Directions to DuPont State Forest Parking Lots
Driving directions are provided from several nearby cities, and are continued below with specific directions to Guion Farm. Regional Directions All directions are to the Hooker Falls Access Area. See map and Directions to Access Areas below for other Access Areas.
From Asheville (via Pisgah Forest)
Take I-26 east to Exit 40, and take NC-280 toward Pisgah Forest. Turn left (east) on US-64 and go 3.7 miles to the Texaco station in Penrose. Turn right on Crab Creek Rd. and continue 4.3 miles and turn right on DuPont Rd. for 3.1 miles.
From Greenville, SC (via US-276 and Cedar Mountain)
US-276 north to Caesar’s Head SC and continue. Go 1.6 miles after entering North Carolina; turn right on Cascade Lake Rd. in Cedar Mountain NC. Take Cascade Lake Road 2.5 miles to Staton Rd (past the Corn Mill Shoals Access). Turn right on Staton Rd. for 2.2 miles.
From Brevard
See directions via Pisgah Forest or Cedar Mountain above.
From Greenville (Via US-25 and Flat Rock)
Take US-25 north to Exit 5 - Flat Rock-Tuxedo. Turn left on NC-225 toward Flat Rock. At second traffic light (Little River Rd./sign for Carl Sandburg Home) turn left on Little River Rd. and go to end. Turn left (at flashing traffic light) onto Crab Creek Rd. and continue for 7.1 miles to DuPont Rd. Turn left for 3.1 miles
From Hendersonville
Take Business US-25 (Church St.) south to Kanuga and turn right. Kanuga becomes Crab Creek Rd. after 3.9 miles at Little River Rd. (flashing traffic light). Continue on Crab Creek 7.1 miles to DuPont Rd. Turn left for 3.1 miles.
From Spartanburg (via I-26)
Take I-26 to Exit 53 (Upward Rd.). Turn left on Upward Rd. to US-176. Upward Rd. now becomes N. Highland Lake Rd. Continue to traffic light at US-225S (Greenville Hwy.). Turn left to first traffic light (Little River Rd./sign for Carl Sandburg Home). Turn right on Little River Rd. and go to end. Turn left at flashing traffic light on Crab Creek Rd. and continue for 7.1 miles to DuPont Rd. Turn left for 3.1 miles.
Directions to Guion Farm
Guion Farm- From Crab Creek Road (Brevard/Hendersonville)
Turn south 0.7 miles on DuPont Road to a left on Sky Valley Road. Follow Sky Valley Road past the junction of Old CCC Road to the Guion Farm Access Area 1.6 miles on the right.
Guion Farm- From Cedar Mountain (US-276)
Turn north 2.5 miles on Cascade Lake Road past the Corn Mill Shoals Access Area. Turn right at the Agfa Plant sign 4.6 miles on Staton Road past the Buck Forest, Hooker Falls and Lake Imaging Access Areas. Turn right 1.6 miles on Sky Valley Road past the junction of Old CCC Road to the Guion Farm Access Area on the right.