Directions
The Dillard House Inn is located in northeastern Georgia, just 2 minutes from the NC/GA state line on US-23, and 2 hours northeast of Atlanta, GA. It is centrally located between Atlanta, GA, Asheville, NC, Greenville, SC, Knoxville, TN, and Chattanooga, TN.
If you're coming to the writing retreat - or to the 5k or 10k race - you'll need to know how to get to the Dillard House. We've provided a few basic directions below. If you're driving from the north - or from the south - this sign will tell you when to turn off US-23/Hwy 441.
From Knoxville:
From Chattanooga:
From Asheville:
From Cherokee:
From Atlanta:
From Florida:
- Get on I-40 E
- Continue to Clyde. Take exit 27 from I-40 E
- Follow US-74 W/Great Smoky Mountains Expy, US-23 S and US-441 S to Dillard
- Entrance sign will be on the left
- Turn left onto Henry Dillard Street
- Turn right onto Franklin Street
From Chattanooga:
- Take I-75 N, US-64 E and US-23 S/US-441 S to Dillard
- Entrance sign will be on the left
- Turn left onto Henry Dillard Street
- Turn right onto Franklin Street
From Asheville:
- Take I-40 west. Take exit 27 for Hwy 74 (Great Smoky Mountain Expressway) toward US-19/US-23
- Take exit 81 for US-23 S toward US-441 S /Dillsboro /Franklin /Atlanta /US-64 W
- Continue onto US-23 S
- Use the right lane to merge onto US-23 S/US-441 S/Georgia Rd toward Clayton/Atlanta
- About 2 minutes after you cross the state line, you'll see the entrance sign to turn left onto Henry Dillard Street
- Then turn right onto Franklin Street
From Cherokee:
- Follow highway 441 south all the way to Georgia
- We are less than two miles south of the North Carolina state line
- Entrance sign will be on the left
- Turn left onto Henry Dillard Street
- Turn right onto Franklin Street
From Atlanta:
- Take I-85 north to I-985 north
- I-985 turns into Hwy 441
- Stay on Hwy 441 until you get to Dillard
- Entrance sign will be on the right
- Turn right onto Henry Dillard Street
- Turn right onto Franklin Street
From Florida:
- Take I-75 to Atlanta, GA
- Follow same directions as above from Atlanta
Retreat attendees:
Remember, the shuttle bus is included with your registration. It's a 2-hour ride from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). Use the time to relax and meet everyone else!
Visit the Facebook group, Writers Who Run to introduce yourself to everyone before the event.
Remember, the shuttle bus is included with your registration. It's a 2-hour ride from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). Use the time to relax and meet everyone else!
Visit the Facebook group, Writers Who Run to introduce yourself to everyone before the event.