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    Anyone camp the Rock Creek Campsite along the Foothills Trail?

    I'm trying to find a place to hike into and camp/swim the weekend away and I want to avoid campgrounds. Looking over the map near this marked site on Gaia, there's not much of an elevation drop from Rock Creek Campsite to the cove to the left of it. The cove from the map looks like it has potential for decent swimming. Has anyone been through this site that can confirm if swimming is to be had here? My plan is to hike in from Frozen Creek Parking Area.

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    We passed by this spot in November. Not interested in swimming at that time. Can not say any place along the lake is better than another.
    However, to get Rock Creek you have to go over Heartbreak Ridge after you leave the lake shore. Not a long climb, but short and steep and then down the other side to Rock Creek.

    FYI, at the junction of Toxaway River and Toxaway Creek (head of Jocasse Lake) there are several designated campsites with picnic tables and fire rings. A short distance further along the lake are a couple more sites close to the edge. Still it is a short drop down to lake level. Hope this helps.
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