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From Boone, NC: Scenic Route (This route will have less congestion and will take you through some of the most beautiful farm land in the region.): From the intersection of NC 105 and US 321, travel 2 mi. south on NC 105 to the third stoplight (immediately past the Exxon station). Turn RIGHT on the NC 105 Bypass (signs read "Trucks to US 421/321 North"). Go 1.8 mi. to the stoplight. Turn LEFT toward Mountain City on NC 194 South. Travel 2.9 mi. NC 194 will take a 90-degree LEFT hand turn toward Valle Crucis across from the Vilas Community Trading Post. Travel 3.6 mi. on NC 194 into Valle Crucis. This winding country road ambles past farmhouses, barns, cultivated fields and pastures filled with livestock. In addition to being amazingly beautiful, this route allows you to skip the stoplight on NC 105 at Broadstone Road, the one place where Fair traffic can clog up and cause an extended wait. At 3.6 miles, NC 194 will take a 90-degree turn to the RIGHT at the Valle Crucis Elementary School (just past the original Mast General Store). Turn right and travel 1 mi. on NC 194 to the fair entrance. Turn LEFTinto the fair, where parking attendants will assist you. Second Option: (This is the most direct route to Valle Crucis, but on Fair day it is not always the quickest. Traffic is known to clog up at the stoplight on NC 105 where you turn onto Broadstone Road. When this happens, there can be an extended wait.) From the intersection of NC 105 and US 321, travel 4.8 miles south on NC 105 to the stoplight immediately south of the Watauga River Bridge. Turn RIGHT on Broadstone Road (SR 1112) and go 2.8 miles to NC 194 (at the Valle Crucis Elementary School). Turn LEFT and travel 1 mi.on NC 194 to the Fair entrance. Turn LEFT into the fair, where parking attendants will assist you.
From Linville, NC: Scenic Route (This route will have less congestion and will take you past half a dozen mountain churches.): Take NC 105 9.1 mi. north to Foscoe. Turn LEFT on Clark's Creek Road across from Brittish Antique Imports. Go 2.3 miles until you reach the stop sign just past the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Turn RIGHT and travel 1.4 mi. to NC 194. Turn LEFT and drive 0.4 mi. to the Fair entrance. Turn LEFT into the Fair, where parking attendants will assist you. This country road winds through the woods as it climbs the hill and opens up into rolling meadows after it crests the ridge. In addition to taking you past beautiful scenery and a number of little country churches, this route allows you to skip the stoplight on NC 105 at Broadstone Road, the one place where Fair traffic can clog up and cause an extended wait. Second Option: (This is the most direct route to Valle Crucis, but on Fair day it is not always the quickest. Traffic is known to clog up at the stoplight on NC 105 where you turn onto Broadstone Road. When this happens, there can be an extended wait.) From Linville, take NC 105 12.3 miles north to the stoplight at the Watauga River Bridge. Turn LEFT on Broadstone Road (SR 1112) and go 2.8 miles to the intersection of NC 194 (immediately past the Mast Store Annex). Turn LEFT on NC 194 and travel 1 mi. to the Fair entrance. Turn LEFT into the Fair, where parking attendants will assist you. From Banner Elk, NC: Turn RIGHT at the Banner Elk stoplight and take NC 194 north 6.2 miles to Valle Crucis. Turn RIGHT into the fair, where parking attendants will assist you. From Winston Salem, NC: Take US 421 North through dowtown Boone. Travel 5.9 mi. to where NC 194 takes a 90-degree LEFT hand turn toward Valle Crucis across from the Vilas Grocery & Hardware. When you arrive in Boone, you will want to continue straight ahead at the intersection where NC 105 South and US 221 South turn 90-degrees to the LEFT. (You will recognize this interesection as the place where the green overhead traffic sign has arrows pointing left toward Blowing Rock.) Begin counting the 5.9 miles to where NC 194 turns LEFT from this intersection. NC 194 will take a 90-degree LEFT hand turn toward Valle Crucis across from the Vilas Community Tading Post. Travel 3.6 mi. on NC 194 into Valle Crucis. This winding country road ambles past farmhouses, barns, cultivated fields and pastures filled with livestock. In addition to being amazingly beautiful, this route allows you to skip the stoplight on NC 105 at Broadstone Road, the one place where Fair traffic can clog up and cause an extended wait. At 3.6 miles, NC 194 will take a 90-degree turn to the RIGHT at the Valle Crucis Elementary School (just past the original Mast General Store). Turn right and travel 1 mi. on NC 194 to the fair entrance. Turn LEFT into the Fair, where parking attendants will assist you.
From Asheville, NC: Take I-40 East to Exit 85 at Marion, NC. At the bottom of the ramp, turn LEFT and go one mile to a stoplight. Turn LEFT onto US 221 North and travel 30 miles to Linville, NC. Scenic Route (This route will have less congestion and will take you past half a dozen country churches.): At the stoplight in Linville, turn LEFT and take NC 105 9.1 mi. north to Foscoe. Turn LEFT on Clark's Creek Road across from Brittish Antique Imports. Go 2.3 miles until you reach the stop sign just past the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Turn RIGHT and travel 1.4 mi. to NC 194. Turn LEFT and drive 0.4 mi. to the Fair entrance. Turn LEFT into the Fair, where parking attendants will assist you. This country road winds through the woods as it climbs the hill and opens up into rolling meadows after it crests the ridge. In addition to taking you past beautiful scenery and a number of little country churches, this route allows you to skip the stoplight on NC 105 at Broadstone Road, the one place where Fair traffic can clog up and cause an extended wait. From Johnson City, TN: Take US 321 through Elizabethton to Hampton, TN. (Option 1 - takes you through Newland, NC) Bear RIGHT on US 19-E through Roan Mountain to Elk Park, NC. Stay straight on NC 194 to Newland, NC. At the second stoplight, turn LEFT onto NC 181 and go 5 miles to Linville. At the stoplight, turn LEFT onto NC 105 and go 9.1 mi. north to Foscoe. Turn LEFT on Clark's Creek Road across from Brittish Antique Imports. Go 2.3 miles until you reach the stop sign just past the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Turn RIGHT and travel 1.4 mi. to NC 194. Turn LEFT and drive 0.4 mi. to the Fair entrance. Turn LEFT into the Fair, where parking attendants will assist you. (Option 2 - takes you toward Boone, NC) Bear LEFT on US 321 and wind along past Lake Watauga to Vilas, NC. Take a 90-degree RIGHT hand turn on NC 194 toward Valle Crucis across from the Vilas Community Trading Post. Wind past farmhouses, barns, cultivated fields and pastures filled with livestock for 3.6 mi. on NC 194 into Valle Crucis. At 3.6 miles, NC 194 will take a 90-degree turn to the RIGHT at the Valle Crucis Elementary School (just past the original Mast General Store). Turn right and travel 1 mi. on NC 194 to the fair entrance. Turn LEFTinto the fair, where parking attendants will assist you. From Charlotte, NC: If you are on the West side of Charlotte, closest to Gastonia: Take I-85 South to Gastonia, NC. Pick up US 321 North through Blowing Rock to Boone. Turn LEFT at the intersection of US 321 and NC 105 (following signs toward Linville). If you are on the North side of Charlotte, closest to Statesville: Take I-77 North to Statesville, NC, and then take I-40 West to Exit 23B in Hickory, NC. Pick up US 321 North through Blowing Rock to Boone. Turn LEFT at the intersection of US 321 and NC 105 (following signs toward Linville).
Scenic Route (This route will have less congestion and will take you through some of the most beautiful farm land in the region.): From the intersection of NC 105 and US 321, travel 2 mi. south on NC 105 to the third stoplight (immediately past the Exxon station). Turn RIGHT on the NC 105 Bypass (signs read "Trucks to US 421/321 North"). Go 1.8 mi. to the stoplight. Turn LEFT toward Mountain City on NC 194 South. Travel 2.9 mi. NC 194 will take a 90-degree LEFT hand turn toward Valle Crucis across from the Vilas Community Trading Post. Travel 3.6 mi. on NC 194 into Valle Crucis. This winding country road ambles past farmhouses, barns, cultivated fields and pastures filled with livestock. In addition to being amazingly beautiful, this route allows you to skip the stoplight on NC 105 at Broadstone Road, the one place where Fair traffic can clog up and cause an extended wait. At 3.6 miles, NC 194 will take a 90-degree turn to the RIGHT at the Valle Crucis Elementary School (just past the original Mast General Store). Turn right and travel 1 mi. on NC 194 to the fair entrance. Turn LEFTinto the fair, where parking attendants will assist you.
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