driving directions

NC mapLakeview at Fontana, an intimate North Carolina Resort & Spa, is conveniently located within a three hours drive of Atlanta, Charlotte and Knoxville. O ur sign and driveway are located near mile marker 61 on Hwy 74.

Note:  If you plan to arrive in the evening keep in mind our local restaurants close at 9:00 pm. You may want to stop for dinner before reaching the Bryson City area.

GPS
For those of you who enjoy traveling by GPS, our coordinates are:
N35 22.486'
W083 30.821

From Atlanta (West) (3 hours)
Take I-75N to I-575N. Continue on I-575/5 through Blue Ridge, GA. Approx. 2 miles past Blue Ridge turn left at the Hwy 60 intersection & continue for 1-1/2 miles. Turn right on Hwy 60-Spur for 16 miles until it dead ends. Turn right on Hwy74 and continue through Murphy, Andrews and the Nantahala Gorge. Hwy 74 will become a four lane. Continue past the "Captain T.A. Sandlin" bridge 1/8 of a mile. Watch for mile marker 61. Turn right on Lakeview Lodge Drive.

From Atlanta (East) (3 hours)
Take I-85N to I-985N (eventually becoming US-441N) to Clayton, GA. Continue to Franklin, NC where you'll take the 441N bypass (towards Sylva). In Dillsboro, follow signs to Bryson City, Hwy 74W. Continue on 74W past all three Bryson City exits.  2 miles past exit #64, you'll see a Texaco station on your left (use this as a landmark only). 1/2 mile past the Texaco, turn left on Lakeview Lodge Drive and continue up the hill.

From Chattanooga (2 hours)
Take I-75N to US-64 (exit 20). Take 64E to Murphy, NC where it becomes 74E. Continue through Murphy, Andrews and the Nantahala Gorge. Hwy 74 will become a four lane. Continue past the "Captain T.A. Sandlin" bridge 1/8 of a mile. Watch for mile marker 61. Turn right on Lakeview Lodge Drive.

  

From Asheville (1 hour)
Take I-40W to Hwy 74W at exit #27 (don't miss this exit!). Stay on Hwy 74W towards Bryson City for approx. 45 minutes. Continue past all three Bryson City exits.  2 miles past exit #64, you'll see a Texaco station on your left (use this as a landmark only). 1/2 mile past the Texaco, turn left on Lakeview Lodge Drive and continue up the hill.

From Spartanburg and Greenville (2 hours)
Take I-85 to Take I-26 north to I-40. Take I-40 west to Exit 27 (US 74, the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway). Continue West on US 74 past Waynesville, Sylva and Dillsboro past all three Bryson City exits. 2 miles past exit #64, you'll see a Texaco station on your left (use this as a landmark only). 1/2 mile past the Texaco, turn left on Lakeview Lodge Drive and continue up the hill.

From Knoxville (2 hours)
Take I-40E to Hwy 74W at exit #27. Stay on Hwy 74W towards Bryson City for approx. 45 minutes. Continue past all three Bryson City exits.  2 miles past exit #64, you'll see a Texaco station on your left (use this as a landmark only). 1/2 mile past the Texaco, turn left on Lakeview Lodge Drive and continue up the hill.

From Charlotte (3 hours)
Take I-85S to 74W and then on to I-26W towards Asheville.  In Asheville take I-40W to exit #27. Stay on Hwy 74W towards Bryson City for approx. 45 minutes. Continue past all three Bryson City exits.  2 miles past exit #64, you'll see a Texaco station on your left (use this as a landmark only). 1/2 mile past the Texaco, turn left on Lakeview Lodge Drive and continue up the hill.

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