From Interstate 64 — Take the Sandstone exit [No. 139] and follow Route 20 south through Hinton. The turnoff for camping at the Folklife Center is on the left, about 20 miles from the exit. Look for our signs pointing the way to a left turn onto Lick Creek Road, and then another sign about 0.5 mile later at a hairpin turn on the left, pointing the way to the Folklife Center. Make the hairpin turn, and the Folklife Center will come up in another 0.9 mile on your right.
Concord University in Athens, where all meetings will take place, is about 9 miles down Route 20 from Pipestem. At the traffic light in the center of town, turn right onto Vermillion Street, and in about 1 mile the campus will appear on your left. Park in back of the buildings, please.
From Interstate 77 — Take the Athens Road exit [No. 14] and turn left (under the turnpike) and travel approximately 3 miles toward Route 20. At the intersection, turn left (north) onto Route 20. When you come to your first (and only) traffic light in the center of Athens, turn right onto Vermillion Street. Concord University is about 1 mile down this road, on your left.
The Folklife Center, where camping is available for free, is about 9 or 10 miles north of the traffic light on Route 20, off a side road on your right. Look for our signs pointing the way to a right turn onto Lick Creek Road, and then another sign about 0.5 mile later at a hairpin turn on the left, pointing the way to the Folklife Center. Make the hairpin turn, and the Folklife Center will come up in another 0.9 mile on your right.
From Route 460 — Get onto I-77 North at Exit 9 and follow directions from I-77 above.
*** NOTE: Large RVs will have a tight squeeze on these side roads, as well as at the entrance to the Folklife Center. Please drive carefully and make room for oncoming traffic.
