Directions

From Nashville, TN (eastbound):

  • I-40 East to Knoxville
  • Continue on I-40 approx 30 miles to I-81
  • Take I-81 North 57 miles to Exit #57 A onto I-26 East towards Johnson City
  • Go 15 miles to Exit #24 SR 67/US 321
  • At end of ramp, turn right on SR-67 East and stay on SR-67 through Elizabethton.
  • Turn right onto US-19E South (Food City plaza on corner). US-321 and SR-67 also turn right here
  • You are now exactly 6 miles from Doe River Gorge. (Continued Below)

    • From Winston-Salem, NC (westbound):

  • US-421 North (westward direction) through Boone
  • Just west of Boone turn left onto US-321 North
  • Follow US-321 North to US-19E in Hampton, TN
  • Turn left onto US-19E
  • You are now exactly 1 mile from Doe River Gorge. (Continued Below)

    • From Roanoke, VA (southbound):

  • I-81 South to Exit #69 - Route 394: Blountville/Bristol Motor Speedway - turn LEFT/SOUTH at exit
  • Go 5 1/2 miles and turn right just before the underpass onto US-11E/US-19 toward Johnson City
  • Continue 3 1/2 miles and turn left onto US-19E South to Elizabethton
  • Go 9 miles to first traffic light on edge of Elizabethton (Food City plaza on far right corner)
  • You are now exactly 6 miles from Doe River Gorge. (Continued below)

    • From SC and GA (northbound):

  • From SC take I-26 West through Spartanburg SC to Asheville, NC.
    From Atlanta, travel via I-85 North to Greenville, SC and US-25 North onto I-26 West to Asheville, NC
  • Continue on I-26 West though Asheville (US-23 North also joins I-26 West in Asheville) and into Tennessee
  • 15 miles north of Erwin, TN take Exit #24 Hwy SR 67/US 321
  • At end of ramp, turn right on SR 67 East and stay on SR 67 through Elizabethton
  • Turn right onto US-19E South (Food City on corner)
  • You are now exactly 6 miles from Doe River Gorge.

    • From 6 Miles

  • After you have gone 5 miles on 19E, US-321/SR-67 turns left but 19E continues straight. Shell/Roadrunner/Subway is on the corner.

    • From 1 Mile

  • Continue straight on 19E for exactly one mile to Doe River Gorge Road. (Slow down as you pass the McCloud Lumber Sawmill Outlet on the left, the next available left across the median is DRG Road.) The road passes between the sawmill and a house - continue 1/2 mile to the DRG office adjacent to the red caboose.