Mark Your Calendar For Bellfest

Come celebrate with us our region’s most famous harbinger of spring, the flowering of the rare and beautiful Oconee Bell. Within the borders of Devils Fork State lives a large community of these lovely, reclusive flowering plants. Come see the Bells, and the rest of spring’s rebirth, right here in your neighborhood state park.

The highlights of the day will include guided wildflower walks with Upstate Master Naturalists, live bluegrass music, guided boat tours of Lake Jocassee, guided woodland songbird tours, book signings by local writers, and, of course, good food. A silent auction is planned, and lots more! We’ll see you there!

This is a first of spring benefit to raise money for Devils Fork State Park and the host site for visiting magnificent Lake Jocassee.

Admission to the Bellfest is free. Admission to Devils Fork State Park is 2 dollars per person, which is the regular daily rate.

The event is sponsored by Friends of Jocassee, which is seeking seeking 501 (c)3 status as a nonprofit, tax-exempt, tax- deductible, public charity.

Funds raised by Friends of Jocassee will be used to provide materials and facilities that can enhance recreation on or around Lake Jocassee.
The mission of Friends of Jocassee is to serve as a volunteer organization to preserve, protect, and promote thenatural and cultural resources of the Jocassee area and the recreational opportunities it provides. They also wish to help the SC Department of Parks.