Directions from various airports to Ceder Rock Basecamp near Brevard, NC Asheville Regional Airport (40 mins) Asheville is the most convenient airport, although airfare is usually $100-$200 more expensive than flying into Charlotte. It’s worth looking at prices, though, because sometimes you can catch a deal. From the airport, it is about 40 minutes to the basecamp. Leaving the airport, turn right (south) on NC-280. Proceed 15.8 miles until NC-280 intersects with US-64 and US-276. Turn right here (west on US-64/276); for directions from here, see below. Charlotte-Douglas International Airport (2 hrs 30 min) Charlotte is a big airport and can have cheap fares and rental cars. If you are interested in a rideshare from Charlotte, please say so when you fill out the planning poll. From Charlotte Airport, follow the Billy Graham Parkway I-85 W. Follow I-85 W for 22 miles to US-74. Take US-74 West for 56 miles, then pick up I-26 W. Take I-26 W for 16 miles until Exit 49B for US-64. From this exit, take US-64 West 19 miles until it intersects with NC-280 and US-276. You will be going straight through this intersection into the forest; follow the directions below. Greenville-Spartanburg (1 hr 45 min) Southwest flies into this airport in northern South Carolina, making it another good option. From the airport, head south on I-85 for 5 miles, then take I-385 N toward Greenville. Follow I-385 for 6 miles. Take exit 42 for US-276 N toward Traveler’s Rest. Follow US-276 all the way to Brevard (~50 miles). Continue through the center of town to get to the intersection of US-276, US-64, and NC-280.  Directions  from  Brevard,  NC  to  the  Cedar  Rock  Basecamp   From the intersection of NC-280, US-276, and US-64: Proceed west on US-64/276. You will feel like you are plunging into the forest. This is normal. Don’t panic. Proceed 5.3 miles west until you reach a fork in the road; you see a sign for the Fish Hatchery. Turn left here. This is what the intersection looks like:  

     Once you’ve turned left, you will proceed 3.1 miles until the pavement will end. Yes, the pavement will end. Don’t worry. It remains a well-graded Forest Service road

and is passable by most vehicles. (We drove a tiny Fiat 500 on the day we took the pictures). Follow the same road straight for another 6.0 miles (9.1 mi after the initial turn off of US-64/276). After you’ve traveled 6.0 miles once the road turned to gravel, you will be cresting a hill. There will be a road coming in from the left and another from the right. You want to turn left here. Don’t worry, we will post big signs here. (FYI, if you need it for reference, this intersection is called Gloucester Gap.) This is what it looks like, with the red arrow showing the turn:

   Now, you’re close. We promise. Once you’ve made that left, proceed 0.7 miles until you get to a gate on the right that is signed “471A”. This is the gate to the Outward Bound property. It needs to stay closed, but it will not be locked. You’ll just need to open the gate, drive through, and close the gate behind you. Again, we will sign this clearly. The gate looks like this:

 Once you’re through the gate, it’s just 1 mile to the basecamp. Since this is Outward Bound property, please drive slowly (<10 mph). The road will drop you at a cluster of buildings, and parking will be clearly signed.