Chester, South Carolina Micropolitan Area

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Hotels near Chester, South Carolina:

Rodeway Inn & Suites, Richburg
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.8 miles away
Richburg-Days Inn, Richburg
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6 miles away
Econo Lodge Richburg, Richburg
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6 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Richburg/Chester Area, Richburg
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6.4 miles away
Jameson Inn Lancaster, Lancaster
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13.6 miles away
Rock Hill Super 8 Motel, Rock Hill
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14.8 miles away
Travelodge Lancaster, Lancaster
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15.1 miles away
Wingate by Wyndham - Rock Hill, Rock Hill
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16.2 miles away
Comfort Suites Rock Hill, Rock Hill
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16.2 miles away
TownePlace Suites Rock Hill, Rock Hill
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16.5 miles away
Super 8 Lancaster, Lancaster
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16.5 miles away
Winnsboro - Days Inn, Winnsboro
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16.9 miles away
* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.

Catawba River
...es of the Catawba, this stretch is choked with boulders & contains several islands & multiple channels. Scenery is spectacular, the river coursing through a mini-canyon with granite walls & no development visible from the water. Right now it can be run only when the Catawba is very high, after extended periods of heavy rain. A good indicator is the Catawba USGS gauge at Rock Hill (basically the discharge from Lake Wylie Dam). If it's running well over 10,000 c.f.s., there's probably some flow spilling into the Great Falls run. It needs about 3,000 or 4,000 c.f.s. spilling into the dewatered stretch to be worth running. At these levels it's low class 3. At 10,000 c.f.s. in G.F.(about 20,000 c.f.s. full flow) it's big water class 3-4 & alot of fun. Under the new Catawba/Wateree relicense agreement, there will be (I think) about 28 scheduled releases beginning next year. But it appears that the flows into G.F. will be about 3,000 c.f.s., kind of on the low side. This has great potential as a commercial raft run & play kayaking run if adequate flows can be available (at least 8,000 c.f.s...

Appalachian Mountain
98 miles away
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Campgrounds near Chester, South Carolina:

   Chester State Park, Chester, 7 miles away
      
   Landsford Canal State Park, Catawba, 10 miles away
      
   Wateree Lake Campground, Liberty Hill, 16 miles away
      
   Andrew Jackson State Park, Lancaster, 16 miles away
      
   Lake Wateree State Recreation Area, Winnsboro, 17 miles away
      
   Mc Guire Mobile Home Park, Rock Hill, 19 miles away
      



Paddling Rivers Near Chester, South Carolina:

   Catawba River, Chester LancasterCounty, 9 miles away
      Class III - 2 miles long (Great Falls)
...tiple channels. Scenery is spectacular, the river coursing through a mini-canyon...




Ski Areas Near Chester, South Carolina:

   Appalachian Mountain, North Carolina, 98 miles away
      365 vertical feet
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Golf Courses Near Chester, South Carolina:

   Pinetuck Golf Club, Rock Hill, 10 miles away
      
   Lancaster Golf Club, Lancaster, 14 miles away
      
   Waterford Golf Club, Rock Hill, 15 miles away
      



National Parks near Chester, South Carolina:

   Congaree Swamp National Monument, Hopkins - SC, 42 miles away
      


  

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