Venue
The 2020 festival will be held once again at Lago Linda Hideaway in Beattyville, Kentucky. Lago Linda Hideaway is located 15 miles south of Natural Bridge State Park and 13 miles from the Red River Gorge. The city of Beattyville is 8 miles to the east and Irvine is 13 miles to the west. It has the perfect amenities for our growing festival - private cabins available for rent, multiple camping options, and parking and bathrooms that can handle our growing capacity. All this plus the natural beauty of Kentucky with 15 miles of hiking trails in 410 acres of woodland, nearby rock climbing, and a lake for swimming and fishing.
The 2020 festival will be held once again at Lago Linda Hideaway in Beattyville, Kentucky. Lago Linda Hideaway is located 15 miles south of Natural Bridge State Park and 13 miles from the Red River Gorge. The city of Beattyville is 8 miles to the east and Irvine is 13 miles to the west. It has the perfect amenities for our growing festival - private cabins available for rent, multiple camping options, and parking and bathrooms that can handle our growing capacity. All this plus the natural beauty of Kentucky with 15 miles of hiking trails in 410 acres of woodland, nearby rock climbing, and a lake for swimming and fishing.
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Lago Linda Hideaway 950 Blacks Ridge Rd Beattyville, KY 41311 |
Directions
Please note: GPS works pretty well if you use the address 950 Blacks Ridge Rd., Beattyville KY. Google Maps and Mapquest have been reported to give incorrect directions. Mapquest cannot find Lago Linda, but it can find "Youth Haven Bible Camp" in Beattyville which is very close to Lago Linda. If you use an iPhone, make sure you select Blacks Ridge Rd. NOT Black Log Rd.
Turn-by-turn directions below. There will be some signs posted, but they may be hard to see after dark in this rural area.
Coming from the West and North: From Lexington, take I-64 east, go past Winchester to the Mountain Parkway. Go 33 miles on the Mountain Parkway, take Exit 33, the Slade exit. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn right on Hwy 11 and follow it past Natural Bridge State Park. Continue on Hwy 11 south for about 15 miles (heading towards Beattyville). Turn right on Hwy 498 and go 3 miles to Hwy 52. Turn right on Hwy 52 and go 2 1/2 miles to Hwy 399. Go left on KY 399 for 1/2 mile and turn left into Lago Linda.
From Knoxville and southern KY: Follow I 75 north from Knoxville into Kentucky. At London, Kentucky take Exit 41, turning right onto Kentucky 80 east/Hal Rogers Parkway. Go less than 2 miles, then turn left onto KY 30. Drive 19 miles on KY 30 to Tyner, KY where KY 30 joins briefly with US 421. Jog left then right following the signs for KY 30. Continue on KY 30 for an additional 16 miles, passing through Owsley County to Vincent. At Vincent, take KY 399. Continue on KY 399 (a very twisty road) for 15 miles to Lago Linda, crossing the Kentucky River at Heidelberg. Turn right into Lago Linda. If you reach the intersection of KY 399 with US 52, turn around and go 1/2 mile back to Lago Linda.
Via Richmond KY: Take I-75 to exit 90A. Take US-25 S for 4.5 miles then turn left onto Hwy 52 E to Irvine. At Irvine, cross the Kentucky River on an iron bridge. Just after the bridge, turn right on River Dr. to continue on Hwy 52 through Irvine and Ravenna. Hwy 52 becomes Main Street in Ravenna. Stay on Main St. DO NOT TURN LEFT AT 3rd STREET TO FOLLOW 52. If you do, you will get there eventually, but it is a long and windy way to go! Instead, continue on Main Street (now State Hwy 1571) until it ends and then turn left to continue on State Hwy 1571 (aka Miller Creek Road). Follow Hwy 1571 for 5.6 miles, where it ends at State Hwy 52 (5.6 miles). Turn right on Hwy 52 and go for 7.2 miles. Turn right on 399 Blacks Ridge Road. Go 1/2 mile and turn left into Lago Linda.
Coming from the East: Take I-64 west to Winchester, KY. Take Exit 96, following the signs for Natural Bridge State Park and the Mountain Parkway. You will go back onto I-64, now going east. In a few miles, take the Mountain Parkway. Go 33 miles on the Mountain Parkway, take Exit 33, the Slade exit. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn right on Hwy 11 and follow it past Natural Bridge State Park. Continue on Hwy 11 south for about 15 miles (heading towards Beattyville). Turn right on Hwy 498 and go 3 miles to Hwy 52. Turn right on Hwy 52 and go 2 1/2 miles to Hwy 399. Go left on KY 399 for 1/2 mile and turn left into Lago Linda.
From Pikeville/Prestonsburg/Salyersville: Take the Mountain Parkway to Exit 33, the Slade exit. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left on Hwy 11 and follow it past Natural Bridge State Park. Continue on Hwy 11 south for about 15 miles (heading towards Beattyville). Turn right on Hwy 498 and go 3 miles to Hwy 52. Turn right on Hwy 52 and go 2 1/2 miles to Hwy 399. Go left on KY 399 for 1/2 mile and turn left into Lago Linda.
From Beattyville: Take US 52 west (heading towards Irvine) for 8 miles, passing through Bear Track. Turn left on KY 399, go 1/2 mile and turn left into Lago Linda.
Please note: GPS works pretty well if you use the address 950 Blacks Ridge Rd., Beattyville KY. Google Maps and Mapquest have been reported to give incorrect directions. Mapquest cannot find Lago Linda, but it can find "Youth Haven Bible Camp" in Beattyville which is very close to Lago Linda. If you use an iPhone, make sure you select Blacks Ridge Rd. NOT Black Log Rd.
Turn-by-turn directions below. There will be some signs posted, but they may be hard to see after dark in this rural area.
Coming from the West and North: From Lexington, take I-64 east, go past Winchester to the Mountain Parkway. Go 33 miles on the Mountain Parkway, take Exit 33, the Slade exit. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn right on Hwy 11 and follow it past Natural Bridge State Park. Continue on Hwy 11 south for about 15 miles (heading towards Beattyville). Turn right on Hwy 498 and go 3 miles to Hwy 52. Turn right on Hwy 52 and go 2 1/2 miles to Hwy 399. Go left on KY 399 for 1/2 mile and turn left into Lago Linda.
From Knoxville and southern KY: Follow I 75 north from Knoxville into Kentucky. At London, Kentucky take Exit 41, turning right onto Kentucky 80 east/Hal Rogers Parkway. Go less than 2 miles, then turn left onto KY 30. Drive 19 miles on KY 30 to Tyner, KY where KY 30 joins briefly with US 421. Jog left then right following the signs for KY 30. Continue on KY 30 for an additional 16 miles, passing through Owsley County to Vincent. At Vincent, take KY 399. Continue on KY 399 (a very twisty road) for 15 miles to Lago Linda, crossing the Kentucky River at Heidelberg. Turn right into Lago Linda. If you reach the intersection of KY 399 with US 52, turn around and go 1/2 mile back to Lago Linda.
Via Richmond KY: Take I-75 to exit 90A. Take US-25 S for 4.5 miles then turn left onto Hwy 52 E to Irvine. At Irvine, cross the Kentucky River on an iron bridge. Just after the bridge, turn right on River Dr. to continue on Hwy 52 through Irvine and Ravenna. Hwy 52 becomes Main Street in Ravenna. Stay on Main St. DO NOT TURN LEFT AT 3rd STREET TO FOLLOW 52. If you do, you will get there eventually, but it is a long and windy way to go! Instead, continue on Main Street (now State Hwy 1571) until it ends and then turn left to continue on State Hwy 1571 (aka Miller Creek Road). Follow Hwy 1571 for 5.6 miles, where it ends at State Hwy 52 (5.6 miles). Turn right on Hwy 52 and go for 7.2 miles. Turn right on 399 Blacks Ridge Road. Go 1/2 mile and turn left into Lago Linda.
Coming from the East: Take I-64 west to Winchester, KY. Take Exit 96, following the signs for Natural Bridge State Park and the Mountain Parkway. You will go back onto I-64, now going east. In a few miles, take the Mountain Parkway. Go 33 miles on the Mountain Parkway, take Exit 33, the Slade exit. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn right on Hwy 11 and follow it past Natural Bridge State Park. Continue on Hwy 11 south for about 15 miles (heading towards Beattyville). Turn right on Hwy 498 and go 3 miles to Hwy 52. Turn right on Hwy 52 and go 2 1/2 miles to Hwy 399. Go left on KY 399 for 1/2 mile and turn left into Lago Linda.
From Pikeville/Prestonsburg/Salyersville: Take the Mountain Parkway to Exit 33, the Slade exit. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left on Hwy 11 and follow it past Natural Bridge State Park. Continue on Hwy 11 south for about 15 miles (heading towards Beattyville). Turn right on Hwy 498 and go 3 miles to Hwy 52. Turn right on Hwy 52 and go 2 1/2 miles to Hwy 399. Go left on KY 399 for 1/2 mile and turn left into Lago Linda.
From Beattyville: Take US 52 west (heading towards Irvine) for 8 miles, passing through Bear Track. Turn left on KY 399, go 1/2 mile and turn left into Lago Linda.
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The Whippoorwill Festival - Skills for Earth Friendly Living
July 17-19, 2020
Lago Linda Hideaway, Beattyville, KY (location and weather)
July 17-19, 2020
Lago Linda Hideaway, Beattyville, KY (location and weather)
