Dupont State Park
Wallace, North Carolina
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From Wallace, North Carolina
- Head south on N College St toward E Main St (230 ft)
- Turn right at the 1st cross street onto NC-41 S/E Main StContinue to follow NC-41 S(32.5 mi)
- Turn left onto US-701 S (7.3 mi)
- Turn right onto NC-87 N/W Broad StContinue to follow NC-87 N(6.1 mi)
- Turn left onto NC-41 S (16.8 mi)
- Turn right onto N Roberts Ave (1.6 mi)
- Take the ramp onto I-95 S/US-301 SContinue to follow I-95 SEntering South Carolina(57.7 mi)
- Take exit 160B for I-20 W toward Columbia (0.8 mi)
- Continue onto I-20 W (76.6 mi)
- Take exit 64B to merge onto I-26 W toward Spartanburg (55.3 mi)
- Keep right at the fork to stay on I-26 WEntering North Carolina(69.6 mi)
- Take exit 53 for Upward Rd toward Hendersonville (0.2 mi)
- Turn left onto Upward Rd (1.4 mi)
- Continue straight onto N Highland Lake Rd (1.1 mi)
- Turn right onto NC-225 N (0.4 mi)
- Turn left onto Erkwood Dr (1.4 mi)
- Turn left onto Kanuga Rd (2.9 mi)
- Continue onto Crab Creek Rd (7.1 mi)
- Turn left onto Dupont Rd (1.2 mi)
- Continue onto Staton RdDestination will be on the left(2.0 mi)
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