

Public campgrounds near Parsons Mountain Lake

Parsons Mtn Lake1.4 km

Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes

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Fishing Parsons Mountain Lake

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Frequently asked questions about Parsons Mountain Lake

Where is Parsons Mountain Lake?: Parsons Mountain Lake is a lake in Abbeville County, South Carolina. Its water-quality measurements are published by SCDHEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Parsons Mountain Lake?: Parsons Mountain Lake in Abbeville County, South Carolina has water-quality measurements published by SCDHEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 36 acres.
Is Parsons Mountain Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Parsons Mountain Lake?: Parsons Mountain Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Parsons Mtn Lake. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.