2018 CBC SEASONAL MEETING – DIRECTIONS TO FIELD TRIP MEETING SITES
BEAVER LAKE BIRD SANCTUARY
Cell Phone Directions – search for Country Club of Asheville, 170 Windsor Road, Asheville. Sanctuary entrance is on opposite side of Merrimon Avenue from Dover St, ~ 0.1 mile south of Wembley Street and 0.4 mile north of Beaverdam Rd.
Driving Directions:
- Start going southeast (left) on McMurray Rd toward Upward Rd. – go 0.03 miles
- Take 1st right on Upward Rd. – go 0.05 miles
- Merge on I-26 W/US-74 W toward Hendersonville - go 21.58 miles (If you reach Old McMurray Rd you've gone ~ 0.1 miles too far)
- Keep right to take I-26 W toward I-240/Asheville – go 3.33 miles
- Merge on I-240 E/US-74 Alt E toward Asheville – go 1.91 miles
- Merge on US-25 N/Merrimon Ave via EXIT 5A – go ~ 3 miles
- Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary parking area is across road from Dover St (~ 0.1 mile south of Wembley Street and 0.4 mile north of Beaverdam Road.
BIG HUNGRY RIVER
Cell Phone Directions – not recommended; miss an important split in road and do not take you all the way to the site.
Driving Directions:
- Leaving the hotel, turn left on McMurray Road, then immediately right on Upward Road and then immediately get in left lane of Upward Road.
- In 800 feet at other end of bridge (over I-26) make a U-turn and head east on Upward Road
- Continue east on Upward Road for 1.5 miles, then turn right on Big Hungry Road.
- In 0.7 miles the road forks. Take the RIGHT FORK to stay on Big Hungry Road.
- Continue on Big Hungry Road for 3.8 miles and parking area is on right. There will be a large sign (almost a kiosk) with map. GPS at parking area is 35°17'27", -82°19'27"
BIRDING TECHNIQUES FOR BEGINNERS AT JACKSON PARK
Cell Phone Directions – search for Jackson Park, 801 Glover Street, Hendersonville
Driving Directions:
- Start going southeast (left) on McMurray Rd toward Upward Rd. – go 0.03 miles
- Take 1st right on Upward Rd. – go 0.05 miles
- Merge on I-26 W/US-25 N/US-74 W toward Hendersonville – go 3.63 miles (If you reach Old McMurray Rd you've gone ~ 0.1 miles too far)
- Merge on US-64 W via EXIT 49B toward Hendersonville - go 1.94 miles
- Turn left on Harris St. – go 0.21 miles (Harris St. is 0.7 miles past Dana Rd; if you reach N Grove St you've gone ~ 0.2 miles too far)
- Turn left on Glover St. – go 0.36 miles (Note timed turn restriction everyday 11:00 PM to 7:30 AM; closed to vehicle traffic everyday 11:00 PM to 7:30 AM)
- Jackson Park, 801 Glover Street, Hendersonville, NC, is on left (If you reach Powell St you've gone ~ 0.5 miles too far)
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY NORTH
Cell Phone Directions – search for Folk Art Center, 382 Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville (note that the speed limit on the Blue Ridge Parkway is 35mph in the commuter zone, in your case from where you get on at 74-A to the other side of the Swannanoa River bridge. After that it is 45mph.)
Driving Directions:
- Start going southeast (left) on McMurray Rd toward Upward Rd. – go 0.03 miles
- Take 1st right on Upward Rd. – go 0.05 miles
- Merge on I-26 W/US-74 W toward Hendersonville – go 12.41 miles (If you reach Old McMurray Rd you've gone ~ 0.1 miles too far)
- Take EXIT 40 toward NC-280/Arden/Asheville Regional Airport – go 0.20 miles
- Merge on NC-280 E toward Arden – go 1.97 miles
- NC-280 E becomes Sweeten Creek Rd/US-25 Alt N – go 6.79 miles
- Merge on I-40 E toward Hickory – go 1.23 miles (If you reach Crayton Rd you've gone ~ 0.2 miles too far)
- Take the US-74 E exit, EXIT 53A, toward Blue Ridge Pkwy/Bat Cave – go 0.32 miles
- Turn right off ramp onUS-74A E/Charlotte Hwy – go 0.38 miles (If you reach I-240 E you've gone ~ 0.3 miles too far)
- Turn slight right on ramp (Blue Ridge Parkway entrance ramp) – go 0.28 miles
- Turn right on Blue Ridge Pkwy North (note that speed limit is 35 mph on BRP until you cross Swannanoa River Bridge, then it becomes 45mph) – go 2.8 miles
- Folk Art Center, 382 Blue Ridge Pkwy, Asheville, NC
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY SOUTH
Cell Phone Directions – search for North Carolina Arboretum, 100 Fredrick Law Olmstead Way, Asheville with entrance off NC 191. After turning on Olmstead Way, pass Arboretum on right and continue to Parkway. Turn right (south) onto Parkway. French Broad Overlook will be 1st overlook on left (~ 200 ft).
Driving Directions:
- Start going southeast (left) on McMurray Rd toward Upward Rd. – go 0.03 miles
- Take 1st right on Upward Rd. – go 0.05 miles
- Merge on I-26 W/US-74 W toward Hendersonville – go 15.43 miles (If you reach Old McMurray Rd you've gone ~ 0.1 miles too far)
- Take the NC-146/Long Shoals Road exit, EXIT 37, toward Skyland – go 0.20 miles
- Keep left to take ramp toward Brevard – go 0.13 miles
- Turn slight left on NC-146/Long Shoals Rd – go 0.54 miles
- Turn right on Clayton Rd. – go 1.30 miles (Clayton Rd is 0.1 miles past Thunderland Cir; if you reach Memory Ln you've gone ~ 0.2 miles too far)
- Turn slight right on NC-191/Brevard Rd. – go ~ 1 mile on NC-191 (NC-191 is 0.5 miles past Driftstone Cir)
- Turn left into entrance for Blue Ridge Parkway – go 0.2 miles
- At end of ramp, turn right on Blue Ridge Parkway South – go 0.10 miles
- French Broad River overlook on left
BREVARD HIKE/BIKE PATH
Cell Phone Directions – search for Hawg Wild Bar-B-Que, 91 Pisgah Hwy, Brevard.
Driving Directions:
- Start going southeast (left) on McMurray Rd toward Upward Rd. – go 0.03 miles
- Take 1st right on Upward Rd. – go 0.05 miles
- Merge on I-26 W/US-25 N/US-74 W toward Hendersonville – go 3.63 miles (If you reach Old McMurray Rd you've gone ~ 0.1 miles too far)
- Merge on US-64 W via EXIT 49B toward Hendersonville – go 2.49 miles
- Turn left on Buncombe St/US-64 W (Immaculata School is on corner) – go 0.03 miles
- Take 1st right on 6th Ave W/US-64 W. (if you reach 5th Ave W, you've gone too far) – go 16.80 miles
- Stay straight onto US-276 N/Pisgah Hwy.
- Continue 200-300 feet and turn left into Hawg Wild BBQ parking area
BLUE WALL PRESERVE
CHARLES D. OWEN PARK / SWANNANOA RIVER
Cell Phone Directions – search for Charles D Owen District Park, 875 Warren Wilson Rd, Swannanoa. Park entrance is between a large factory and Beetree Creek bridge.
Driving Directions:
- Start going southeast (left) on McMurray Rd toward Upward Rd. – go 0.03 miles
- Take 1st right on Upward Rd. – go 0.05 miles
- Merge on I-26 W/US-25 N/US-74 W toward Hendersonville – go 9.14 miles (If you reach Old McMurray Rd you've gone ~ 0.1 miles too far)
- Take the US-25 N/US-25 Bus S exit, EXIT 44, toward Fletcher/Mountain Home – go 0.23 miles
- Turn right on Asheville Hwy/US-25 N. – go 4.51 miles (If you reach I-26 W you've gone ~ 0.1 miles too far)
- Turn right on Sweeten Creek Rd/US-25 Alt N. – go 6.79 miles (Sweeten Creek Rd is 0.1 miles past Old Christ School Rd; if you reach Burnham St you've gone ~ 0.1 miles too far)
- Merge on I-40 E toward Hickory – go 3.61 miles (If you reach Crayton Rd you've gone ~ 0.2 miles too far)
- Take EXIT 55 toward V A Hospital/MOUNT MITCHELL STATE PARK/FOLK ART CENTER/ARTSPACE CHARTER SCHOOL – go 0.23 miles
- Turn slight left on Porters Cove Rd. – go 0.22 miles
- Turn right on Tunnel Rd/US-70 E. – go 1.73 miles
- Turn left on Warren Wilson Rd. (Shell Station on left corner where you turn) – go 2.52 miles (Warren Wilson Rd is just past Mimidis Ln; if you are on US-70 E and reach Rawadero Dr, you've gone too far)
- Entrance to Charles D Owen District Park, 875 Warren Wilson Rd, Swannanoa, NC, is on right between a large factory and Beetree Creek bridge – Your destination is 0.2 miles past Outlook Cir; if you cross Beetree Creek bridge you've gone too far
CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK/LAKE LURE
Cell Phone Directions – search for Morse Park, 2948 Memorial Park, Lake Lure – Morse Park is near Marina at far end of parking lot.
Driving Directions:
- Start going southeast (left) on McMurray Rd toward Upward Rd. – go 0.03 miles
- Take 1st right on Upward Rd. – go 0.05 miles
- Merge on I-26 W/US-25 N/US-74 W toward Hendersonville – go 3.35 miles (If you reach Old McMurray Rd you've gone about 0.1 miles too far)
- Merge on Chimney Rock Rd/US-64 E via EXIT 49A toward Bat Cave – go 12.65 miles
- Turn right on Lake Lure Hwy/US-64 E/US-74 Alt E/NC – go 3.47 miles
- Lake Lure Town Marina, 2975 Memorial Hwy, Lake Lure, NC, is on left
- Park at far end of lot where Morse Park is located. (Your destination is 0.1 miles past Chimney Cliff Dr; if you reach Chimney Cliff Dr you've gone too far)
CURTIS CREEK ROAD / MOUNT MITCHELL / BRP
Cell Phone Directions – search for Dairy Queen, 121 Parker Padgett Road, Old Fort. Park in Stuckey's/Exxon/Dairy Queen lot.
Driving Directions:
- Start going southeast (left) on McMurray Rd toward Upward Rd. – go 0.03 miles
- Take 1st right on Upward Rd. – go 0.05 miles
- Merge on I-26 W/US-74 W toward Hendersonville – go 12.41 miles (If you reach Old McMurray Rd you've gone ~ 0.1 miles too far)
- Take EXIT 40 toward NC-280/Arden/Asheville Regional Airport – go 0.20 miles
- Merge on NC-280 E toward Arden – go 1.97 miles
- NC-280 E becomes Sweeten Creek Rd/US-25 Alt N. – go 6.79 miles
- Merge on I-40 E toward Hickory – go 23.42 miles (If you reach Crayton Rd you've gone ~ 0.2 miles too far)
- Take EXIT 75 toward Parker Padgett Rd. – go 0.18 miles
- Turn right on Oakdale Rd. – go 0.1 miles (If you reach I-40 E you've gone ~ 0.1 miles too far)
- Turn left into Stuckey's/Dairy Queen/Exxon parking area
FLETCHER PARK / LAKE JULIAN
Cell Phone Directions – search for Fletcher Community Park, 85 Howard Gap Road, Fletcher. Park at farthest end of paved parking lot.
Driving Directions:
- Start going southeast (left) on McMurray Rd toward Upward Rd. – go 0.03 miles
- Take 1st right on Upward Rd. – go 0.05 miles
- Merge on I-26 W/US-25 N/US-74 W toward Hendersonville – go 9.14 miles (If you reach Old McMurray Rd you've gone ~ 0.1 miles too far)
- Take the US-25 N/US-25 Bus S exit, EXIT 44, toward Fletcher/Mountain Home – go 0.23 miles
- Turn right on Asheville Hwy/US-25 N. – go 2.20 miles (If you reach I-26 W you've gone ~ 0.1 miles too far)
- Turn right on Howard Gap Rd – go ~ 0.20 miles
- Turn left into Fletcher Community Park – continue to farthest end of paved parking area
GREEN RIVER COVE ROAD / LAKE ADGER HEADQUARTERS
Cell Phone Directions – search for Marathon, 1484 Ozone Drive, Saluda
Driving Directions:
- Start going southeast (left) on McMurray Rd toward Upward Rd. – go 0.03 miles
- Take 1st right on Upward Rd. – go 0.17 miles
- Merge on I-26 E/US-74 E via the ramp on the left toward Spartanburg – go 5.95 miles (If you reach Old McMurray Rd you've gone too far)
- Take EXIT 59 toward Saluda/Downtown – go 0.28 miles TO END OF RAMP
- Turn slight right on Ozone Dr.
- Drive ~ 0.1 mile and turn right into Marathon Gas Station parking lot
JACKSON PARK
Cell Phone Directions – for Jackson Park, 801 Glover Street, Hendersonville. Park in the Park Office lot.
Driving Directions:
- Start going southeast (left) on McMurray Rd toward Upward Rd. – go 0.03 miles
- Take 1st right on Upward Rd. – go 0.05 miles
- Merge on I-26 W/US-25 N/US-74 W toward Hendersonville – go 3.63 miles (If you reach Old McMurray Rd you've gone ~ 0.1 miles too far)
- Merge on US-64 W via EXIT 49B toward Hendersonville – go 1.94 miles
- Turn left on Harris St. – go 0.21 miles (Harris St is 0.7 miles past Dana Rd; if you reach N Grove St you've gone ~ 0.2 miles too far)
- Turn left on Glover St. – go 0.36 miles (Timed turn restriction everyday 11:00 PM to 7:30 AM; closed to vehicle traffic everyday 11:00 PM to 7:30 AM)
- Jackson Park, 801 Glover Street, Hendersonville, NC, is on left. Park office is on left (If you reach Powell St you've gone ~ 0.5 miles too far)
MAX PATCH ROAD
Cell Phone Directions – search for Pilot Travel Center, 3713 Crabtree Rd, Waynesville
Driving Directions:
- Start going southeast (left) on McMurray Rd toward Upward Rd. – go 0.03 miles
- Take 1st right on Upward Rd. – go 0.05 miles
- Merge on I-26 W/US-74 W toward Hendersonville – go 21.58 miles (If you reach Old McMurray Rd you've gone about 0.1 miles too far)
- Merge on I-40 W via EXIT 31B on the left toward Canton/Knoxville – go 21.83 miles
- Take the NC-209 exit, EXIT 24, toward Lake Junaluska/Hot Springs = go 0.23 miles
- Turn right on NC-209/Crabtree Rd. – go 0.11 miles (If you reach I-40 W you've gone ~ 0.2 miles too far)
- Pilot Travel Center, 3712 Crabtree Rd, Waynesville, NC, 3712 is on left; if you reach Woodbine Rd you've gone too far
PISGAH CENTER FOR WILDLIFE EDUCATION
Cell Phone Directions – search for Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education
Driving Directions:
- Start going southeast (left) on McMurray Rd toward Upward Rd. – go 0.03 miles
- Take 1st right on Upward Rd. – go 0.05 miles
- Merge on I-26 W/US-25 N/US-74 W toward Hendersonville – go 3.63 miles (If you reach Old McMurray Rd you've gone ~ 0.1 miles too far)
- Merge on US-64 W via EXIT 49B toward Hendersonville - go 2.49 miles
- Turn left on Buncombe St/US-64 W. (Immaculata School is on the corner) – go 0.03 miles
- Take the 1st right on 6th Ave W/US-64 W. (If you reach 5th Ave W you've gone too far) – go 16.80 miles
- Stay straight on US-276 N/Pisgah Hwy (i.e. go across NC 280 at stoplight) – go 5.28 miles
- Turn slight left on Fish Hatchery Rd. (This is a split in road ~ 0.5 mile past Coontree Picnic area on left) – go 1.46 miles
- Pisgah Center-Wildlife Education, 1401 Fish Hatchery Rd, Pisgah Forest, NC, is on left
PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST / DAVIDSON RIVER TO MOUNT PISGAH
Cell Phone Directions – search for Hawg Wild Bar-B-Que, 91 Pisgah Hwy, Brevard. Continue past Hawg Wild on 276 about 1.8 miles to Pisgah Ranger Station on right just past campground on left
Driving Directions:
- Start going southeast (left) on McMurray Rd toward Upward Rd. – go 0.03 miles
- Take 1st right on Upward Rd. – go 0.05 miles
- Merge on I-26 W/US-25 N/US-74 W toward Hendersonville – go 3.63 miles (If you reach Old McMurray Rd you've gone ~ 0.1 miles too far)
- Merge on US-64 W via EXIT 49B toward Hendersonville – go 2.49 miles
- Turn left on Buncombe St/US-64 W. (Immaculata School is on the corner) – go 0.03 miles
- Take 1st right on 6th Ave W/US-64 W. – go 16.80 miles (If you reach 5th Ave W you've gone too far)
- Stay straight on US-276 N/Pisgah Hwy. – go 1.87 miles
- Pisgah National Forest Ranger Station, 1600 Pisgah Hwy, Pisgah Forest, NC, is on RIGHT just past campground entrance on left. (Destination is just past Sycamore Cir; if you reach National Forest Rd you've gone ~ 0.3 miles too far)
THE PARK AT FLAT ROCK
Cell Phone Directions – search for The Park at Flat Rock, 121 Highland Golf Drive, Flat Rock
Driving Directions:
- Start going southeast (left) on McMurray Rd toward Upward Rd. – go 0.03 miles
- Take 1st right on Upward Rd. – go 1.48 miles
- Upward Rd becomes N Highland Lake Rd. after you cross Spartanburg Highway – go 0.31 miles
- Turn right on Highland Golf Dr. on the right just over the railroad tracks; if you reach Highland Park Rd you've gone ~ 0.1 miles too far
- The Park at Flat Rock, 121 Highland Golf Dr, Flat Rock, NC