Located at the heart of Big East Fork Valley in Franklin, Tennessee 19 miles from midtown Nashville and 8 are over 20 miles of hiking trails, biking paths, a six-acre lake, and beautiful rolling hills.  

Big East Fork is convenient for many travelers arriving at Nashville International Airport. Many large cities are within driving distance (Chattanooga, Louisville, Lexington, Memphis, Knoxville, Atlanta, and Birmingham).  

Directions from Nashville Airport:

West on I-40 W (3 miles) to exit 213A

I-440 W toward Memphis - (3 miles )  to exit 5

 I-65 S toward Huntsville/Nashville  (6 miles)- to exit 74B

TN 254 W/Old Hickory Boulevard (5 miles) toward Brentwood

Left onto US-431 S/Hillsboro Pike (3.2 miles)

Right onto TN-46 N/ Old Hillsboro  (7.0 miles)

Cross Hwy 96. Turn right onto Waddell Hollow Rd ( 0.4miles)

Turn left onto Still House Hollow Rd  (2 mi)

Continue onto Big East Fork Rd - 0.8 mi

5375 Big East Fork Rd is at the bottom of the hill on the left.


Directions from historic downtown Franklin, TN

TN-96 W - (5 miles)

Left onto TN-46  (1.4 miles)

Right onto Waddell Hollow Rd (0.4 miles)

Left onto Still House Hollow Rd  (2.0 miles)

Continue onto Big East Fork Rd (0.8 miles)

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Whether you are visiting for a weekend workshop, a day hike, or attending a conference, Big East Fork provides a space for you to explore, learn, and grow.

The CSS logo of three leaves represents the three pillars of our organization:

Stewardship of the Land -

We protect our watershed, pastures, soil, and forests so we may receive their many blessings.

We do unto downstream as we would have upstream do unto us.

We identify and invest in watershed rural lands to place forest and farmland in the hands of the next generation of stewards.


Stewardship of Others -

We provide safety, resources, support, and encouragement to those around us.

We contribute financial reserves, food to our food bank, or work in our community..

We provide and support education to the future stewards of our various overlapping communities.

Stewardship of Self -

We cultivate our own physical, mental, and spiritual health

We communicate with intention, to understand and uplift.

We treasure our creativity and give ourselves time and place in which to play.