476 Lakeshore Drive
Aquone, NC 28781
Phone 828-321-0653

DIRECTIONS FROM ASHVILLE: Take US40 toward Knoxville...get off at Exit 27 and head West on Hwy 23/74 (this is a 4 lane called the Smokey Mountain Hwy)...go West about 40 miles (you'll pass thru Waynesville, Sylva, and Bryson City)... about 6 or 7 miles past Bryson City & the Smokey Mountain Hwy narrows to a 2 lane which is Hwy 19/74. This parallels the Nantahala River. After about 12 or 13 miles you'll turn left at the sign that says "launch site" and "Nantahala High School." You stay on this road for 10 or 12 miles and you'll see Lakes End Store on your right ...go 2.8 more miles to the entry to Nantahala Highlands (green sign with a stacked stone/split rail fence entry)...turn right at the sign and follow the house directions below.

DIRECTIONS FROM BRYSON CITY: Take Hwy # 19 / 74 West along the Nantahala River Toward Andrews,NC... Turn L @ the river launch site & sign for Nantahala H.S... go approx 10 -12 miles to Lakes End Store...go 2.8 more miles to the entry to Nantahala Highlands (green sign with a stacked stone/split rail fence entry)...turn right at the sign and follow the house directions below.

DIRECTIONS FROM FRANKLIN: ALT #1: Take Main Street West out of town, which becomes Old Murphy Road. Turn right on Wayah Road (there is a little gas station at this intersection).... (ALT #2: Take Hwy 64 West out of town approximately 3 miles, turn right onto Old Murphy Road/Patton Road then immediately turn left on Wayah Road…) go approx 15 miles to Nantahala Highlands (green sign with a stacked stone/split rail fence entry) NOTE: Just before Nantahala Highlands, you will see an entry to Arrowhead Point subdivision on the left…less than a mile later on the left is the entry to Nantahala Highlands...turn left at the sign and follow the house directions below.

DIRECTIONS FROM ATLANTA: Take 75 North through the center of town (or the outer belt if at rush hour)…cross 285 (on the Northern perimeter of Atlanta) and stay on 75. After 10 - 12 miles exit to the right onto 575 North…stay on 575 and it will eventually turn into 5/515…keep on 515 through Jasper, Ellijay and Blue Ridge, Georgia. Just after Blue Ridge, turn left at a stop light at Highway 60 towards Murphy, NC…go down a hill and into a small village and turn right on Spur 60 (just before a little church)…drive 16 miles and turn right on Hwy 64 toward Murphy…travel east on 64/74 until you reach Andrews, NC…at the first stop light on the four lane outside Andrews, turn right onto Main St. in Andrews (you'll see a shopping center to the right across a small bridge, a Hardee's, McD's, etc)…. Proceed throught downtown Andrews and stay on the Main Street…just out of town (maybe a ½ to 1 mile) the road will "y"very slightly…take the right fork which is almost straight the way you've been traveling…this is Junaluska Rd…stay on this road about 12 miles until it dead ends into Route 1310 (aka Wayah Road)…go right on Wayah Road…you're now in Aquone, NC and be sure not to blink!…after ½ mile, you will pass a store on the right called "Lakes End Store"…from the store, the entry to Nantahala Highlands is approx. 2.8 miles on the right (NOTE FOR BOATERS: approx. 2.3 miles from Lakes End, you will see a sign on the right for BOAT ACCESS - this is the ramp where you can put a boat or jet ski in the water). Anyway, once you arrive at the entry to Nantahala Highlands (green sign with a stacked stone/split rail fence entry)...turn right at the sign and follow the house directions below.

HOUSE DIRECTIONS:

Once you have arrived at the entry to Nantahala Highlands at Wayah Road, (green sign with a stacked stone/split rail fence entry)...follow these directions to the house:

Immediately after your turn at the Nantahal Highlands sign at Wayah Road, you will see 2 dirt/gravel roads behind the sign, take the left (upper) dirt road and proceed ¼ mile, you will pass a round mirror on a tree on the right, take a left on Lakeshore drive. Less than a mile further you will arrive at a cul-de-sac and see the gated entry to Nantahala Highlands to your right. The code for the gate is "****" (available upon request). Proceed through the gate and we are the 4th house on the left - 476 Lakeshore Drive (yellow house, white trim, with a duck on top of the cupola). Upon arrival, you must park at the top and walk down to the front door to retrieve the key for the locked gate at the top of the driveway from the lockbox to the right of the front door (you can't see the lockbox from the front of the house, but look around the right side of the front porch and you will find it attached to the house at shoulder height - the code is ****, available upon request). During the week, you may choose to leave the gate open or shut as you wish. Please shut and lock the gate when you leave at the end of the week, returning the gate key to the lockbox at the front door.