2023 Charity Home Tour Home Locations
Directions by Land and Water Downloadable Files
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Directions by Land
Tour directions begin from Hales Ford Bridge on Booker T Washington Highway, Route 122
Other starting points may be used, and homes can be visited in any order. Orange and black signs will be placed at turns for additional guidance. All homes are clearly marked. There will be traffic directors at each house to help with parking. Advise them if you need special assistance. Please note that homes are not handicapped accessible.
Homes on East Side of Lake
Hudler Home 2231 Capewood Dr. Huddleston, VA 24104.
From Hales Ford Bridge, head northeast on VA-122 N/Booker T Washington Hwy toward Bedford for 2.4 mi. Turn right at the stoplight onto Hendricks Store Rd. Go 4.1 mi to the end (the road will change names to Radford Church Rd). At the Stop Sign, turn right onto White House Rd and go 2.8 mi to the end. Turn right onto Smith Mountain Lake Parkway. Go 0.2 mi and turn left onto Tolers Ferry Rd. Go 3.8 mi and turn right onto Trading Post Rd. Go 1.5 mi and turn left onto Capewood Dr. into the Mountain View Shores subdivision. Go 1.2 mi and the destination will be on the right.
Sheets Home 2943 Trading Post Rd Huddleston, VA 24104.
Turn around in the cul-de-sac and take Capewood Dr back to Trading Post Rd. At the Stop sign, turn left, and go 0.5 mi. The property will be on your right.
Homes on West Side of Lake
McAvoy Home 268 Vermont Ave Moneta, VA 24121
Take Laurel Point Dr back to Trading Post Rd, turn left, and go 2.0 mi to the end. Turn left at the Stop Sign onto Tolers Ferry Rd and go 3.8 mi to the end. Turn right onto Smith Mountain Lake Parkway, go 0.2 mi, and turn left onto White House Rd. Stay on White House Rd for 2.8 mi, and turn left onto Radford Church Rd. Go to the end (the road will change names to Hendricks Store Rd), and at the Stop Light, turn left onto VA-122 S/Booker T Washington Hwy. Go 5.8 mi (you will cross Hales Ford Bridge over SML), and turn left at the stoplight onto Scruggs Rd. Go 4.8 mi to the 4-Way Stop, and turn left onto Bluewater Dr. Go 1.2 mi and turn right onto Saunders Farm Rd. Go 0.3 mi, and at the Stop Sign, turn right onto Winding Waters Dr. Go 0.4 mi and turn left onto Park Way Ave. Go 0.5 mi and turn right on Vermont Avenue into the Park Place subdivision. Go 0.3 mi and destination will be on your right.
Thomas Home 140 Windmere Trail Moneta, VA 24121
Backtrack on Vermont Ave to Park Way Ave. Turn left and go 0.5 mi. At the Stop Sign, turn right onto Winding Waters Dr and go 0.4 mi. Turn left onto Saunders Farm Rd and go 0.3 mi to the end. Turn left onto Bluewater Dr. and go 1.2 mi to the 4-Way Stop. Turn left onto Scruggs Rd. Go 2.4 mi and turn left onto Windmere Trail into the Windmere Point subdivision. Go 0.3 mi and the destination is on the right.
Duncan Home 120 Tranquility Rd Moneta, VA 24121
Backtrack on Windmere Trail to Scruggs Rd. Turn left onto Scruggs Rd, go 0.8 mi, and turn left onto Tranquility Rd. Go 0.1 mi and the destination is on your right.
Derr Home 74 Sail Away Ln Moneta, VA 24121
Head back on Tranquility Rd to Scruggs Rd. Turn right onto Scruggs Rd and go 2.2 mi. Turn left onto Dudley Amos Rd and go 0.9 mi. Turn left on South Harbour Dr into the South Harbour subdivision and go 0.4 mi. Turn right onto Harbour Crossing Dr and go 0.1 mi. Turn left onto Sail Away Ln, and you will see your destination on the left.
McGee Home 79 Pennsylvania Avenue Union Hall, VA 24176
Note: This address is relatively new; it is recognized on the Google Maps app, but not on the Apple Maps app.
Take Sail Away Ln back to Harbour Crossing Dr. Turn right onto Harbour Crossing Dr and go 0.1 mi. Turn left onto South Harbour Dr and go 0.4 mi to the end. Turn right onto Dudley Amos Rd and go 0.9 mi to the end. Turn left onto Scruggs Rd and go 5.0 mi. Turn left onto Brooks Mill Rd. Go 10.5 mi (go straight at the traffic circle) to the end. Turn left onto VA-40E. Go 2.2 mi. Turn left at the Whistle Stop Store onto Kemp Ford Rd. Go 1.4 mi. Turn right onto Dillards Hill Rd and go 2.7 mi. Turn right on JFK Blvd into the Kennedy Shores subdivision (across from the Lands End community). Immediately turn right onto Congressional Way, and go 0.4 mi to the end. Turn Left on Hyannis Pt, and then continue straight onto Pennsylvania Ave. The destination is on the right.
Mills-Greco Home 176 Three Point Isle Dr. Penhook, VA 24137
Head back out Pennsylvania Ave, then onto Hyannis Pt/Alpine Dr. for 0.3 mi to the Stop Sign. Turn right onto Alpine Dr, go 0.2 mi, turn slight right onto Belle Isle Rd, and go 0.2 mi to the end. Turn left onto Dillards Hill Rd/Lakestone Rd and go 2.5 mi to the end. Turn left onto Kemp Ford Rd and go 1.5 mi to the end. Turn left onto VA-40 E/Old Franklin Turnpike. Go 3.8 mi and turn left onto Old Mountain Rd. Go 1.5 mi to the end. Turn left onto Smith Mountain Rd. Go 3.1 mi and turn left onto Three Point Isle Dr. Go 0.2 mi and destination will be on the right.
Return to Hales Ford Bridge Moneta VA 24121
Head east on Three Point Isle Dr for 0.2 mi. Turn right onto Smith Mountain Rd. Go 3.1 mi and turn right onto Old Mountain Rd. Go 1.5 mi to the end. Turn right onto VA-40 W/Old Franklin Turnpike. Go 6.0 mi and turn right onto Brooks Mill Rd. Go 10.5 mi (go straight at the traffic circle) to the end. Turn left onto Scruggs Rd (exercise caution due to quickly oncoming traffic) and go 0.8 mi. Turn right at the Stop Light onto VA-122 N and go 3.4 mi to return to Hales Ford Bridge.
Directions by Water
Charity Home Tour ticket holders who are visiting homes by boat this year will have an easy time of it. With only two not-so-distant exceptions, the lovely homes that will be open for viewing are clustered in the channel junction area where the Roanoke River, Craddock Creek, Witcher Creek, and Blackwater Rivers meet.
Each dock will be marked with a tall orange flag, and nearly all will have a Passenger Drop Off option. (Captains will stay with their vessels and wait in the cove for their passengers to Tour the home.) Bring along a lake map, hydration, snacks, sunscreen, and a fully-charged cell phone. Make sure properly-sized life vests for everyone are readily accessible, preferably out on deck. Wearing them while underway is highly recommended by all the lake’s law enforcement and water safety groups. Always exercise caution when entering and exiting your vessel.
The homes are listed below in a sequential boating order, but your route will vary by starting point and which homes you elect to visit by water. Note that the homes retain their “Numbers” from the map and by-land directions. Travel times between docks were taken running about 25-30 MPH in open areas, on calm water. Yours will vary with traffic, wind, and your comfortable vessel speed. PLEASE REMEMBER: MOST DOCKS HAVE ONLY 2 DOCKING SPACES, SO PACK YOUR PATIENCE AND ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME IF TOURING BY WATER.
Traveling south (down river) from Hales Ford Bridge:
#3 McAvoy Home 268 Vermont Avenue, Moneta (GPS 37° 05.043 N 79° 37.569 W)
The McAvoy Home is in Park Place, at the down-river end of the S-Curve, about a 20-minute run south from Hales Ford Bridge. After passing marker R17, bend a bit to starboard and point your bow due west toward the community water tower. You will spot the orange flag below a copper-roofed dock cupola.
#4 Thomas Home 140 Windmere Trail, Moneta (GPS 37° 03.811 N 79° 37.324 W)
Head down the Roanoke River, pointing toward the southern (right) end of the Smith Mountain ridge. Pass the boardwalks of Boardwalk to starboard and enter the SECOND cove on the right (one cove beyond the Boardwalk cove with red-roofed gazebo). The home is deep in the cove, on the right. Gray home with white trim. 7-10 mins.
#2 Sheets Home 2943 Trading Post Road, Huddleston (GPS 37° 03.962 N 79° 33.419 W)
Exit the cove and turn downriver, passing between R11 to the right (just below Rabbit Island) and several shoal markers to your left. Then angle left, pointing toward the cell towers on the dam end of Smith Mountain’s ridgeline. Your destination is Craddock Creek, just beyond Mitchell’s Marina. Be aware of the shoal between Beach and Middle Islands. You will want to pass to the right of R6 and R4, and then wide around C1 into Craddock Creek. Pass C2A and on toward Mitchell’s, coming off plane to pass left of the marina’s no-wake markers. The home is deep in the cove on the right, with a large letter “S” on the wall facing the lake. 18-20 mins.
#1 Hudler Home 2231 Capewood Drive, Huddleston (GPS 37° 03.362 N 79° 32.672 W)
Exit the cove and head towards the dam, keeping C2A and C2 comfortably to port. Once past R2. angle left about 45 degrees toward the far shore. The light-colored home sits up high on that shore, well left of W-1, and just right of a large A-frame home. 15-17 mins.
#8 Greco Home 176 Three Point Isle Drive, Penhook (GPS 37° 01.697 N 79° 35.920 W)
The dock at this house is closed, but the home is open so please plan to drive by land as its SPECTACULAR!
#7 McGee Home 79 Pennsylvania Avenue, Union Hall (GPS 37° 01.710 N 79° 38.402 W)
Exit cove and steer toward the Lakestone condo cluster on the far shore, passing well left of Christmas Tree Island. Enter Bull Run at BU1, then angle toward far shore. The McGee dock is several to the left of the Kennedy Shores boat launch ramp/trailer parking area. 10 mins.
#5 Duncan Home 120 Tranquility Road, Moneta (GPS 37° 02.865 N 79° 37.144 W)
Exit cove and follow left shore past the Lakestone condos. Parallel the up-river shore of Christmas Tree Island and enter the large cove directly ahead, just above B8. House is in the far-left corner of the cove; look for solar panel array on the dock house roof. 10 mins.
#6 Derr Home 74 Sail Away Lane, Moneta (GPS 37° 03.435° N 79° 39.046° W)
Exit the cove and circle right to pass the “What About Bob House” and B10. Continue past B10A outside of Chimney Island; then angle right toward a high brown house with impressive firepit midway down the yard. 10 mins.
Return trip to Hales Ford Bridge is typically about 45-60 minutes, depending on traffic.
Gas and restrooms can be found at Webster Marine (just north of Hales Ford Bridge, Bedford side), Parrot Cove Boat Rentals (just north of Hales Ford Bridge, Franklin Side), and Mitchell’s Point Marina (just beyond C2A). Bayside Marina (across the Roanoke Channel from R26, at the far end of Becky’s Creek Cove,) offers 24/7 pay-at-the-pump gas. Sea Tow will be standing by to assist members free of charge and non-members for a fee—call (540) 719-5555. For medical emergencies or law enforcement needs, dial 911 or (540) 586-7827 and clearly indicate your location on the lake.