DIRECTIONS TO WINDROCK
CAMPGROUND
Windrock
Campground is 4 miles northwest of the town of Oliver
Springs,
Tennessee
,
approximately 25 miles northwest of Knoxville
.
First, follow these directions to get to Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Then
follow the Pg. 2 directions to Windrock Campground from
Oak
Ridge , or skip
on down now. (All these directions list GPS coordinates approx.)
To
Oak
Ridge : from
Interstate I-40 W / I-75 N (a combined highway in
Knoxville
):
Take exit
376A (Hwy 162N) towards Oak
Ridge . 162N is
a 4-lane divided highway with a speed limit of 55. Just before entering
Oak
Ridge , Hwy 162
will merge with Hwy 62 and will be marked as Hwy 62 (this is through Solway,
you’d best hit 45 mph at the flashing yellow lighted speed limit sign and stay
that speed through Oak
Ridge !)
Follow
Hwy 62 ( Illinois
Ave ) through
Oak
Ridge . Hwy 62
will intersect with the Oak Ridge Turnpike (Hwy 95 / 4 lanes) at approximately N
35* 59' 42.4", W 084* 17' 19.7".
To
Oak
Ridge : from
I-75 South from Lexington
:
Take exit
122, the Clinton
/
Oak
Ridge exit and
turn right / west on Hwy 61W towards Clinton
. Approx
N 36* 09' 57.7", W 084* 05' 01.7"
Go about
15.8 miles, through Clinton
and into
Oak
Ridge (Hwy 61W
will become Hwy 95, stay straight / westbound on Hwy 95). Going through the City
of Oak
Ridge , look
for the intersection of Hwy 62 at Hwy 95, 15.8 miles from I-75. Turn Right on
Hwy 62W towards Oliver
Springs
. Approx.
N 35* 59' 42.4", W 084* 17' 19.7".
To
Oak
Ridge : from
I-40 East from Nashville
:
Take Exit
356 Gallaher Rd
/
Oak
Ridge . Take a
left. Head north on Hwy 58N towards Oak
Ridge . Approx.
N 35* 52' 13.4", W 084* 26' 43.4"
When Hwy
58N meets Hwy 95N, continue on 95N towards Oak
Ridge , going
to the intersection of Hwy 95 and 62W (14.4 miles from I-40). Turn left on to
Hwy 62W. Approx N. 35* 59' 42.4", W 084* 17' 19.7".
To the
Windrock Campground from Oak
Ridge :
Once you
find Oak
Ridge ,
Tennessee
, you
head West on Hwy 62 towards Oliver
Springs
. Just
after leaving Oak
Ridge , Hwy 62
will join Hwy 61 and it will be marked as both Hwy 62W and Hwy 61W.
Stay on
Hwy 61W/62W into Oliver
Springs
. You
will pass a Pizza Hut and cross a set of railroad tracks, then pass a Hardee's
on your right. These are the last restaurants and gas stations you will pass
before heading into the mountains. This is also a good area to get whatever food
( Food
City
) and gas
you will need if you have not already done so.
After
passing Hardee's, go through the traffic light (4.4 miles from Hwy 95 and 62) in
front of Food City, and go 4 tenths of a mile. Turn right on the ramp towards
beautiful “Downtown” Oliver
Springs
. The
exit sign to downtown is at approximately N 36* 02' 26.9", W 084* 2'0 10.0".
Go under
the overpass and at the 4-way STOP sign, turn right at approx. N 36* 02' 42.3",
W 084* 20' 11.1".
Go 6
tenths of a mile and you will cross a set railroad tracks that will jolt you
pretty good so take it easy. Then it is almost 1 mile to Hwy 330. Turn left on
Hwy 330 at N 36* 02' 50.6", W 084* 18' 48.0".
About 1
mile from the turn onto Hwy 330, turn left on
Hoskins
Gap Road - the
first road on the left. There you will cross a concrete bridge (N 36* 03' 33.0"
W 084* 18' 15.9") and bear left. Go ½ mile; be slow and careful on the small
bridge. It is 10 feet 8 inches wide, so even the motor homes will be ok (watch
for rear view mirror clearance!).
Then
another ½ mile to the campground on the right. N 36* 03' 44.5", W 084* 18'
56.6".
Directions
to Windrock ORV Trailhead Area from the Campground
Turn
right on Hoskins Gap Road out of the campground and you will come to Windrock
Trail #2 about 1.5 miles up the road. The parking lot at the foot of
Windrock
Mountain
is about
2 miles from the campground.
Please
keep your speed down because you are in a residential area on a VERY
narrow winding gravel road. 100 hits
since April 9, 2003