Directions to Falcon Rest
from just about anywhere ...

Halfway between Nashville & Chattanooga, 25 mi. East of I-24 at Manchester Exit 111.
33 miles South of I-40 from Smithville Exit 273, between Nashville and Knoxville.

From I-24, take Manchester Exit 111 to McMinnville. DO NOT go to the McMinnville business district. Instead, follow Hwy. 70S signs toward Sparta. You'll pass Wal-Mart, Applebee's and the Korner Market.  Turn left onto Faulkner Springs Road at the light AFTER the one at the Korner Market. (Supreme Building Products is at the intersection to the right.)

The closest way from Nashville is to come from I-24 through Murfreesboro. Take Exit 81-B. Turn right at the first traffic light onto Rutherford Blvd. After you pass Wal-Mart, turn right again onto Mercury Blvd., which is Hwy. 70S. Go through Woodbury and into McMinnville. Instead of going straight to the downtown McMinnville business district, take the exit toward Sparta onto the Hwy. 70S Bypass. Turn left onto Faulkner Springs Road at the FIFTH traffic light (the one AFTER Korner Market).

From Chattanooga, follow the directions from I-24 through Manchester, or choose the scenic route across the gorgeous Sequatchie Valley (just beware of deer at dusk!): Take Hwy. 27 across the Tennessee River at the Aquarium, then Hwy. 111 past Dunlap. About 10+ miles past the Dunlap turnoff, turn left onto Hwy. 8.  Turn right when Hwy. 8 intersects Hwy. 56 on the outskirts of McMinnville, enter downtown on Main Street, take the first right onto Sparta St., first left onto Morford St., and the first right onto Spring St. Go straight across the Hwy. 70S Bypass, where Spring Street becomes Faulkner Springs Road. 

From I-40 West, take Exit 273 south through Smithville into McMinnville. Turn left onto the Hwy. 70S Bypass, then left again at the second traffic light onto Faulkner Springs Road. 

From Knoxville or Crossville, go west on I-40 to Crossville Exit 317.  Turn left at the end of the ramp; go about 1-1/2 miles and turn right at the traffic light by Walgreens. Stay on this road (Hwy. 70) just through Sparta, then turn left onto Hwy. 111. A couple of miles south of Sparta, take fork toward McMinnville on Hwy. 70S. Stay on the four-lane Hwy. 70S Bypass in McMinnville, and turn right at the fourth traffic light onto Faulkner Springs Road.

If you'd prefer to stay on 4-lane roads all the way from Knoxville, take I-40 west to Cookeville. Exit onto Hwy. 111 toward Sparta. Follow directions above from Sparta.

From Fall Creek Falls State Park, exit the park at the south gate onto Hwy. 284. For the quickest route, go straight across Hwy. 111 instead of turning north to Spencer. Hwy. 284 curves north and meets Hwy. 30 west of Spencer. Turn left onto Hwy. 30. Go to the end of Hwy. 30, and turn left where it "y's" into Hwy. 70S. Go to the fourth traffic light and turn right onto Faulkner Springs Road.

From Huntsville, Ala., go through Tullahoma and Manchester. Don't turn onto I-24. Instead, go straight across the Interstate and follow the directions above from Manchester Exit 111.