Bear Lake Reserve

412 Lake Forest Drive
Tuckasegee, NC 28783
1-866-509-2327
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From Atlanta:
Take I-85 North to I-985 North, merge with U.S. 23/441.
Travel north through Franklin and into Dillsboro, NC.
Turn right onto Business U.S. 23 (Main Street).
Follow through downtown Dillsboro and Sylva.
Main Street becomes NC 107 South.
Follow NC 107 along the Tuckasegee River for 12 miles.
Turn left onto Shook Cove Road.
Continue on Shook Cove Road for approximately 3.9 miles.
Turn right at Main Entrance and go about 0.3 miles to Greeter's Cottage.

From Asheville:
Take I-240 West to I-40 West (20 miles).
Take Exit 27 - Hwy 10/23/74 to Sylva (21 miles).
Take Exit 85 East, follow ramp to Hwy 107.
Turn left onto 107 South.
Follow NC 107 along the Tuckasegee River for 12 miles.
Just past the junction of SR-281, turn left on Shook Cove Road.
Continue on Shook Cove Road for approximately 3.9 miles.
Turn right at Main Entrance and go about 0.3 miles to Greeter's Cottage.

From Florida's West Coast:
Take I-75 North through Atlanta.
Take I-85 North to I-985 North, merge with U.S. 23/441.
Travel north through Franklin and into Dillsboro, NC.
Turn right onto Business U.S. 23 (Main Street).
Follow through downtown Dillsboro and Sylva.
Main Street becomes NC 107 South.
Follow NC 107 along the river for 12 miles.
Turn left onto Shook Cove Road in Tuckasegee.
Follow for approximately 3.9 miles.
Turn right at Main Entrance and go about 0.3 miles to Greeter's Cottage.

From The North Carolina Piedmont:
Take I-40 West through Asheville.
Take exit 27 onto Great Smoky Mountain Expressway (U.S. 74 West) toward Waynesville/Sylva.
Take Exit 85 onto U.S. 23 and travel 1.5 miles.
Turn left onto NC 107 South and follow along the river 12 miles.
Turn left onto Shook Cove Road in Tuckasegee.
Follow for approximately 3.9 miles.
Turn right at Main Entrance and go about 0.3 miles to Greeter's Cottage.

From The Atlantic Coast:
Take I-95 North to I-26 West in SC.
Continue to I-40 West in the Asheville area.
Take exit 27 onto Great Smoky Mountain Expressway (U.S. 74 West) toward Waynesville/Sylva.
Take Exit 85 onto U.S. 23 and travel 1.5 miles.
Turn left onto NC 107 South and follow along the river 12 miles.
Turn left onto Shook Cove Road in Tuckasegee.
Follow for approximately 3.9 miles.
Turn right at Main Entrance and go about 0.3 miles to Greeter's Cottage.