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Twelve Mile Recreation Area
4.6 ★★★★★ 647 Google reviews · Running trail in Clemson, South Carolina · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- 12 mi
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Twelve Mile Recreation Area's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Park offering a beach, a boat ramp, multiple picnic areas, playgrounds, and grills.
What runners say about Twelve Mile Recreation Area
“Clean with a small playground right on the sand and a roped off area for kids to safely swim.”
“We stayed 'til the sun started dipping low, painting the sky all sorts of crazy, beautiful colors.”
“Speaking of burgers, we commandeered a prime picnic spot – shady trees, nice table, the works – and fired up the portable grill (Old Faithful never lets me down!”
“We've made two trips here, not overly crowded either trip, quiet place for a picnic and a swim.”
Alright folks, settle down now, 'cause your ol' Dad's got a real humdinger of a recommendation for ya! We packed up the trusty minivan – yep, the one with the slightly sticky cupholders, Martha insists it adds character – adjusted our ball caps, checked the tire pressure (safety first!
Super clean and beautiful lake beach! The beach area is huge, plenty of room for several large groups. There is a small playground shaded under some large trees on the beach. The restrooms were a short walk and kept clean when we went. Small fee for parking. The boys swam and played for hours!
I had a fun time at the lake today.twelve mile Recreation Center it was clean well taken care of. The Kids,wife, and friends had a great time picnic tables are clean but there was not a lot of them we got the last one out in the heat so get here early. Has a restroom area that was clean and well taken care of.
Nice place to have evening walk. Maintenance is good. Has a very small beach kind of place too, which is great. It is also close to my house so easy to go there.
Trail conditions & character
“Beautiful and quiet small beach like setting on this beautiful lake.”
“Speaking of burgers, we commandeered a prime picnic spot – shady trees, nice table, the works – and fired up the portable grill (Old Faithful never lets me down!”
“Speaking of burgers, we commandeered a prime picnic spot – shady trees, nice table, the works – and fired up the portable grill (Old Faithful never lets me down!”
“We've made two trips here, not overly crowded either trip, quiet place for a picnic and a swim.”
“), and charted a course for the 12 Mile Recreation Area down Clemson way.”
“Clean bathrooms, Ice and water stations and a charcoal grill at evert site!”
Plan your run at Twelve Mile Recreation Area
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- Distance12 mi as reported — check whether that is one way or a round trip before you commit. Long enough for a real long run.
- ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
- At the trailheadparking, restrooms, water — reported by runners
- Websiteclemsoncity.org
- Phone(864) 624-1120
- Social Instagram
Hours
| Monday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Tuesday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Wednesday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Thursday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Friday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Saturday | 6 AM–11 PM |
| Sunday | 6 AM–11 PM |
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