Finding Your Way

Elohee Center is located in the mountains of northeast Georgia.  It is only 90 miles north of metro Atlanta and about 90 miles west of Greenville, SC., but it is a world away.  We look forward to welcoming you to our beautiful spaces.

For retreats on Bald Mountain, participants leave their cars in the secure parking lot at the bottom of the mountain and are shuttled to their cottage for the retreat.

Addresses

Bald Mountain – 251 Elohee Drive, Sautee Nacoochee, GA 30571
Thanksgiving House – 81 Hobart Lane, Sautee Nacoochee, GA 30571

Driving Directions:

From Atlanta/ East Side
From Atlanta / North and West Sides
From Greenville, SC
From Gainesville & Cleveland
From North Carolina & Clayton

From Atlanta/East Side:

• Take I-85 North to I-985, which changes to GA-365. Continue passed Gainesville to Baldwin, GA
• Turn left at traffic signal on GA 384 West/North (also known as Duncan Bridge Road) toward Helen and Unicoi State Park
• Turn left on GA 384 and continue approx. 14 miles until it ends at Hwy 75
• Turn right on GA 75 and continue 1.4 miles to GA 17
• Turn right on GA 17 and continue 2.2 miles to GA 255 (Old Sautee Store is the landmark.)
• Turn left on GA 255 and continue 0.8 mile to Bean Creek Road (2nd street on left, look for Lucille’s Mountain Inn sign at corner.)
• Turn left on Bean Creek Road and continue 1.6 miles to Hobart Lane. (If you hit a gravel road you have gone too far.)
• Turn right onto Hobart Lane  (You will see a sign for Elohee Guest Check-In on the right: on the left will be 4 standing mailboxes)
• Follow signs to either Bald Mountain or the Thanksgiving House.

From Atlanta / North and West Sides:

• Take GA-400 North, which changes to Long Brach Road/GA-115 toward Dahlonega, GA
• Turn right at traffic signal on GA-52/GA-115 and continue approx. 12.5 miles to Wilford Ash Pkwy/GA 17 North (just past Nix Elementary School; no traffic signal, only a directional sign pointing left toward Helen). Note: If you miss Wilford Ash Parkway continue approx. 1/4 mile on to the Cleveland city square and turn left on Hwy 129 N and continue approx. 1/2 mile pick the route back up by turning right on Highway 75 N.
• Turn left on Wilford Ash Parkway/GA 75 North and continue approx. 7.2 miles.
• Turn right on GA 17 and continue 1.3 miles to Rabun Road (Nacoochee UMC is the landmark.  You will see a sign for Lucille’s Mountain Inn & United Methodist Church.)
• Turn left on Rabun Road and continue 1.0 mile to Bean Creek Road. (You will pass Lucille’s Mountain Inn on your right-hand side.)

• Turn left on Bean Creek Road and continue 1.1 miles to Hobart Lane. (If you hit a gravel road, you have gone too far.)

• Turn right on Hobart Lane  (You will see a sign for Elohee Guest Check-In on the right: on the left will be 4 standing mailboxes)
• Follow signs to either Bald Mountain or the Thanksgiving House.

From Greenville, SC:

• Take I-85 South toward Atlanta, crossing into Georgia. Exit right at Exit 173, GA-17 toward Lavonia/Toccoa.
• Turn left at the end of the ramp onto GA-17 North (also known as Jones Street) and continue on GA-17 for approx. 11.9 miles where GA-17 will turn left (Note: If you reach Rock Bottom Rd you have gone 0.10 mile too far)
• Turn left to stay on GA-17 North (also known as GA-365 and US-123 at certain points) and continue for approx. 11.4 miles to US-441/GA-17/GA-115
• Turn right US-441/GA-17/GA-115 toward Clarkesville and continue for approx. 5.1 miles where GA-17 will make a slight right turn (portions of this section are also known as GA-197 and GA-115).
• Continue on GA-17 for another 1.8 miles to the Clarkesville city square.
• From the square turn left to stay on GA-17, which will also be Monroe St/GA-115 toward Cleveland
• Continue on GA-17 for another 1.8 miles and make a slight right to stay on GA-17 toward Helen
• Continue on GA-17 approx. 9 miles to GA 255 (Old Sautee Store is the landmark. Note: Do not turn at GA 255Alt. Continue passed GA 255Alt and look for GA 255 where the Old Sautee Store is the landmark)
• Turn right on GA 255 and continue 0.8 mile to Bean Creek Rd (2nd street on left, look for Lucille’s Mountain Inn sign at corner.)
• Turn left on Bean Creek Road and continue 1.6  miles to Hobart Lane.  (If you hit a gravel road, you have gone too far.)

• Turn right onto Hobart Lane  (You will see a sign for Elohee Guest Check-In on the right: on the left will be 4 standing mailboxes.)
• Follow signs to either Bald Mountain or the Thanksgiving House

From Gainesville & Cleveland:

• Take GA 129 North to Cleveland
• Go straight through the Cleveland city square on GA 129 and continue approx. 1/2 mile to GA 75
• Turn right on GA 75 toward Helen and continue approx. 7 miles to GA 17
• Turn right on GA 17 and continue 1.3 miles to Rabun Road (Nacoochee UMC is the landmark.  You will see a sign for Lucille’s Mountain Inn & United Methodist Church.)
• Turn left on Rabun Road and continue 1.0 mile until you come to Bean Creek Road. (You will pass Lucille’s Mountain Inn on your right- hand side.)
• Turn left on Bean Creek Road and continue 1.1 miles to Hobart Lane.  (If you hit a gravel road, you have gone too far.)
• Turn right on Hobart Lane  (You will see a sign for Elohee Guest Check-In on the right: on the left will be 4 standing mailboxes)
• Follow signs to either Bald Mountain or the Thanksgiving House

From North Carolina & Clayton:

• Take GA 441 South to GA 385
• Exit at GA-385 to the Clarkesville city square.
• Turn right on GA-17 (also known as Monroe St/GA-115) toward Cleveland
• Continue on GA-17 for another 1.8 miles and make a slight right to stay on GA-17 toward Helen
• Proceed west on GA-17 North for approx. 9 miles to GA 255 (Old Sautee Store is the landmark. Note: Do not turn at GA 255Alt. Continue passed GA 255Alt and look for GA 255 where the Old Sautee Store is the landmark)
• Turn right on GA 255 and continue 0.8 mile to Bean Creek Rd (2nd street on left, look for Lucille’s Mountain Inn sign at corner)
• Turn left on Bean Creek Road and continue 1.6 miles to Hobart Lane. (If you hit a gravel road, you have gone too far.)

• Turn right on Hobart Lane  (You will see a sign for Elohee Guest Check-In on  the right: on the left will be 4 standing mailboxes)
• Follow signs to either Bald Mountain or the Thanksgiving House