Traveling to and from Green River Preserve
By Car
Dates:
Plan to arrive on the evening of Saturday, May 25th if you are taking the Lifeguard class.
Plan to arrive on the evening of Thursday, May 30th, if you are taking the WFA class.
Plan to arrive at 11:00 am on Monday June 3 if you are not taking the WFA or Lifeguard class. Visit this link to our official website for directions.
Plan to depart Green River Preserve at 9:00 am on Thursday, Friday 16th.
If you need to make other arrangements, please email Catherine.
By Air
Dates:
Please pay close attention to our arrival and departure windows. This will help your arrival go smoothly, and it will also help us by grouping our many arrivals into just one trip or two trips to the airport. GRP Staff will pick you up / drop you off from the airport during the time windows explained below.
For arrival, please email Catherine to coordinate flight times before booking. For general staff training arrival you should plan to fly in on June 2nd between 12 - 5pm. For LG and WFA email Catherine directly.
For departure, please book a time that leaves no earlier than Friday, August 16, at 9:00am. You can be guaranteed a ride to the airport if you schedule your flight for Friday, August 16.
Can I arrive at a different time?
We will have staff available to pick you up and drop you off only at the times above. Please try to fit your travel plans into those times. Outside of those times, we may not have anyone to assist you (they’ll be traveling to/from camp as well!) so you would need to provide your own transportation. We also will not be ready to host you before that time, so you would need to provide your own housing until we have the staff to come fetch you.
How will I communicate my flight plans?
We strongly recommend you email us (catherine@greenriverpreserve.org) with your travel plans before booking. You will also complete a form on your CampInTouch account called the Vehicle & Travel Form. Complete this form and be sure to include all flight information. That’s all you need to do. When it’s time to pick you up, a GRP staff member will text you their information so you know who’s picking you up.
What airport?
We will pick you up from the airport, and you technically have two choices. That said, it will be easiest to pick up everyone from one location, so we prefer you fly into Asheville Airport (AVL). An alternative is the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP).
Option #1: Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)
*We prefer this option