Plan Your Visit

General Information

Airports

• Tri Cities, TN (TRI) : 30 miles from Doe River Gorge – (shuttle service available)
• Elizabethton Municipal Airport, TN (0A9) : 8.8 miles from Doe River Gorge – (shuttle service available)

Area Accommodations

Specific Information

• Summer Camps
• Day Quest – Community Fun Saturdays
• Father/Son Retreat
• School Field Trips & Outdoor Education

Driving Directions to: 220 Doe River Gorge Rd. Hampton, TN

(GPS routes may vary from text below)

From Nashville, TN (east):

• 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 south toward Johnson City
• Go 15 miles to Exit #24 (US 321/TN-67).
• At end of ramp, turn RIGHT on US-321/TN-67 east to Elizabethton.
• At the third traffic light (immediately past the Ford dealership) turn RIGHT on TN-362 (joins TN-361 in 5 1/2 miles) for 8 miles.
• Turn LEFT onto US-19E north.
• In 1.3 miles turn RIGHT on Doe River Gorge Rd. Continue 2000 ft. to fork – right-to office, left-to parking area.

From Winston-Salem, NC (west):

• US-421 north through Boone (becomes US 421/321).
• 6 miles west of Boone turn LEFT onto US-321 north toward Elizabethton.
• Follow US-321 north 34 miles to US-19E at Hampton, TN
• Turn LEFT onto US-19E south
• Continue on 19E south for exactly one mile to Doe River Gorge Rd.
• Turn LEFT on Doe River Gorge Rd. Continue 2000 ft. to fork – right-to office, left-to parking area.

From Roanoke, VA (south):

• I-81 south to Exit #69 – TN-394: Blountville/Bristol Motor Speedway – turn LEFT/SOUTH at exit.
• Go 5 1/2 miles on TN-394 and turn right just before the underpass onto US-11E/US-19 toward Johnson City.
• Continue 3 1/2 miles and exit for US-19E south to Elizabethton.
• Go 9 miles to traffic light at Elizabethton.
• Continue straight for 5 miles on 19E south/US-321/TN-67 to traffic light in Hampton (Shell is on the left).
• Continue straight on 19E south for exactly one mile to Doe River Gorge Rd.
• Turn LEFT on Doe River Gorge Rd. Continue 2000 ft. to fork – right-to office, left-to parking area.

From SC, NC, and GA (north thru Asheville):

• 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 and into Tennessee
• 15 miles north of Erwin, TN take Exit #24 (US 321/TN-67).
• At end of ramp, turn RIGHT on TN-67 east to Elizabethton.
• At the third traffic light (immediately past the Ford dealership) turn RIGHT on TN-362 (joins TN-361 in 5 1/2 miles) for 8 miles.
• Turn LEFT onto US-19E north.
• In 1.3 miles turn RIGHT on Doe River Gorge Rd. Continue 2000 ft. to fork – right-to office, left-to parking area.