Upstate Fall Foliage Photo Weekend
Hosted by the CNPA Upstate Region
Location: Clemson, South Carolina
Date: Nov. 13, 2025 - Nov. 16, 2025
Location: Best Western Plus, Clemson Hotel & Conference Center
1310 Tiger Blvd
Clemson, SC 29631
(864) 986-6200
Cost
Cost of Weekend: $100.00
Hotel Room Rate: $100.00 plus tax
Outings: Some of the outings have fees. See individual outings for fee information.
NOTE: Registrations for Photo Weekend, Outings, and Hotel must be made separately.
Last date for cancellations (minus a $10 fee to recoup bank charges incurred by CNPA) is 10/13/2025.
Weekend Overview
The photo weekend will begin Thursday night with registration and an overview of the weekend as well as a chance to meet with your guides. On Friday and Saturday, you will have your choice of a variety of outings led by members from the Upstate region. The weekend will wrap up on Sunday with a photo contest judged by a local professional photographer.
Weekend Schedule
Thursday:
1:30pm - 5:00pm - Outing to Nuthouse (registered participants only)
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm - Registration
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Weekend Overview and Meet With Your Guides
Friday: Outings
Saturday: Outings
Sunday: 9:00 am -11:00 am Photo Contest
Registration
This event is open to all CNPA members, however, registration is limited to 60 participants. There are a variety of outings to chose from, including waterfalls, a Lake Jocassee boat ride, The Nuthouse backyard birding, and night photography of beautiful downtown Greenville, SC. Choose from full day and partial day outings. Most of the outing options will be available both days. Outings have a maximum number of participants which differs per outing. You must register for the overall weekend event before you can register for individual outings.
Once you have registered for the weekend event, you will receive an email confirmation of your weekend registration. That email will contain a Registration Code that you must use to make your registration for individual outings.
Outings Schedule:
A Registration Code is required to sign up (register) for each outing. The Registration Code will be included in the confirmation email you will receive once you have registered for the weekend. Until then, click the links below to view outing details.
Thursday outing:
#9 - The Nuthouse backyard birding oasis – 1:30pm – 5:00pm ($50)
Friday morning and all-day outings:
#1 - The Nuthouse backyard birding oasis — 7:45am-11:30am (Fee $50)
#2 - Yellowbranch Falls, Issaqueena Falls, Oconee State Park lake and Whitewater Falls (6:30am to 1pm) (Fees: Oconee State Park, $5. Isaqueena Falls, $5)
#3 - Table Rock State Park (several sites outside and inside park) and the Sign Barn. (6:30am-1pm) (Fee: $6 adults; $3.75 SC seniors)
#4 - South Carolina Botanical Garden (7:45am-11am)
#5 - Conestee Nature Preserve (6:30am-12pm)
#6 - Lake Jocassee Boat Tour, optional Whitewater Falls — (8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. OR 5:30 pm with Extension) (Fee for boat tour: $65: State Park Fee: $8 per person, $5 for seniors. Or State Park Pass per carload)
Friday afternoon/evening outings:
#7 - The Nuthouse backyard birding oasis —1:30pm-5pm (Fee $50)
#8 - Falls Park/downtown Greenville —(2:00pm to after dark)
Saturday morning and all-day outings:
#10 - Table Rock State Park (several sites outside and inside park) and the Sign Barn. (6:30am-1pm) (Fee: $6 adults; $3.75 SC seniors)
#11 - South Carolina Botanical Garden (7:45am – 11am)
#12: Conestee Nature Preserve (6:30am-12pm)
#13 - Lake Jocassee Boat Tour, optional Whitewater Falls — (8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. OR 5:30 pm with Extension) Fee for boat tour: $65: State Park Fee: $8 per person, $5 for seniors. Or State Park Pass per carload.
#14 - Brasstown Falls, Ramsey Creek Falls and river in Chau Ram County Park and optional Riley Moore Falls (6:30am-3pm)
