Location and Directions

YMCA Camp Cheerio is located in the northwestern corner of North Carolina, near the town of Sparta in Alleghany County. We are about an hour's drive from Winston-Salem, NC and only 2 miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway, just off Highway 21 between Elkin and Sparta, NC.

Directions from the Triad:

• Take I-40 West to Winston-Salem; then take US 421 North
• Follow US 421 North to I-77 North
• Stay on I-77 North for approximately 9 miles, then take exit #83 (Hwy. 21 N - Sparta)
• After about two miles, you will come to a stoplight. Go straight through the stoplight; Highway 21 then becomes a two lane road. Continue on this road for another 17 miles until you come to the top of the mountain.
• Take a left onto Camp Butler Road, which is just past High Meadows Country Club/Restaurant (you'll see a big sign for Camp Cheerio)
• Follow this road for 0.5 mile, then take a left at the top of the hill onto Camp Cheerio Road. This road dead-ends into camp after a mile and a half.

Directions from Charlotte:

• We're only two hours away from Charlotte!
• Take I-77 North until you get to exit #83, then follow the directions above.

Directions from the North:

• The best way to arrive from the North is via the Blue Ridge Parkway, which is only 2 miles from Camp Cheerio. Easy access to the Parkway is available from I-77 South near Fancy Gap, VA.
• Get off the Parkway in Roaring Gap, NC at the Highway 21 exit. Head South on Hwy. 21 for about three miles.
• Take a right onto Camp Butler Road, just past the Cherry Lane VFD (you'll see a big sign for Camp Cheerio)
• Follow this road for 0.5 mile, then take a left at the top of the hill onto Camp Cheerio Road. This road dead-ends into camp after a mile and a half.

Once you arrive in camp, you can easily find your way around using our camp map.