Directions to Castleton
The Castleton Festival parking area is located at 663 Castleton View Road, Castleton, VA 22716, about 60 miles southwest of Washington, DC.
Driving directions from Washington, DC; points along I-66 east of Manassas or Gainesville/Warrenton:
- Take I-66 West to Exit 43-A (Gainesville/Warrenton).
- Take US-29 South through Gainesville to Warrenton (approx. 10 miles).
- Approaching Warrenton, follow signs for US-211 West (the right-hand fork in the highway).
- Continue through several lights, approximately 1 3/4 miles. (Do not turn left for US-211 West Business.)
- Turn RIGHT, just after the Burger King, onto 211 West/Lee Highway, toward Washington, VA, and the Shenandoah National Park.
- Continue on 211 West for 11 miles and look for the left-hand turn for VA-642/Viewtown Road. The turn is at the bottom of hill shortly after you pass a “Welcome to Amissville” sign on your right. You will see the Hackley’s Country Store in the opposite (eastbound) lane, on the far corner.
- Turn LEFT onto VA-642. The Country Store is on your right as you make the turn.
- Continue about 4 miles on VA-642 through Amissville and Viewtown. Stay on the main road as it makes a sharp right turn and becomes Forest Grove Road (VA-640).
- At the end of Forest Grove Road (less than a mile after the sharp right bend), turn RIGHT onto Richmond Road (VA-729).
- Continue without making any turns on Richmond Road, which becomes Laurel Mills Road (VA-618/617), and then Castleton View Road (VA 617), about 4 miles in all. (There is a sharp left in the road just after the Laurel Mills Country Store.)
- Approaching Castleton Farms, there are signs for valet parking on the right. The Theatre House is not visible from the road.
Driving directions via Culpeper, VA from points south.
- Approach downtown Culpeper via Route 15, Route 29 or Route 522. Follow signs for business district.
- Take South Main Street, heading north, through the center of town.
- Turn LEFT onto Route 522 Sperryville Pike.
- Continue on 522 for approximately 15 miles
- Turn RIGHT onto VA-626/Scrabble Road continuing 4.2 miles until it becomes VA-618/Hope Hill Road. (Stay to the left as the road winds; there are a few off-shoots to the right.)
- Continue past the Hope Hill Baptist Church on your left for less than mile to T junction at the end of the Hope Hill Road
- Turn right onto Castleton View Road (VA-617) and continue about ½ mile to Castleton Farms.
- There are signs for valet parking on the right. The Theatre House is not visible from the road.
Driving directions from Front Royal, VA and points north and west.
- From Route 55 East/John Marshall Highway, turn RIGHT onto Route 522/Redmont Road.
- Continue on 522 (south) for approximately 15 miles to a Stop sign at US-211.
- Turn LEFT onto US-211 East, continuing for 2.6 miles.
- Turn RIGHT onto VA-729/Richmond Road, at the "E-Cow" Market.
- Continue 5 miles on 729 to a Stop sign (T-junction).
- Turn RIGHT onto Laurel Mills Road (VA 618/617) and continue about 3.5 miles making no turns. (There is a sharp left in the road just after the Laurel Mills Country Store, and the road becomes Castleton View Road as you approach Castleton Farms.)
- There are signs for valet parking on the right. The Theatre House is not visible from the road.
