by UnderGroundEarth » Apr 19, 2011 3:43 pm
A few people asked for directions/coordinates to the site... Below is a post made by Maureen with all the details...
SERA will be fast upon us!! We have scheduled 2 work weekends to get 'Cavers
Paradise' ready to host 200+ people.
The weekends have been scheduled for April 23 and May 14. The first weekend
will be infrastructure work. Installing some extra power at the campground,
constructing the field showers, pulling wire and powering up the barn, plus some
spa area improvements. There is a great sauna and hot tub already working on
the property and they will both be up and running for the work weekends. So if
you have electrical, plumbing or carpentry skills and tools, we need YOU!
The second work weekend will mostly be clearing campsites. This will entail
moving some deadfall and cutting briar. Anyone who comes up to work on either
day, will be able to 'claim' a camping spot for the SERA weekend.
So, come up and join us, check out the site, hang out with cavers for the
weekend and have fun!!
coordinates for the campground are 35 06 44 and 85 49 34
Directions are as follows:
To get to the campground from the east, go west on I24, exit 143, Martin
Springs. Go left at the top of the ramp over the highway then left again onto
Co Rd 2. Go 2 miles and turn right onto Stagecoach Rd. There is no street
sign, but there is a realtor sign for bluff lots at Fish Trap. Go 4.5 miles to
the top of the mountain. Stay right on Stagecoach at the top. DO NOT turn down
Jackson Point Rd. Go 1 more mile and turn left onto old Sewanee Rd. The street
name is painted on a rock at the street corner. It is the first paved road on
the right after you pass Jackson Point. Go 0.9 miles and turn right onto
Wildheart Lane. Go to the end of the road then turn right and right again into
the campground.
To get to the campground from the west, go east on I24, exit 134, Monteagle.
Turn south toward Sewanee. Go 4 miles and turn left onto RT 156 at the yellow
flashing light. Follow 156 (zig zag around the Sewanee Airport) for 7 miles.
Turn left onto Snakepond Road. There is no sign here, but there is a large
horse farm on the left. If you get to the Franklin State Forest, you went 1/4
mile too far. Go 3/4 mile on Snakepond and turn right onto Stagecoach Road. Go
1.25 miles and turn right onto Old Sewanee Rd. Go 0.9 miles and turn right onto
Wildheart Lane. Go to the end of the road then turn right and right again into
the campground.
If you get lost, feel free to call me at 423-605-5569
Maureen Handler