How to Find Us:
From Joplin, Missouri
- 1.Head south on S Main St toward E 7th St/Rte 66.
- 2.Turn left at the 1st cross street onto I-44BUS E/MO-66 E/E 7th St/Rte 66.
- 3.Turn right to merge onto MO-249 S.
- 4.Follow I-49 to US-71 S in Pineville South.
- 5.Continue onto US-71 S to I-49 S junction.
- 6.Continue onto US-71 S/ entering Arkansas.
- 7.Follow I-49 S to Fayetteville, Fort Smith.
- 8.At Fayetteville continue on I-49 S toward Fort Smith.
- 9. EXIT from I-49 at CHESTER/EXIT 34 (First exit below Bobby Hopper Tunnel.)
- 10. TURN RIGHT on Hwy 282 West at the exit ramp stop sign.
- 11. GO Straight through the town of Chester and turn LEFT on BROWN ST.
- 12. Cross the railroad tracks & river; continue straight up BROWN ST (aka Old No. 12) 3.5 miles.
- 13. TURN LEFT on Wilson Branch Dr. just past Lands End Rd. A red and white county road sign and StoneWind Retreat's sign are on the corner of Wilson Branch Dr. and No. 12 Crossroads
- 14. Turn LEFT onto WILSON BRANCH DR. (gravel road).
- 15. NO MATTER WHAT YOUR GPS SAYS, ONCE ON WILSON BRANCH, DO NOT TURN LEFT ANYWHERE. Stay to the right all the way to the top of the mountain.
- 16. On Wilson Branch, cross the low-water bridge and go straight up the road from bridge;
- 17. Road angles right, continue straight through the stone pillars and over the cattle guard;
- 18. Stay to the right up the mountainpast the stone house on right.
- 19. Continue slowly up the mountain. Caution, one lane road.
- 20. Moss-covered standing Stones on either side of the gate mark the entrance to StoneWind Retreat.
- 21. Continue to top of mountain, about another 500 feet.
- 22. At intersection of StoneWind Dr. and Warrior's Way turn RIGHT through the stone pillars and proceed to the Red Barn Offices for check-in. The East Room is also in the Red Barn.
