Innovative Amphitheater Design with Redi-Rock at Lake Hartwell, SC
Project Details
Project Name: Green Pond Landing Amphitheater Owners: Anderson County and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Manufacturer: Southern Concrete Materials Location: Anderson, South Carolina Wall Type: Gravity Texture: Limestone Year Built: 2021
The Challenge: Transform a Lakeside Slope into a Lasting Community Space
When the project team set out to improve access to Lake Hartwell and enhance the visitor experience in Anderson, South Carolina, they weren’t just thinking about erosion control but building a lasting community space. Tag along with Redi-Rock expert Casey Meadows as he explores the Green Pond Landing Amphitheater project. Lake Hartwell’s boat launch space is a hub for numerous events, including fishing tournaments, concerts, and community gatherings. The area needed safe, functional seating. But with a steep slope leading down to the water, the challenge was clear: how to retain the slope and create a welcoming, long-lasting gathering space? The project owners saw the opportunity to do more than just stabilize the hillside—they envisioned an amphitheater that would elevate the lakefront experience and serve the community for decades.
Why Redi-Rock? A Solution that Supports More Than Just Soil
To bring that vision to life, the project team chose Redi-Rock for its structural capabilities, design versatility, and long-term value. With a Redi-Rock amphitheater, they were able to build a solution that functions as both infrastructure and amenity, providing the Green Pond Landing site with:
- Purpose-Built Public Seating: Redi-Rock 28 in (711 mm) blocks and coordinating caps form tiered seat-height benches, each about 20 in (508 mm) wide, creating a natural amphitheater that’s as durable as it is inviting.
- Reliable Slope Retention: Behind the scenes, Redi-Rock’s engineered modular gravity wall system securely retains the hillside, protecting the site from erosion and creating a multi-functional space.
- Natural Stone-like Finishes: The Limestone texture mimics quarried stone and blends beautifully with the lakefront setting, creating an aesthetic retaining wall amphitheater that matches nearby Redi-Rock 6 ft (1.8 m) steps leading down to a fishing pier.
- The Power of Precast: Built with wet cast concrete, the completed Redi-Rock retaining walls withstand freeze-thaw cycles and marine exposure, delivering decades of low-maintenance performance.
Green Pond Landing is just one example of how Redi-Rock can shape outdoor environments—not just support them. Across the country, Redi-Rock site solutions for public parks are being used to build amphitheaters, seating areas, stairways, and landscape features with the same trusted, engineered system.
When we think of Redi-Rock, we often think of large commercial retaining walls, municipal retaining walls, stormwater, large gravity walls…but Redi-Rock is a very versatile product, and this project shows that off.”
Casey Meadows, Business Consultant Manager - Southeast North America
Working on a park, waterfront, public space, or another standout retaining wall project? Redi-Rock combines form and function to elevate your design. Contact our team for a quote and discover how Redi-Rock can bring your vision to life.
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