| Driving Directions |
|
Coming from the west (Arkansas) on US Hwy 82: Turn left (north) on to Dr. MLK / Hwy 1. (If you want to go to the Comfort Inn or Holiday Inn Express, continue straight on Hwy 82 for 1.6 miles past Hwy 1/ MLK. Comfort Inn and HI express are on the left (north) across from Kmart. Best Western, Day’s Inn & Ramada are also on the north side of 82 to the west of Comfort Inn.). If you are going to the DCDC from Comfort Inn or Holiday Inn Express, turn right and go (west) 1.6 miles to Hwy 1 / MLK and turn right. From the intersection of US Hwy 82 and Hwy 1 / MLK, go north 2.6 mi. on Hwy 1 / MLK. Turn right on to Broadway at light (at airport sign). Go 1.0 mi. (northeast) to Metcalfe Rd. and turn right on to Metcalfe Rd. (Small, sign on the right says “Town of Metcalfe → “. The turnoff is before three large tan warehouse bldgs. on the left on Broadway.) Go 1.7 mi. east on Metcalfe Rd. and turn right on to Feather Farms Rd., just past the Metcalfe post office. Keep to the left and go across bridge at 0.1 mi. Go 2.3 mi. on Feather Farms Rd. to entrance of Delta Conservation Demonstration Center. Turn left and go to DCDC bldgs.
From US Hwy. 61 or coming west on US Hwy 82 (from Greenwood or Indianola): Coming south on Hwy 61, turn right (west) onto Stoneville Rd. (The turn-off is 1.4 mi. north of the Hwy 82 exit to Greenville / Greenwood. There are Delta Cons. Demo. Center and Mid Delta Regional Airport signs on Hwy 61 on both northbound and southbound sides. Coming southbound on Hwy. 61, there is a railroad crossing about ¼ mile before the turn-off.) Coming from Hwy. 82, go north on Hwy 61 1.4 mi. and turn left on to Stoneville Rd. at the Airport / Delta Cons. Demo. Center signs. Stay straight ahead (west) on Stoneville Rd. (Pass the two roads that go to the south.) Go west 2.2 mi. on Stoneville Rd. and turn left at stop sign and cross the bridge. (This will be the second stop sign in Stoneville.) Turn right after you cross the bridge (You are in front of Stoneville post office.) and go 0.6 miles on Old Leland Rd.. Turn right (north) on to Feather Farms Rd. (There are DCDC and Airport signs at the turn-off.) Go 5.6 miles to the DCDC entrance which will be on the right just past bridge. (There is a 90 degree left turn at bridge at about 2.5 mi. be careful. If you want to go directly to a motel, it is about 6.5 mi
west (estimate from map) from the intersection of Hwy 61 and Hwy 82 to the
Comfort Inn or Holiday Inn express in Greenville. These are on the north side
of Hwy 82 diagonally across from Kmart. Other motels: Best Western, Day’s Inn
& Ramada are nearby. |