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You can give our Google Map a try if you want "door-to-door" directions!
| From Charlotte, NC | - Take I-77 South to Exit 77 and turn right off of the exit.
- Go 4/10 of a mile from the interstate to the fork in the road.
- Take the left fork and follow the signs toward Chester for about 14 miles. Make sure you observe the speed limit in the 35 mph zone you pass through on this route.
- You will come to an airport sign at Highway 909 on the right.
- Turn right onto Highway 909 (you'll immediately cross the railroad tracks. Look for Lowrys/909 sign).
- Go 1 mile to the stop sign.
- Turn right (you'll still be on 909) and go 2.3 miles to Darby Road. (Look for set of dark blue silos straight ahead as you go down 909, then a Lake Oliphant Lake Access sign.
- Turn right onto Darby Road (Prairie Grove development marker on the left), then immediately turn left onto King Air Drive into the entrance to Skydive Carolina!
- Follow the paved road to the parking area.
| | From Columbia, SC | Take I-77 North to Exit 65. Go approximately 3 miles (you will pass a speedway). Turn right onto Highway 909 just past the cattle market (it sneaks up on you). Take Highway 909 for 5 miles to Highway 72/121. Turn right onto Highway 72-121. - Go one mile to the stop sign and turn right (you'll still be on Darby Road)
- Go 2.3 miles to Darby Road. (Landmarks along that 2.3 mile stretch includea set of dark blue silos, a Lake Oliphant Lake Access sign.)
Turn right onto Darby Road, then immediately turn left onto King Air Drive into the entrance to Skydive Carolina! Follow the paved road to the parking area.
| | From Hickory, NC | Take Highway 321 South for 60 miles until you cross over Highway 5. Continue approximately 7 miles until you come to Brattonsville sign. Turn left onto Brattonsville Road. Brattonsville Road will become Darby Road. Go through two stop signs prior to the 3rd stop sign at Highway 909. The driveway on the right immediately before Highway 909 is the entrance to Skydive Carolina! Follow the paved road to the parking area.
| | From Asheville, NC | Take I-26 East to exit 15 onto Highway 176. Take Highway 176 and turn left onto Highway 9. Continue approximately 33 miles and turn left onto Armenia Road. Continue 7 miles until you come to a yield sign. Turn right. Continue 3.5 miles and turn left onto Highway 909. Continue 1.5 miles to Darby Road (on the left). Turn left onto Darby Road then immediately turn left into the entrance to Skydive Carolina! Follow the paved road to the parking area.
| | From Greenville, SC | Easier but Longer Take I-85 North to Highway 161 Kings Mountain, N.C. Turn right Continue until 161 merges into 321 (about 20 minutes travel). Stay on 321 South for approximately 10 miles. Look for Brattonsville sign. Turn left at Brattonsville sign. Proceed to the third stop sign. Skydive Carolina! is on right hand side immediately before third stop sign. Turn right into the entrance to Skydive Carolina! Follow the paved road to the parking area.
Fastest Take 385 South to 26 East. Take the second exit (Exit 54). Turn left at top of ramp onto Hwy 72. Drive for 15 miles and turn left staying on Hwy 72/121. Continue driving for 27.5 miles. Turn right at the stop light and stay on Hwy 72/121 (4 lane). Drive 4 miles to the 5th stop light. Turn right and go 6 miles. Turn left onto Highway 909 (you'll immediately cross the railroad tracks. Look for Lowrys/909 sign). Go 1 mile to the stop sign. Turn right (you'll still be on 909) and go 2.3 miles to Darby Road. (Look for set of dark blue silos straight ahead as you go down 909, then a Lake Oliphant Lake Access sign. Turn right onto Darby Road (Prairie Grove development marker on the left), then immediately turn left onto King Air Drive into the entrance to Skydive Carolina! Follow the paved road to the parking area.
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Jerry Schrimsher was one of the first skydiving instructor/ examiners in the sport. He made his first skydive in 1959...
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