Spring Creek Preserve is located on state road access just off Highway 209, a North Carolina Scenic Byway. A private gate and long driveway bordered by split rail fencing insures privacy to the historic farm house. The property is 22 miles north of Waynesville and less than an hour’s drive to the Asheville airport. The community of Hot Springs is 15 miles north. Pisgah National Forest and the Great Smoky Mountain National Park is a short drive to the west. Outdoor recreation features ski resorts, trout fishing, whitewater rafting, horseback riding, and rock climbing. Waynesville and Asheville are culturally diverse communities and vibrant centers of the arts.

Directions from Asheville Airport:

• Leave airport and turn left.
• Follow signs for I-26 West (1/4 mile to entrance ramp)
• I-26 W to I-40 W (approx. 10 miles)
• Take I-40 W to Exit 24 (to 209N Lake Junaluska / Hot Springs)
• Take NC Scenic Highway 209N for 8.1 miles, take right at Ferguson's Supply General Store
• Continue on 209N for 10.5 miles. You should see the Trust General Store (closed) on your right.
• Continue on 209N for one half mile past Trust General Store and intersection of Highway 63.
• Turn left onto Rock House Road (in a sharp curve just past 15mph sign).
• Drive 1.1 miles to rock entrance. Access road to Spring Creek Preserve is through the columns on the right. Private driveway to Cardenas homestead is through the metal gate on the left. Homestead is pale yellow farmhouse on the right.

Directions from Waynesville:

Take Highway 23/74N to NC Scenic Highway 209N (Intersection with Lowe's and Wal-Mart) 22 miles north to ROCK HOUSE ROAD, proceed as above.

Click here for a downloadable PDF of the Spring Creek Preserve development.