WNC Agriculture Center
McGough Arena
1301 Fanning Bridge Rd., Fletcher, NC 28732
Indoor, heated, dirt footing
DIRECTIONS
From the North: Take I-26 East to Exit 40. Make a right turn off the ramp onto Airport Road (280). Turn left at the first stop light past the Asheville Airport onto Fanning Bridge Road. The main entrance is on the right.
From the South:Take I-26 West to Exit 40. Make a left turn off the ramp on to Airport Road (280). Turn left at the first stop light past the Asheville Airport on to Fanning Bridge Road. The main entrance is on the right.
T. Ed Garrison Arena
1101 W. Queen St., Pendleton, SC 29670
Indoor, heated, dirt footing
DIRECTIONS
Note: Follow signs to the arena when you turn onto Queen Street. Your GPS will guide you WRONG!
From the South: Take I-85 exit 14 and go left on Hwy 187 North. Proceed 5.9 miles. Turn left on Hwy 76/28 West. Go 2.1 miles. Turn LEFT on Queen St. Arena will be on your left in .5 miles. Enter at Arena Parking sign.
From the North: Take I-85 exit 19B (Hwy 76/28 West) and go 7.7 miles. Turn LEFT on Queen St; facility will be on your left in .5 miles. Enter at Arena Parking sign.
From Clemson:From Hwy 123, take Hwy 76/28 East and go 3.3 miles. Turn RIGHT on Queen St. Arena will be on your left in .5 miles. Enter at Arena Parking sign.
Fence
Foothills Equestrian Nature Center
3381 Hunting Country Rd., Tryon, NC 28782
Outdoor, under cover, dirt footing
DIRECTIONS
From I-26, east or west: Take S.C. Exit #1 from I-26, toward Landrum, S.C. Go 1.5 miles, then turn right onto Bomar Road (look for the Land Mart on the corner). Go one short block and turn right onto Prince Road. Follow Prince Road for approximately 1.5 miles and turn left onto Hunting Country Road (just before the I-26 overpass). Follow Hunting Country Road for approximately 3/4 mile. The entrance to the Equestrian Center, Mane Gate Lane, will be on your left just before the I-26 underpass.
From Greenville or Greer on Highway 14: At the intersection of Route 14 and Route 176 in downtown Landrum (at the railroad tracks), turn onto Route 176, toward Tryon. Go about 1.5 miles, to Greenwood Road on the right. Turn onto Greenwood Road, then turn almost immediately left onto Blockhouse Road. Follow Blockhouse Road for approximately 6/10 mile to a stop sign, and turn right onto Hunting Country Road. Continue on Hunting Country Road under I-26, to Mane Gate Drive on the right.
From Tryon on Route 176: Travel south on 176 to the South Carolina state line. Bear left onto Ridge Road (at Mimosa Carpet on your left). Cross railroad tracks and bear left onto Hunting Country Road. Continue on Hunting Country Road for a few miles, go under I-26, and turn right on Mane Gate Drive.
From Columbus on Highway 108: Go south on Walker Street from downtown Columbus. Travel two blocks to four-way stop and turn right onto Peniel Road. Stay on Peniel Road past Tryon Estates and Morgan Chapel Village, then bear right at fork onto Golden Road. Continue 1.6 miles to stop sign at River Road, which is unpaved. Turn right, then immediately left over a steel bridge onto Morgan Chapel Road. Follow Morgan Chapel Road .7 miles to end, then turn left onto Hunting Country Road. Continue on Hunting Country Road under I-26, to Mane Gate Drive on the right.
Smokey Mountain Event Center
758 Crabtree Rd., Waynesville, NC 28785
Outdoor, under cover, dirt footing
DIRECTIONS
From the West: Take I-40 to exit 24, Lake Junaluska/Hot Springs. At end of exit ramp, take Hwy 209S (Crabtree Road) headed south. Proceed approximately 2 miles; cross a large concrete bridge, and the arena will be on your left.F
rom the East: Take I-40 to exit 27 onto US-64W/US-74. Take exit 104 onto NC-209 toward Lake Junaluska/Hot Springs. Turn left off the exit ramp onto Crabtree Rd. In 3/4 mile, turn right into the event center.
From the South: Take the Great Smoky Mountain Expressway (Hwy23/74) to Exit 104 (East Waynesville/Hot Springs/Lake Junaluska). At the end of the exit ramp, take Hwy 209 (Crabtree Road) headed north. Proceed approximately 1 mile; arena will be on your right.
