Directions to Camp Satyrchase

 Last Updated: 4/20/06

Note: The following route requires a total of about $5.75 in tolls each way. Trust me, it’s worth every penny.

Take I-35 south. Go a long frickin’ way until you come to US412 (also called the Cimarron Turnpike). Follow signs for Tulsa. (I’m not entirely sure there are any, but if you see any, follow them.)

Stay on US412 East. Go another looooong ways until you reach Tulsa. Be careful to follow the signs for 412 through downtown Tulsa. This can be tricky and is not recommended for amateurs. (You thought the adventure wasn’t going to start until lay-on gets called, didn’t you?)

After Tulsa you’ll have another toll road option. Take it. Have lots of quarters with you since the toll booth is often not manned late at night. Go another long ways, but not as long as you did on I-35.

After the toll road ends, stay on 412. You will pass through Siloam Springs and Tontitown and eventually come to Springdale. Keep going east on 412. Note your odometer reading as you pass under Hwy 71 (it will be the first thing that looks like a real highway that you have seen since entering Arkansas).

You will need to make a zig-zag about three miles after passing under Hwy 71. Do this by turning right at Thompson Street in Springdale (There is a Price Cutter grocery store on the far corner of the intersection). Then about 0.6 miles later make a left turn onto Robinson Avenue, which is also Hwy 412. Note your odometer reading at this point.

Proceed on Hwy 412 east to Hunstville. Go another long way. (This is the shortest of the long ways, but may seem like the longest because it is so darned dark and deserted.) You will pass into Madison County after about 14 miles. Three miles after that you will make a long right hand curve, at the end of which 412 will merge with 45. You’ll hit Hindsville after another mile or so. Don’t speed in Hindsville! You’ll merge with another part of 45 after another mile or so.

Take the turn for 412B into Hunstville. It will be on your right just after 412 turns into 4 lanes again, which is about 24 miles after turning onto 412 from Thompson Street in Springdale. Follow the road into Huntsville. You will twist and turn a lot, especially a fairly sharp right curve just before you reach downtown.

In downtown Huntsville, turn right onto Hwy 23 (It looks like a narrow alley between 2 buildings). If you’re watching your odometer, this will be at about 27.1 miles since you turned onto 412 from Thompson Street in Springdale. If you miss the turn, turn right at Madison County Bank & Trust (you’ll have a Texaco station in front of you and the bank will be on your right), then left just after the Pizza Hut, which will put you on Hwy 23.

Turn left on Hwy 127 (there should be a small, yellow and black Dragon Crest sign attached to the Hwy 127 sign). This will be about 7 miles past the Huntsville Pizza Hut in a tiny town called Aurora (a.k.a. - a wide spot in the road). Follow Hwy127, which will become a dirt road after about 5.7 miles. Check your odometer at that point, and keep going on the dirt road.

About 1.0 miles after the end of the pavement you will see another small, yellow and black Dragon Crest sign attached to a black mailbox on the left side of the road. This mailbox is just outside the gate that leads to the campground. (If you're watching mailboxes instead of your odometer, it will be the next one after the one labeled "McLean.")

Proceed as follows depending on whether you are going straight to the site or crashing at our place Friday night:

1. If you are going straight to the site from Dallas/Fort Worth:

If it has been raining heavily the week before an event, the ruts in the roads on the site are likely to be bad. In such a case, we strongly suggest that you park on the side of the road and hike into the camp, unless you have a 4-wheel drive vehicle. The brave, foolhardy, or well-prepared (i.e. - 4WD) driver may proceed through the main gate and down the main dirt road. Bear left at the fork and proceed straight through all 4-way intersections, until you reach the 3rd large area that has been cleared of trees (and has little pinkish signs that say "Parking Area"). Park your vehicle there unless you are REALLY prepared for some nasty off-road driving. Grab your gear and follow the main road all the way down the hill, bearing left at the fork, until you see a circle of logs around a camp fire, with a partially finished building next to it. Look and listen for us there.

If you get lost on the site, honk your horn at 30 second intervals and we will come and find you.

2. If you plan to crash at our place Friday night: