With many vacation rentals such as condos, villas and lodges, you have plenty of options to choose from. Most are within striking distance to the lush state parks of Baker Creek, Hamilton Branch or Hickory Knob where you can picnic through the day or hike on trails in the lush woods. Savannah Lake and Strom Thurmond Lake reservoirs offer all the recreations of water sports and a fishing paradise for anglers. This region has a lot of associated history: do visit the Fort Charlotte Marker at Lake Thurmond, where it lies aground, as it marks South Carolina’s commencement into the Revolutionary War. McCormick also has century-old tunnels leading to the gold mine that was once beneath it; a Gold Rush Festival is celebrated annually in September. You could also drive or sail across into the state of Georgia which shares the long coast of Lake Thurmond at the border.

Even golfers have heavenly golf courses such as Hickory Knob or Tara Golf Club with woods and lake water inlets. So come and enjoy nature’s bounties in uncrowded seclusion with a holiday at one of the McCormick vacation rentals. McCormick is a best-kept secret yet to be spoilt by the commercialization of tourism and has its gold still intact albeit in the form of its mesmerizing scenery!