Travel Info & Scholarships
You’ve registered for the fest, but how do you get there? For all of the surrounding beauty, the Red River Gorge and Lago Linda Hideaway are a bit of a journey from airports. Below, you’ll find options for travel from airports, as well as some advice on what airports to fly into.
Finally, if you are worried about funding your trip to ACF, read about our travel scholarships. Note: Scholarships for 2026 have already been awarded.
Carpooling
While the Adaptive Climbers Fest does not actively coordinate carpooling to and from camp for our participants, we do offer a platform where you can work together to find rides. If you have the ability to drive and rent a car, please do so — and please offer to take other ACFers!
We keep the carpool form link off of the website because it involves participants’ travel plans. Click the button below to email ACF operations and receive a link to the form.
If you have your own vehicle, click on the button below to offer a spot to a climber.
If you need a ride, you can click on the same button to ask for one! Woohoo!
Again, the ACF organizing team does NOT monitor this form. You're in charge!
Airport Shuttle from Louisville, Kentucky
ACF has partnered with the Red River Gorge Shuttle to provide rides to ACFers to and from the Louisville, Kentucky, airport. The shuttle has limited spots available, and priority will be given to climbers who are unable to operate a vehicle (for example, our blind and low-vision friends). The shuttle is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible and has steps to entry.
For 2026, there will be a shuttle leaving the airport on the night of Wednesday, October 14, and the morning of Thursday, Oct. 15. To get more information and request a spot on the shuttle, click the button below.
Airport Info
The closest airports to our camp, Lago Linda Hideaway, are as follows:
Lexington (LEX): Approximately a 1.5-hour drive
Louisville (SDF): Approximately a 2.5-hour drive
Cincinnati (CVG). Approximately a 2.5-hour drive
Again, the ACF team provides a platform but does not organize carpooling. Sorry!
ACF Base Camp
Lago Linda Hideaway :
950 Blacks Ridge Rd, Beattyville, KY 41311
2026 ACF Travel Scholarship Applications Have Been Awarded
Travel scholarships are available for climbers with disabilities only, not plus ones or volunteers. Travel scholarships have been awarded for 2026.
Please reach out (operations@adaptiveclimbersfest.org) with questions!