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How to Get Here

GPS coordinates
N 35.44806 Degrees
W 083.40580 Degrees

Driving Directions:

From Asheville, NC – Take I-40 west to exit 27 (Hwy 74W) near Waynesville, NC.  Follow Hwy 74W all the way to Bryson City, NC.  As you approach Bryson City, take exit 69 and turn right onto Hyatt Creek Rd.  Follow Hyatt Creek Rd about a mile and half to stop sign.  Turn left onto Hwy 19 and follow again about a mile and half to Hemlock Inn sign on right. Turn right at sign onto Galbraith Creek Rd.  Hemlock Inn will be one mile up on left.

From Knoxville, TN – Take 441 S out of Knoxville, through Sevierville, and Pigeon Forge.  Take Gatlinburg bypass  into the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.  Continue to follow 441 S through the park to Cherokee, NC.  Turn right at third traffic light in Cherokee onto Hwy 19 and follow it for about 6 miles to Hemlock Inn sign on right.  Turn right at sign onto Galbraith Creek Rd.  Follow one mile and Hemlock Inn will be on the left.

Alternate Route from Knoxville, TN – Take I-40 E out of Knoxville towards Asheville, NC.  Take exit 27 near Waynesville, NC. Follow Hwy 74W all the way to Bryson City, NC.  As you approach Bryson City, take exit 69 and turn right onto Hyatt Creek Rd.  Follow Hyatt Creek Rd about a mile and half to stop sign.  Turn left onto Hwy 19 and follow again about a mile and half to Hemlock Inn sign on right. Turn right at sign onto Galbraith Creek Rd.  Hemlock Inn will be one mile up on left.

Directions From Atlanta, GA.  – Take I-85N out of Atlanta to I-985 N.  Take I-985 N past Gainesville.  Road will eventually turn into Hwy 441N into North Carolina just south of Franklin.  Continue on 441N past Franklin to Dillsboro, NC where it will merge with 74W.  Follow Hwy 74W all the way to Bryson City, NC.  As you approach Bryson City, take exit 69 and turn right onto Hyatt Creek Rd.  Follow Hyatt Creek Rd about a mile and half to stop sign.  Turn left onto Hwy 19 and follow again about a mile and half to Hemlock Inn sign on right. Turn right at sign onto Galbraith Creek Rd.  Hemlock Inn will be one mile up on left.

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Closest airports:

  • Asheville Regional Airport (1.5 hours away)
  • Charlotte Douglas International Airport (3 hours away)
  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (3 hours away)