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Driving Directions

From Asheville, NC - 1 hour / 65 miles

Bryson City is about one hour west of Asheville via the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway.

  1. Take I-40 West from Asheville.
  2. Take Exit 27 to merge onto US-74 West / Great Smoky Mountains Expressway.
  3. Continue on US-74 W past Waynesville and Sylva.
  4. Take Exit 67 – Bryson City / Veterans Blvd.
  5. Turn right onto Veterans Blvd toward downtown Bryson City.
  6. Follow signs toward Deep Creek Road area.
  7. Turn onto Nuwati Way and continue to 147 Nuwati Way.

From Knoxville, TN - 2 hours / 85 miles

  1. US-441 South toward Gatlinburg.
  2. Continue through Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Cherokee, NC.
  3. In Cherokee, turn right onto US-19 South toward Bryson City.
  4. Drive about 10 miles to Bryson City.
  5. Turn toward Deep Creek Road area, then onto Nuwati Way to 147 Nuwati Way.

From Atlanta, GA 3 hours / 160 miles

  1. Take I-85 North from Atlanta.
  2. Merge onto I-985 North / US-23 North toward Gainesville.
  3. Continue onto US-441 North through Clayton, GA into North Carolina.
  4. Continue to Dillsboro, NC and merge onto US-74 West toward Bryson City.
  5. Take Exit 67 – Bryson City.
  6. Follow signs to Deep Creek Road and Nuwati Way.

From Charlotte, NC - 3 hours / 170 miles

  1. Take I-85 South briefly, then merge onto US-74 West toward Shelby.
  2. Stay on US-74 West through Forest City and Rutherfordton.
  3. Continue onto the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway.
  4. Take Exit 67 – Bryson City.
  5. Follow signs toward Deep Creek Road.
  6. Turn onto Nuwati Way to 147 Nuwati Way.

Contact Information

Three Little Bears Retreat
147 Nuwati Wy
Bryson City, NC 28713, USA