Directions to Castleton

The Castleton Festival parking area is located off Castleton Meadows Lane, Castleton, VA 22716, about 60 miles southwest of Washington, DC.

Driving directions from Washington, DC; points along I-66 east of Manassas or Gainesville/Warrenton:

• Take I-66 West to Exit 43-A (Gainesville/Warrenton).
• Take US-29 South through Gainesville to Warrenton (approx. 10 miles).
• Approaching Warrenton, follow signs for US-211 West, taking the right-hand fork as marked.
• Continue through several lights, approximately 1 3/4 miles. (Do not turn left for US-211 West Business.)
• Turn RIGHT, just after the Burger King, onto 211 West/Lee Highway, toward Washington, VA, and the Shenandoah National Park.
• Continue on 211 West for 11 miles and look for the left-hand turn for VA-642/Viewtown Road. The turn is at the bottom of hill shortly after you pass a “Welcome to Amissville” sign on your right. You will see the Hackley’s Country Store in the opposite (eastbound) lane, on the far corner.
• Turn LEFT onto VA-642. The Country Store is on your right as you make the turn.
• Continue about 4 miles on VA-642 through Amissville and Viewtown. Stay on the main road as it makes a sharp right turn and becomes Forest Grove Road (VA-640).
• At the end of Forest Grove Road (less than a mile after the sharp right bend), turn RIGHT onto Richmond Road (VA-729).
• Continue without making any turns on Richmond Road, which becomes Laurel Mills Road (VA-618/617) after about a mile. Proceed about another 3 miles, making no turns (though there is a sharp left in the road just after the Laurel Mills Country Store).
• Turn RIGHT onto Hope Hill Road (which will have a sign for Castleton Festival parking) and continue half a mile to the parking entrance on the RIGHT.

 

Driving directions via Culpeper, VA from points south.

• Approach downtown Culpeper via Route 15, Route 29, or Route 522.
• Take 229 N (N. Main Street): a left-hand fork after passing through the center of town from the south/west or a sharp right when approaching the historic district form the east/north.
• In less than 1 mile, turn LEFT onto Route VA-729/Eggbornsville Road.
• Continue on VA-729 without making any turns for approximately 17 miles in all. After 10 ½ miles, Eggbornsville Road becomes Richmond Road, then Laurel Mills Road (VA-618/617). Do not follow 729/Richmond Road when it make a full right turn (toward 211).
• Turn RIGHT onto Hope Hill Road (which will have a sign for Castleton Festival parking), and continue half a mile to the parking entrace on the RIGHT.

 

Driving directions from Front Royal, VA and points north and west.

• From Route 55 East/John Marshall Highway, turn RIGHT onto Route 522/Redmont Road.
• Continue on 522 (south) for approximately 15 miles to a Stop sign at US-211.
• Turn LEFT onto US-211 East, continuing for 2.6 miles.
• Turn RIGHT onto VA-729/Richmond Road.
• Continue 5 miles on 729 to a Stop sign (T-junction).
• Turn RIGHT onto Laurel Mills Road (VA 618/617), and continue about 3 miles, making no turns.
  
• Turn RIGHT onto Hope Hill Road (which will have a sign for Castleton Festival parking), and continue half a mile to the parking entrance on the RIGHT.