Directions - 

From Downtown Franklin - Take Hwy. 28 North.  Cross the river, pass the Cowee Baptist Church and right across from the BP Gas Station you'll turn right onto Cowee Creek Rd., (the first asphalt road on the right past the church - you'll see a sign for Perry's Water Garden). Pass Cowee Elementary School and bear right at the first Y in the road and you'll pass Rickman's General Store. and then go left at the second Y in the road - which is Leatherman Gap Rd.  About 200 yards on the left is our entrance. Big Sign - Can't miss it!  At this point you are only 1/2 mile from the parking lot! 

From Asheville -
Take I-40 West and get off at Exit 27.This puts you going in the correct direction with no choices on your part until you get to Exit 81 (Atlanta, Franklin, Dillsboro exit). Take Exit 81 and you will be put onto Hwy 441 - no directional choices - you will be going SOUTH. At this point, you are approximately 30 to 40 minutes from us. At some point, you will start up a steep incline and eventually, you will start down a steep incline and when you start to see civilization again and when you stop riding the brakes (oh yeah, it is a steep incline!) then look to the RIGHT. You'll see Mountain City Mobile Homes. Right there is a road named Sanderstown Rd. Turn Right there and stay on Sanderstown Rd until it ends! Turn Right again (now you are on Bryson City Rd aka Hwy 28). You are not in downtown Franklin, but now you need to Follow directions from Downtown Franklin.

From Cherokee -
Go South on US 441 and turn right onto Sanderstown Rd.  You'll know that you are at Sanderstown Rd. because there is Showcase Mobile Homes on one corner and Burglens Rock Shop on the other.  Follow Sanderstown Rd. all the way to it's end and turn right onto Hwy 28 North and follow directions as if coming from Franklin.  Don't look for the river - you're already past it.

From Atlanta - Follow US 441 North into Franklin, then turn right onto Main Street.  You'll immediately turn left onto Hwy 28 North.  Now follow directions from Franklin.

From Chatanooga - Follow Hwy 64 East to US 441 North and turn left.  Follow directions as if coming from Atlanta.
 
From Nashville & Knoxville Take I-40 East to Exit #27 (the second Waynesville Exit also known as the Clyde Exit).  Now follow directions as if coming from Asheville.