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Transportation Information

Directions if you are riding the bus

Students who live near the University of Memphis are expected to ride the bus from campus to Frosh Camp. Please bring a lunch or snacks with you for the bus ride there!

Our Frosh Camp site, Camp NaCoMe, is quite remote and cell phones will not have service once we arrive.  If an emergency arises and your family needs to contact you, please have them call 901.678.8679 between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. If it is outside those hours, please have them call Camp NaCoMe directly at 931.729.9723. Please save these phonecalls for emergencies only as there is only one landline in the dining hall at camp. 

Check-in for students riding the bus will be from 9:30am-10:30am on the Monday of each camp. Frosh Camp buses will leave from the service drive of the Zach Curlin Parking Garage. In order to check-in, you may park in the Zach Curlin Parking Garage. View the University of Memphis Campus Map for location. Zach Curlin Parking Garage is listed as PG2 on the Campus Map, and the general parking lot is listed as "G" across the street from PG2. Don't worry - Our staff will be present to make sure you are heading in the right direction!

The buses return to Zach Curlin on Thursday at approximately 1:00pm. 

If you are looking for on-campus housing for the day before or after your camp date:

  • We highly recommend that you book a space sooner rather than later as they are available on a first come first served basis.
  • Please contact conferencehousing@memphis.edu to request a space.  

If you are flying to Memphis for Frosh Camp, please keep the following in mind:

  • Plan on arriving at the Memphis Airport no later than 8:00am the Monday of your camp session. 
  • Plan on departing the Memphis Airport no earlier than 5:00pm the Thursday of your camp session.
  • If you are arriving on Sunday and are looking for on campus housing, see further information listed above. 
  • We recommend using Uber/Lyft or local taxi services to travel from the Memphis Airport to your lodging for the evening. 

Directions if you are driving to Camp NaCoMe

If you are driving to Camp NaCoMe, you will want to arrive by 1:00 pm on the first day of your session [Monday]. Plan on leaving or being picked up at Camp NaCoMe no later than 9:30 am on the last day of your session [Thursday].If you plan on driving or getting dropped off at camp, you must make a request to froshcamp@memphis.edu prior to the start of camp date. These requests are only approved if you live closer to the campsite then you do to Main Campus. If you get lost or need assistance, call 931.729.9723 and ask for the camp director.

From Middle Tennessee to Camp NaCoMe

  • Take I-40 to Exit 172 (Dickson).
  • Take Hwy. 46 South to Hwy. 100.
  • Turn right onto Hwy. 100.
  • Take Hwy. 100 West through Centerville.
  • The turn for Camp NaCoMe will be approximately 11.5 miles past Centerville.
  • Turn right at the Camp NaCoMe sign. It is hard to see so keep an eye out.
  • Follow this road a few miles to Camp NaCoMe.