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Special Event Facilities Located on beautiful Smith Mountain Lake, the W.E. Skelton 4-H Educational Conference Center is a multi-purpose conference center. Whether you are planning a meeting, retreat, reunion or social event, our spacious facilities can handle almost any group.
- Auditorium with stage accommodates 400 for sit-down dinner. Open Air Pavilion (Covered) accommodates 400 at picnic tables.
- Willard Pavilion (covered), situated on the water, accommodates 200 at picnic tables.
- Reid Jones Jr. Lodge: Upper level accommodates 50 theater style, 70-75 for a stand-up reception. Lower level accommodates 100 theater style.
- Taubman Conference Center accommodates 90 for a stand-up reception and 112 theater style.
From Roanoke
- From I-81 take exit 143, I-581 S (220 S), through Roanoke and Boones Mill.
- Continue past Boones Mill on 220 S for 4.2 miles to Wirtz Rd. (Rt. 697). (There will be an Exxon & Dairy Queen/Bojangles on the left, & Franklin Motel on the right.)
- Turn LEFT onto Wirtz Rd. (Rt. 697). Follow Wirtz Rd. for 5 miles to the stop sign.
- At stop sign, turn LEFT onto Rt. 122 N (Booker T. Washington Highway). Go 1 mile to Burnt Chimney Rd.
- Turn RIGHT onto Burnt Chimney Rd. (Rt. 670). Follow Burnt Chimney Rd. for 6.7 miles to Rt. 668. (Dudley's Schoolhouse Store will be on the right directly past the road.)
- Turn RIGHT onto Rt. 668 (Lovely Valley Rd.) Follow for 0.7 miles to the stop sign.
- Turn RIGHT onto Rt. 944 (Crafts Ford Rd.) Follow for 1.6 miles to a sharp curve. Turn left onto Hermitage Rd. (Rt. 669).
- Follow Hermitage Rd. to the 4-H Center.
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