Bufflehead | Cabin on the South Holston River

From the South (Asheville/Spartansbug)

Take I-26W to Exit 20B for US-11E/US-19W/Roan St. Continue on US-11E N. Take TN394E toward TN-390/Bluff City/Blountville/Bristol Motor Speedway. Turn right onto TN394E for 7.5 miles and then turn right onto Rt. 421S for 2.9 miles to Emmett Road. Turn right onto Emmett Road (Rt. 2373) and continue straight onto Holston View Dam Road (don’t turn right onto Emmett Road!!). At fork, take right and continue over bridge. Continue for approximately 0.3 miles and turn right onto TVA Road S. The road terminates at Tailwaters Lodge.

From the North (Roanoke)

Take I-81 S to Exit 17 to Virginia Route 75S toward Abingdon/South Holston Dam. Continue on Rt. 75S for 9.7 miles and continue onto Rt. 44S for 2.5 miles. At stop sign turn right onto Rt. 421N for 3.2 miles. Turn left onto Emmett Rd. and continue straight onto Holston View Dam Road (don’t turn right onto Emmett Road!!). At fork, take right and continue over bridge. Continue for approximately 0.3 miles and turn right onto TVA Road S. The road terminates at Tailwaters Lodge.

(When you turn onto TVA Rd S, you will pass some of our cabins on the left: The Hatch  and Midge, then the public road ends, turn left into Pheasant Tail's driveway, the drive bends to the right, next you will see signs for cabins left and river right, drive to the left and up the hill.   At the top, on the right is a turnaround with lampposts, the cabins are off to the right: Osprey on the left, Bufflehead on the right. )

From the West (Knoxville/Nashville)

Take I-81N to Exit 69 toward Blountville/Bristol and merge onto TN 394E for 12.8 miles. Turn right onto Rt. 421S for 2.9 miles to Emmett Road. Turn right onto Emmett Road (Rt. 2373) and continue straight onto Holston View Dam Road (don’t turn right onto Emmett Road!!). At fork, take right and continue over bridge. Continue for approximately 0.3 miles and turn right onto TVA Road S. The road terminates at Tailwaters Lodge.

(When you turn onto TVA Rd S, you will pass some of our cabins on the left: The Hatch and Midge, then the public road ends, turn left into Pheasant Tail's driveway, the drive bends to the right, next you will see signs for cabins left and river right, drive to the left and up the hill. At the top, on the right is a turnaround with lampposts, the cabins are off to the right: Osprey on the left, Bufflehead on the right. )

From the East (Charlotte)

Take I-85S to Exit 17B toward US-321N. Take exit 43for I-40W toward Asheville. Take exit 105for NC-18 toward Shelby and go through Jonesboro. Follow onto NC-181N and becomes US-221S for 32 miles. Take sharp right onto NC-194N for 9.8 miles and continue onto US-19E N for 29.8 miles. Turn right onto Bunker Hill Rd (1.3 miles)( and continue onto Chinquapin Grove Rd for 3.8 miles. Continue straight onto TN-44N for 7.3 miles and continue straight ono Beidleman Creek Rd for 0.2 miles. Turn right onto Emmett Road (Rt. 2373) for 1.2 miles and then turn right onto Holston View Dam Rd. Continue over bridge and go approximately 0.3 miles then turn right onto TVA Road S. The road terminates at Tailwaters Lodge.

(When you turn onto TVA Rd S, you will pass some of our cabins on the left: The Hatch and Midge, then the public road ends, turn left into Pheasant Tail's driveway, the drive bends to the right, next you will see signs for cabins left and river right, drive to the left and up the hill. At the top, on the right is a turnaround with lampposts, the cabins are off to the right: Osprey on the left, Bufflehead on the right. )