Following are directions to important wedding locations from various locations in NC. Click on any of the small maps to open a larger, printable version.

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Direction are provided to the following locations:

• Blowing Rock
• Boone
• Lion Mountain
• Green Park Inn
• Grace Lutheran Church

To Blowing Rock:

• Location of wedding reception at the Green Park Inn
• Near the wedding ceremony at Lion Mountain
• Use Mapquest to get directions from your exact location here

From Morganton (~1 hour) -

1. Take HW 64 North/East to Lenoir
2. Turn left on HW 321 North in Lenoir
3. The Green Park Inn (location of the reception) is on the right side of the road, right at the edge of town when entering Blowing Rock
4. Bear left onto 321-Business (Main Street) at the Broyhill Furniture Outlet to enter downtown Blowing Rock
5. HW 221 South turns to the left off of Main Street in downtown. This intersection is where directions to Lion Mountain will start

From Charlotte (~2 hours), Hickory (~1 hour) -

1. From Charlotte, take I-85 South to exit 17, HW 321 North
2. Take HW 321 North through Hickory and Lenoir
3. The Green Park Inn (location of the reception) is on the right side of the road, right at the edge of town when entering Blowing Rock
4. Bear left onto 321-Business (Main Street) at the Broyhill Furniture Outlet to enter downtown Blowing Rock
5. HW 221 South turns to the left off of Main Street in downtown. This intersection is where directions to Lion Mountain will start

From Boone (~10 minutes)

1. Take HW 321 South out of Boone into Blowing Rock
2. Bear right on 321-Business (Main Street) to enter downtown Blowing Rock
3. HW 221 South turns to the right off of Main Street in downtown. This intersection is where directions to Lion Mountain will start

To Boone:

• Location of ceremony rain location at Grace Lutheran Church
• Near the wedding ceremony at Lion Mountain
• Use Mapquest to get directions from your exact location here

From Raleigh (~3 hours), Greensboro (~2 hours), Winston-Salem (~1.5 hours) -

1. From Raleigh, take I-40 East through Greensboro and Winston-Salem
2. Take exit 188 onto HW 421 North towards Yadkinville/Wilkesboro
3. Follow HW 421 North through Wilkesboro and up the mountain into Boone
4. HW 421 turns into King Street when entering downtown Boone. At the corner where 321 branches left (Harding Street) and 421 continues straight is Grace Lutheran Church (rain-location for ceremony)
5. Directions to Lion Mountain and Blowing Rock from Boone are from this intersection.

To Lion Mountain:

• Location of wedding ceremony
• Between Blowing Rock and Boone
• Street address is 2687 Payne Branch Road, Blowing Rock, but Mapquest gives inaccurate directions to location

From Boone (~10 minutes) -

1. From Grace Lutheran Church intersection (see directions To Boone), take HW 321 South/Hardin Street through Boone, towards Blowing Rock
2. About 1/2 mile after exiting Boone, turn right off of 321 onto Payne Branch Road
3. After 1.5 miles on Payne Branch, the road will turn to gravel/dirt
4. Continue on the dirt road for another 0.75 miles, and the entrance to parking at Lion Mountain will be marked on the left side of the road

From Blowing Rock (~10 minutes) -

1. From the intersection of HW 221 and Main Street, take HW 221 South towards Linville
2. Continue for 1.5 miles and turn right at the Blue Ridge Parkway Exit
3. After turning right, immediately bear left towards Flannery Fork Road (i.e. DO NOT go towards the Parkway)
4. Continue for 200 meters and cross under the Parkway bridge, and take an immediate right onto Flannery Fork Road
5. Follow Flannery Fork for 2.25 miles, then turn right onto Payne Branch Road. NOTE: The road sign for Payne Branch may be missing. The turn is about 1/4 mile after the road turns to pavement. It is the only major road on the right, and it turns steeply uphill immediately. If you pass the Flannery Fork Farms or Camp Sky Ranch signs, you've gone too far.
6. The entrance to parking at Lion Mountain will be about 300 meters up Payne Branch on the right side of the road

To Green Park Inn:

• Location of wedding reception
• Located at the southern edge of Blowing Rock, on HW 321 on the way into town. See directions to Blowing Rock.

From Lion Mountain (~10 minutes) -

1. Turn left out of parking lot and onto Payne Branch Road
2. Turn left onto Flannery Fork Road
3. At the end of Flannery Fork Road, bear left under the Parkway bridge and continue to HW 221
4. Turn left onto HW 221 North towards Blowing Rock
5. In Blowing Rock, turn right onto Main Street/HW 321 South Business
6. Merge onto HW 321 South at the end of Main Street
7. Continue 0.75 miles to the edge of town and the Green Park Inn is on the left

From Boone (~15 minutes) -

1. From King Street and HW 321/Harding St. (Grace Lutheran Church), take 321 South through Boone
2. In Blowing Rock, continue on 321 South Bypass through town
3. The Green Park Inn is on the left after going through town

To Grace Lutheran Church:

• Location of rain location for wedding ceremony
• Follow directions to Boone, which all end at the intersection of Grace Lutheran Church