Please note: DO NOT use internet mapping programs like Mapquest or rely on a vehicle GPS nagivation system. Neither will get you to our Base Camp.
Please Note: Our Base Camp is about 35 minutes from I-81. Our map is not to scale. Other routes may appear faster, but we recommend that you follow our directions! Please call us at (800) 782-0779 with any questions.
From North (Northern Virginia, Washington, New York, New England)
Take I-81S to Exit 156 (Troutville/Route 640). Turn right at stop sign at bottom of exit ramp. Follow 640 (Brughs Mill Road) for about 5 minutes. 640 is narrow and winding. Be careful at sharp curve to the left (don’t follow 812 to the right). 640 will end at Route 220. Turn right on 220. Go 1.4 miles until you pass a small restaurant on the left. Turn left onto Herndon St./Route 606 (just before Sprinkel’s Lawn & Garden on the left). Continue on Route 606 for 11.5 miles – you will cross a stop sign, then go over a winding mountain road, and eventually come to a “T” where the road ends. Turn left onto 615. Go 1.3 miles and turn left onto 611, a gravel road (a brown sign for Fenwick Mines will be on the left). Our Base Camp is 1.7 miles on the right.
From East (Charlottesville, Richmond, Virginia Beach)
Take I-64 West to I-81 South. Please continue with directions from North.
From West (Charleston WV, Columbus OH, St. Louis, etc.)
Take I-64 East to 311 South/Crows (Exit 183 in West Virginia, about 12 miles after White Sulphur Springs). Follow 311 (winding road) to New Castle. Turn left at the gas station, following signs for Rt. 615. Please continue with directions from South & Southwest.
From South and Southwest (Charlotte, Atlanta, Nashville, etc.)
Take I-81N to Exit 140. Turn left at stop sign at the bottom of exit ramp. Go approx. ¾ mile and turn left at traffic light. Follow signs to 311 and New Castle. Follow Route 311 over Catawba Mountain and eventually into the town of New Castle (approx. 20 miles). Turn right at the gas station (Route 615/Main St.). (*) Follow 615/Main St. out of New Castle, turning right at the stop sign. Go 4.8 miles (passing the Pine Top Store on the right after 2.7 miles and Fleming Farm on the left after another 2 miles), then bear right onto a gravel road (Route 610, which turns into Rt. 611 after the Y at the top of the hill). Our Base Camp is 1.7 miles on the right.
From Southeast (Roanoke, Greensboro, Raleigh, etc.)
Take 220N to Roanoke, VA. 220 turns into I-581 as you enter Roanoke. Take I-581 until it ends, bearing left onto I-81 South. Take first exit off I-81S (Exit 141 New Castle/Rt. 311). Take left off exit ramp. Go ¼ mile to traffic light. Turn right at light on to Rt. 311. Follow Route 311 over Catawba Mountain and eventually into the town of New Castle (approx. 20 miles). Turn right at the gas station (Route 615/Main St.). Please continue with directions from South & Southwest.
