TuGuNu Guide 3a
Section 3a
US 19 to Egeria
Camp Creek State Park and Forest
miles
Parking
1. “North” end of section: From I-77 Exit 20 take US 19 south to first intersection. Find roadside parking.
2. “South” end of section: From I-77 Exit 20 take US 19 north 6.5 miles, turn left on CR 1, Flat Top-Egeria Road; follow CR 1 7.3 miles to intersection with CR 1/5, Camp Creek Trail Road.
Shuttle (14.1 miles)
“North” to “south”: Take US 19 north 6.8 miles, turn left on CR 1, Flat Top-Egeria Road; follow CR 7.3 miles to intersection with CR 1/5, Camp Creek Trail Road.
“South” to “north”: Take CR 1 compass north and go 7.3 miles to US 19 and turn right. Go 6.8 miles to intersection with Camp Creek Road.
Maps
USGS 7.5-minute Quadrangles:
Campsites
Blue Jay Campground
Mash Fork Campground
Services
Hunt Brothers Pizza – 0.4 mile north on US 19 from “north” end of section.
Trail Description, “North” to “South”
Miles Data
0.0 Intersection of US 19 with Camp Creek Road, opposite Eagle Crest Road. “North” end of section. GET follows Camp Creek Road (compass NW).
1.8 Enter Camp Creek State Park.
2.2 Park Headquarters to right.
2.3 Intersection with road to Mash Fork Campground, to left. Camp Creek Road bends to right. Mash Fork Falls Trail goes ahead. Continue on Camp Creek Road.
2.9 Blue Jay Campground. Blue Jay Spur Trail to left.
3.3 Campbell Waterfall to right.
3.5 Transition from State Park to State Forest. Double C Horse and Rider Campground on right.
3.8 Road forks; both are gated. Take the right fork
3.9 Turn left on Bear Wallow Road & Trail.
4.6 Waldron Spur Trail to left. Continue ahead.
5.2 Pass Clarkle Ferguson Cemetery.
5.4 Deer Crossing Trail to left then Neely Knob Trail to left. Continue on Neely Knob Trail, soon passing Neely Cemetery, on right.
6.3 Pass Neely Knob, elev. 2935’ to right, then Neely Knob Road & Trail makes a sharp right turn. Then join a road from the right with a gate after the forks join.
6.6 Turn left on road to left, CR 1/5.
7.1 Exit Camp Creek State Forest.
8.5 Intersection with CR 19/5 to left and Camp Creek Trail Road to left and ahead. Continue ahead on Camp Creek Road, CR 1/5.
10.3 Intersection of CR 1, Egeria Road, and Camp Creek Trail Road. “South” end of section. GET continued into Section 3b on CR 1 to left.
Trail Description, “South” to “North”
Miles Data
0.0 Intersection of Egeria Road and Camp Creek Trail Road, CR 1/5. “South” end of section. GET follows dirt Camp Creek Trail Road compass SE.
1.8 Intersection with CR 19/5 to right and Camp Creek Trail Road angling left. Continue straight on CR 1/5, Egeria-Fairwind Road.
3.2 Enter Camp Creek State Forest.
3.7 Intersection with CR 2/1. Take right fork.
4.0 Pass gate, then road forks. Take right fork. Trail/road forks again: Neely Knob Road and Trail, going both ways. Take the right fork.
4.9 Pass Neely Cemetery on left, then keep right on Bear Wallow Road & Trail. Deer Crossing Trail to right.
5.1 Pass Clarkle Ferguson Cemetery.
5.7 Waldron Spur Trail to right.
6.4 Turn right at “T” road intersection.
6.2 Arrive at gate with another gated road coming in from right. Continue to left on Camp Creek Road.
6.8 Double C Horse and Rider Campground, to left. Transition from State Forest to State Park.
7.0 Campbell Waterfalls to left.
7.4 Blue Jay Campground. Blue Jay Spur Trail to right. Continue ahead.
8.0 Camp Creek Road bends to left. Marsh Fork Falls Trail to right and Mash Fork Campground Road ahead. Keep left on Camp Creek Road.
8.1 State Park Office, elev. 2050’, to left.
8.5 Exit Camp Creek State Park.
10.3 Intersection of Camp Creek Road with US 19 and Eagle Crest Road. GET continues into Section 2c ahead on Eagle Crest Road.
TuGuNu GET Guidebook Contents
Guide to Section 2c ("north")
Guide to Section 3b ("south")
