Chantilly Farm - A general description and background of farm located in Floyd, Virginia

                                                                                                   

General view of open area looking toward the festival area to the left

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                                                                                                                                                          Founded in 2011, Chantilly Farm has evolved into one of Southwest Virginia’s premiere venue for camping and special events. With about 200 acres of grassy fields, woodlands, and abundant wildlife, the venue provides the perfect backdrop for gatherings both large and small!

Chantilly Farm hosts an increasingly wide variety of both indoor and outdoor special events throughout the year. From larger annual events like the Chantilly Farm Bluegrass & BBQ Festival, Floyd Auto Fair and Floyd Livestock & County Fair, to smaller community events like the Second Chance Prom, Chamber business socials and weddings–Chantilly Farm is the perfect place for events of any size! Chantilly Farm is honored to have been selected as the 2015 Small

Business of the Year by the Floyd County Chamber of Commerce.  Chantilly Farm was awarded the title of a  "Crooked Road Affiliate Venue" in 2014.While many of the events we host are handled by our team, we also partner with community organizations and private individuals to host events. Whether you’re planning a small event such as a wedding or reunion or planning a larger event such as a major festival, one thing is for sure, with a diversity of programming and a beautiful setting, Chantilly Farm continues to set itself apart as one of the premiere event venues in Southwestern Virginia! 

RV full service camp sites

Our campground features 25 full hook-up RV spaces with water, electric and sewage hookups, and plenty of beautiful spaces for pitching your tent, all tucked away in the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Amenities include two bathhouses, free WiFi, hiking trails, biking trails in development, great areas for bird watching, an RV dump station, ATM, fire-pit rentals and more. A drink machine is located on the porch of the camping office along with an honor-fridge stocked with goodies! Come see us!

Tent camping along the tree line above the stage amphitheater 

The very best in national and regional bluegrass and old-time mountain music! Chantilly Farm is proud to be the official home festival of the award-winning Junior Sisk and the Ramblers Choice!

spectators at a Bluegrass Festival

Like they say, location is everything, and Chantilly Farm is proud to be located in the heart of Floyd County, Virginia, an area that has received national and international recognition in recent years as a top destination for eco-tourism, the arts, traditional music, and so much more.

Chantilly Main Stage

To learn more about Floyd and all that it has to offer, please visit www.visitfloydva.com. Visitors to our area often enjoy attending the Friday Night Jamboree at the Floyd Country Store in town, sampling Virginia wines at one of our local wineries, browsing through many of our unique galleries and shops, touring working farms, attending one of a growing number of outdoor festivals, or simply enjoying the peace and tranquility of the great outdoors.

Property and Infrastructure description.

Chantilly Farm is nearly 200 acres of beautiful land just a few minutes from mile post 150 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.  The farm has about 1/2 mile of road frontage on Franklin Pike and frontage on Poor Farm Road 6 miles from the town of Floyd,Virginia. Access to the farm is excellent with 3 entrances on Franklin Pike and one on Poor Farm Road. The land is level along Franklin Pike and from there, it is a gentle slope up and over the hill top.  There is about 100 acres of open mowed grass land and 100 acres of natural woods & forest.  You can easily drive over the open rolling land. The lay of the land has several natural amphitheaters, with one developed into the main festival & event area.

Chantilly Affiliated "Crooked RoadMusic Trail"
 banner presentation 2014
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The festival and event area infrastructure is fully developed with a large covered stage, music barn, country store with shade pavilion, snack shack, water - power - lighting - and access road infrastructure. The farm has about 1.7 miles of packed gravel service roads. The roads in the festival area are well laid out with access to the  farm office/camp store,   bath house A and bath house B, stage, and music barn with a loop road that can accommodate large vans and buses.

Additional building structure on the farm includes a 4000 sq. foot storage barn located near the RV campground and is used to store all the festival supplies, mowing equipment , tractors and trucks. Access to the storage barn is excellent with three large service doors for truck entry.  The main roads have overhead lighting with 26 dust to dawn night lights for night functions and campers . The RV park accommodates 25 full service site with 50 & 30 ampere power, water and septic.  Dry camping for 100 or more RVs is available during festivals with a septic dump station and potable water for the RVs. A farm and campground office with camping supplies is on the farm access road to serve all of our camping and farm visitors.

Several hiking and bike trails along with the many acres of open fields provide recreational opportunities for campers and visitors on the farm. The 100 acres of woodland is available for exploring  and forest bathing.  Visitors will see an abundance of wild game animals and birds.  The farm is a great location for bird watching, night or dark sky viewing with a nice vista of the local Blue Ridge Mountains.

Internet service is good in the area with a fiber optic data access along the frontage on Franklin Pike. The farm has 2 internet connections and WiFi covering most of the farm and campground area with good connectivity. It will be easy to expand the internet with very high speed data service with connection to the fiber at the entrance to the farm.

The farm has 2 state licensed tent campgrounds, each with a bath house with hot showers. The water system for the farm is a Virginia Health Department licensed public water system that can supply up to 39,000 gallons a day.  This is a lot of water and our normal use is 30,000 to  40,000 gallons for a whole month.  A system of 21 potable water hydrants are distributed throughout the farm along the 1.5 miles of underground main water lines
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A spring water storage  of 3000 gallons is available for agricultural purposes or other non potable water needs.

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Chantilly Farm - Future Opportunities for the farm

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We have completed 6 years (2016) in developing "Chantilly Event and Festival Farm" and owned the farm for many years prior. The farm was a neglected cattle and hay operation when we first purchased it and every year we have added to the infrastructure. Chantilly Farm is now well equipped to produce large music festivals, car shows, weddings, the County Fair and a variety of outdoor and  indoor events. This can be seen from our 2016/17 schedule of events. 

The farm's approximately 200 acres is about 1/2 open and 1/2 wooded land. It is a great location with four commercial entrances for easy access. The lay of the land is mostly very gentle to modest sloping. Elevations are from about 2500 feet near the front of the farm to about 2700 feet near the back side with wonderful views and near the Blue Ridge Parkway. The open and wooded areas along with the elevation change open up many development opportunities. Outdoor recreation is becoming big business, and Chantilly Farm is well posed to take advantage of that.

- Zip line operation - it would be possible to have zip lines 1/2 mile in length with at least a 200 foot elevation change. The farm elevation varies from 2500 ft. at the main road to 2700 ft. at the hill top.

- A full 10 kilometer bike trail could be constructed on the farm. We are currently developing a bike trail and should have a good beginning in the spring of 2017.

- Development of vacation or weekend homes would work nicely in the wooded section of the farm. The current public water system can furnish up to 39,000 gallons per day and no new wells will be needed for this or most any other developments on the farm. 

A brewery or distillery would be a great addition to make Chantilly Farm a daily destination for local people as well as visitors and vacationers. The county currently has four wineries, one meadery , one distillery, one brewery, and nearby Foggy Ridge Cider offers tastings and carry out products for sale. These current businesses already make Floyd County a destination for this large and growing group of consumers.The Blue Ridge Parkway which is only a few miles away, has about 20 million travelers every year looking for a place to stay and a stop over destination.-


Tiny homes are becoming popular and a tiny home development for weekend or vacation homes may work well in this area. We are close to very large population  centers in North Carolina. Many of these people are looking for mountain weekend, summer or retirement home locations and Chantilly Farm would fill this need nicely. Our full service RV park is a popular destination for the North Carolina folks and many express interest in a more permanent retreat home in this area. - 


Large RV resort park - We currently have a 25 unit full service RV park that is often full and sometimes with additional dry camping RV campers.  The farm with the great views, public water system, and easy access to the Blue Ridge Park Way could easily be built into a major RV Resort  park with hundreds of sites. These large well developed RV resort parks are becoming very popular. The current infrastructure of the 4000 square foot music barn, large stage, wooded hiking and bike trails, and public water system would work well as as part of an RV Resort Park.

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Campground - RV and Tent Camping

RV and Tent campsites photo album

Bath House A photo album
Bath House B photo album
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Campground on web site

Chantilly Farm is the perfect place to pitch a tent or set up your RV while visiting our part of the Blue Ridge mountains! We are located 6 miles from downtown Floyd and convenient to the Blue Ridge Parkway and Crooked Road Heritage Music Trail.

RV campground with
bath house at far end.

Southwest Virginia is full of so many interesting places and many of those are within a short drive of Chantilly Farm. Many visit for our awe-inspiring outdoor recreational opportunities, thriving arts and music scene, and some of the best dining options that you’ll find anywhere. No matter your interests, our region has something that appeals to everyone!

Some campers have
unique tents.

The RV campground has 25 full service sites with 50/30amp power, water and septic hookup. The sites have and interesting view, a gravel base, and are level, making setup easy. Browse our photo album for more information.  

 The farm has tent camping areas A and B with a bath house for each location.  The farm is about 200 acres in size and there are many areas in addition to A & B of the farm that are available for tent camping. When there is not an ongoing event we often tell our tent campers to just look around and pitch your tent in a place of your choice. 

Campers in tent campground A

The campground is open full time all year --  weather permitting. We do not clear the farm roads when we have snow, however the snow very seldom lasts more than a few days. Long term campers usually have four wheel drive vehicles and can almost always get in and out. We provide winterized water hydrants and heated water hoses for winter RV campers.  The campgrounds are inconvenienced a few days a year by the snow.  Campers are usually ready for the snow with extra food supplies, a sled or skis and just enjoy some winter outdoor recreation.

A music jam session
 in the RV park

Dry RV camping is available in many parts of the farm. A few locations have water and  power, however most are just a good hill top or other location. Potable water is available in many locations for campers to fill their water tanks.  A dump station with a potable water source is located on the front part of the farm with easy access. We charge a small fee for its use by RVs not camping on the farm. This may be the only RV dump station operational in Floyd County.

RV Campground

Sunrise over sites 7 & 8 RV campground

RV and Tent campsites photo album

Bath House A photo album

Bath House B photo album

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Music Barn at Chantilly Farm

                                                                                                             

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The barn is used for indoor music shows, weddings, festivals, dancing, class reunions, pageant shows, pageants, green room, receptions, dinners, and a variety of other events. The building is a barn, however it is beautiful inside and is easy to decorate for any type of event. The barn is used as a green room at music shows and had been reported to be one of the best in the festival circuit. A fully equipped catering kitchen is great for receptions and events needing food service.

The Music Barn is designed to use for indoor events with up to 300 people. The building is 4000 sq ft on the main floor and 1400 sq ft on the mezzanine, well insulated, heated, and air conditioned.  A catering kitchen and handicapped bathroom provide for a variety of different kind of functions in the barn.  Lighting is provided by 49

View of the barn from
 the  festival field

overhead LED spotlights, 8 dimmable 100 watt flood lights, 10 100 watt dimmable sconce lights on the mezzanine, fluorescent lights in the kitchen and under the mezzanine. The building has two heating systems, dual air conditioning units and radiant floor heat. The floor heat is provided by fluid circulating through coils in the concrete floor heated by propane.

A 12x24 ft portable stage is available for music and other events needing an elevated  stage. A 1100 watt dual channel sound system with a 32 channel digital mixing board is used for music and audio needs

Inside view of barm main floor
and the mezzanine 

.  To achieve top quality sound, the entire main floor has carpeting that can be installed for the event and removed when not needed. An abundance of power outlets provide ac power to all parts of the barn. A special 50 amp connection is provided in the stage area for extra power and lighting.

The barn  has a large outdoor deck with excellent visibility to the stage and festival field. The deck is accessed from the mezzanine though 3 large sliding glass doors.  The mezzanine has access at ground level from a parking lot at the front and also a set of stairs

Large deck on the stage
side of barn with view
 of festival field

from the lower main area of the barn. A parking lot with night lighting is provided at the front of the barn with access through the mezzanine level. The barn parking lot accommodates about 150 vehicles. A 12x12 ft roll up door provides access for large equipment or vehicles to the main floor of the barn, providing a range of different uses for the building. 

A shed roof on the back side of the barn provides for storage of tractor and other service supplies and equipment. A service road passes by the back of the barn and entertainment vehicles and buses may park along the road and are provided with a 50 amp power source. A small storage area is accessible on the main floor to store tables, chairs, and other small service equipment.

The building is user friendly with the handicapped bathrooms, WiFi and cell phone service is provided with a special indoor cell station.  Direct internet connections are available throughout the building in addition to the WiFi.

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Chantilly Festival Farm Music Stage

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Front view of Chantilly Stage
with Speaker Towers 

Our first year (2011),  Chantilly Farm used a rented a portable stage for the Bluegrass Festival. In 2012 a 30x40 foot covered stage/pavilion was added. A large covered stage with speaker towers was built and added to the original pavilion in 2016.  The expanded stage is about 45x45 feet with an open height of 20 feet. The front of the stage including the sound towers is 70 feet in total width. There is a backstage green room of 30x20

Back Stage area and access ramp.

feet for bands preparing to enter the front main performance stage. The back stage sides can be closed in with temporary heavy duty curtains for complete privacy. The Music Barn is used as a green room and is just a few feet away from the stage. The Music Barn is 4000 sq. feet with warming kitchen, bathrooms and is heated and air conditioned. The stage has wide ramps on both sides and regular steps as methods of entering. The wide ramps are  convenient for moving sound and lighting equipment onto the stage. The ramps also make the stage fully handicap accessible. 

An access road is provided just behind the stage for off loading sound and lighting equipment. The road also provides convenient 

access for the bands and can service small or large buses. Several 50 amp outlets are available to power vans and buses next to the stage and music barn/green room. The access road is circular and loops by the barn and stage. Drivers like the circular road and do not have to back up their vehicle to park or exit the stage/barn area.  

Power is provided to the stage with a 200 ampere breaker box and a 100 ampere breaker box. An additional 100 amperes is available in

Green Room Barn is
 adjacent to the Stage

circuits next to the stage. The wiring is in place for an additional 200 ampere circuit and has not been activated at this time.  The 100 ampere breaker box can be powered by a generator with a transfer switch that is built into the system. The 100 ampere backup/generator will allow the music to continue should there be an overall power outage on the farm. 

The stage is equipped with multiple outlets providing 115 & 220 volts.  The 220 volt outlets are 50 ampere. Outlets are built into the floor

View of stage including
amphitheater for audience 

of the stage to help reduce the number of extension cords needed for stage setup. The stage is well lighted for general use with overhead lights and the stage towers have LED flood lights that light up the viewing area for exiting at night. Additional lighting is provided in the viewing field by 12 flood lights on poles surrounding the field.  For night performances, the roads and exit areas are well lighted. 

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Video - first music on the stage 
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Chantilly Farm Office & Camp Store

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The Chantilly Farm  office building provides several important functions for the farm. The office provides a guest check in and 

Chantilly Farm & Campground Office

information source on the entrance road to the farm.  A convenient stopping/parking area for cars or large RV's with easy access to the office building is provided. The building has farm and county business information available inside and outside for guests. The outside display of rack cards and posters makes available information about the campground, upcoming events & festivals, as well as rack cards about other local attractions when the office is closed.

Campground and other guests register inside with our camp host. Our guests can also register and pay for camping during hours when the office is closed by using the honor system and  leaving their

payment in the box by the front door.  This makes the campground available 24/7 for campers that arrive any hour of the day. The honor system works well and is used often.  When the office is closed, guests can call our number and reach a staff member during day and evening hours. The combination of a phone call and the honor registration system is convenient, and campers are pleased to always have an opportunity to speak to a real person at odd hours.

The camp store located in the office building has available some basic camping supplies for tent and RV guests. Also available are t- shirts, hoodies, baseball caps and other camp memorabilia. Drinks and snack food are available in the store and outside the

building in the refrigerator. The outside purchases can be paid for by using the honor system cash box by the front door or in the refrigerator. A telephone is also provided for guest use at no charge just outside the main door, making it available 24/7. Calls may be made to any US or Canada number free of charge. The telephone function is especially useful if our guests have a cell phone that does not operate well in the area. Most cell phones work just fine, though we have no AT&T service in the county. 

The office building has a large surrounding deck that can be used to view

most of the farm, or for just enjoying the beautiful view while relaxing in a chair. One end of the deck is used for the outside snacks in the refrigerator, firewood and fire pits for campers. 

A fully functioning amateur radio station N4USA is located in the

office building and is used by licensed radio operators. This is a very popular activity for our local radio operators and camping guests who are amateur radio operators.

One of the farm's internet feeds is in the office and provides good data and computer operation. The internet is used with a computer for store sales and campground reservations. Campers can make reservations online from any location and often use the reservation system while on the Blue Ridge Parkway for overnight stays. The office internet also feeds a WiFi that is available for this part of the farm and covers many camping areas. The WiFi is extended into the RV campground with a WiFi extender located at RV site 8, and provides internet service to the whole RV park and tent campground B. We often get reports from campers that we have the best WiFi system they have ever used.  The whole farm has WiFi available with this system and a second internet source in the middle of the festival farm that also has an extender service to the RV park and campground B.  The 2 WiFi systems operating in the campground provides excellent service and backup system if one system encounters a problem.  A telephone is provided for our guests 24/7 outside the office door, and is free for calls in the US and Canada using the internet.

The office building security is enhanced with a dedicated video surveillance system with 3 cameras in the office and 5 cameras covering areas outside the building. The system is on-line and can be observed  from any remote location with internet service. The farm has 5 independent video security systems providing excellent surveillance of the farm and buildings.

Attributes of the Chantilly Farm office.

- Large deck surrounding the entire building.

- Information about Chantilly events and campground activities are available in the office and in displays on the outside. The outside card racks gives drive up visitors Chantilly Farm and other local information at all times. 

- A video display viewed from deck outside the office 24/7 gives visitors an excellent view of the whole farm.  We also welcome visitors to do a drive though and see the farm from the internal farm roads. 

- Building size including deck is  28x40 feet. The office building is 12x24 feet.

- Office has a bathroom with shower. The hot water is provided by an on-demand electric water heater.

- Well provides all the potable water for the farm. Controller for well pump is located in the building. The well provides 100 gallons

per minute of high quality potable water. The well and water system is a private  public water system licensed by the state of Virginia Health Department and can provide up to 39,000 gallons per day.

- The building is insulated and easily heated with electric and an electric space heater. 

- Electric breaker box is located in the building and controls all the electric circuits in the building and power to RV park spaces 1-5. 

- Outside lighting includes dusk to dawn lights on each end of the building and a convenience light on each side of the building for the deck. Front convenience light has automatic control to turn on at dusk and stay on all night for visitors arriving after dark. 

- The building and deck are well preserved with several coats of  cedar colored stain and water repellent. The decks and all of the outside construction are pressure treated lumber for excellent long life.

- Cell telephone service is generally good on the whole farm using Verizon or US Cellular.  

- Firewood, fire pits and snacks are available on the outside deck

24/7 and are paid for using the honor payment box at the front door. The ability to get fire wood at all times, even when the camp store is closed, is very popular for campers.

- AC outlets are available on the outside deck allowing tent campers to charge their cell phones or other portable equipment. The bath houses also provide outlets for tent campers to charge cell phones.

- The office is cooled in the summer with a small window air conditioner, providing a comfortable environment.

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Chantilly Farm Country Store & Shade pavilion

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The Country Store is located in the main festival area and provides several functions. The building is surounded by covered decks on

Country store and Shade Pavilion 

all four sides with outside dimensions of 47x31 feet. The inside area of the store in 37x15 feet. The store can be serviced with the main festival road a few feet from the front of the building. 

The Country Store is used for retail sales at festivals and events. The store is equipped with lights, electrical outlets, serving and      preparation area food.  The food area has sinks and running water

Sign inside store for Bootleg BBQ

for washing the serving equipment and utensils. Food is served from the inside and to outside customers though serving windows near the preparation area.

The store is well lighted and has multiple AC outlets for convenience. The deck area is accessible from the front and back side of the building. A ramp is provided on the front for the handicapped.  A 16 camera video system is operation inside and outside the store for excellent coverage.

The shade pavilion is to the rear of the store and provides a good view of the festival stage. The pavilion is 24x48 feet and can seat 40

seating in Shade pavilion 

to 50 people. The pavilion provides shade and it does not provide shelter from rain. Tables and chairs are easily set up in the shade area.

Cycle group gathered at
country store shade pavilion 

The Country Store also is a gathering place for participants of  none music events. It also provides a good location to sell Chantilly merchandise during festivals and other events.

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Snack Shack located in the festival field

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The Snack Shack is an 8 by 16 foot utility building designed to be

Snack Shack front view
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used for vending or small store to sell items at festivals or events. The building is located next to the County Store and adjacent the main road though the festival area. The building has AC power for lighting and  powering various appliances The interior of the building is well lighted with overhead fluorescent lights & spot lights on each of of the outside corners. Power is supplied with a 100 amp breaker panel inside the building. Numerous AC outlets inside the shack shack and water proof outlets on the outside

The Snack Shack has two service windows to serve outside customers from inside the building. The building  can be moved to a new location with just removing a few minor items on the outside like the lattice underpinning and disconnecting the AC  power.  

The building also used as a central location for our festival workers

Front of Shack Shack with
County Store in the back ground.

to gather and keep updated on event activities. It also serves as an information building for customers to contact Chantilly Farm representatives.

Photo album for Shack Shack.

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Chantilly Farm 1, 2 & 3 : These 3 are the 200 acre farm

Chantilly Farm parcels 1,2 and 3

Chantilly Farm is about 200 acres and is made up of 3 separate parcels each with a recorded deed. We normally just refer to the whole as Chantilly Farm 200 acres however internally we often refer to the individual sections.

Chantilly section 1 is 100 acres and the main festival area, Tent Campground A, the well and the farm office/camp store are located on here. Farm entrances A and B off the Franklin Pike road frontage of about 1200 feet are located on section 1.

Chantilly section 2 is about 40 acres and the RV campground, Tent Campground B and the Storage Barn are located here. Entrance C off the Franklin Pike road frontage of about 1200 feet is on section 2.

Chantilly section 3 is about 60 acres and has only hiking/bike trails and no building on this section. Entrance D is off the Poor Farm Road frontage of about 400 feet. This land has about 15 acres of nice laying open grass land and 45 acres of mature woodland.  A small spring stream is the dividing line between sections 2 and 3. This stream is fresh spring water that mostly originates on sections 1 & 2.  Primitive tent camping is allowed on this section and is accessed on a trail from the RV campground on section 2. 

Storage Barn

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The storage barn is our newest building and was completed in late 2016. The barn is used for storing all our farm and festival supplies and serves as a work space for many farm projects. The building is 40x100 feet - 4000 sq feet in size with an additional storage loft area of 16x50 feet or 800 sq ft. The loft area is accessed by a set of 4 foot wide stairs. The building was built to code and was issued  a building

Chantilly Storage Barn
4000 sq. ft. 

permit. Building to code will allows the barn to be repurposed for about any function that would require an occupancy permit for events or music inside the building. The building is just behind bath house B at the RV park allowing workers using the barn close access to bath room facilities. The floor of the building is 5 inchs of concrete and will support about any vehicle or load. Plumbing for 2 bathroom have been installed in the concrete floor  along the front wall and would allow bathrooms & showers to be added in the future.

The barn has 3 large roll up doors allowing about any vehicle to enter the building. The largest door is 14x14 and would allow the a very large truck or bus to enter.  There are 4 general entry doors for personal allowing quick access to any part of the building from the outside.  Natural lighting is provided by 14  windows that are around the  upper part of the building. The windows are above a

The floor to  ceiling height
 is 14 feet.

height that would allow a person on the ground to see into the building. The high windows and windowless roll up doors provide security from prying eyes. The building is supplied with 100 ampere of AC power. The interior of the building has good lighting for working and multiple ac  outlets including 50 and 30 ampere sources. Two 50/30 amp outlets are also provided outside the building for powering an RV or other equipment. An 8 camera video security system keeps a full time surveillance on the activities inside and outside the building. The building has a 3 inchs of insulation to  prevent the metal from sweating and about an R8 insulating factor.

The 14x14 foot door and
to the right is the deck.or loft.

The building is located out of the way for festivals and events taking place in the festival area  however there  is easy to access for supplies or equipment as needed for an event.  The location is just below the bath house at the RV campground and beside the main entry road at entrance "C".




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Amateur Radio Station N4USA

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N4USA is an amateur radio station set up in the farm office/camp store for use by the owners of Chantilly Farm and visiting amateur

Clement Pierre Louis ham radio
 J73CPLoperator from
 Dominica operation N4USA 

radio guest. N4USA is used as a Special Event station during many of the events and festivals taking place on the farm. We host groups like the Boy Scouts during Scout Jamboree On The Air. 

The RV and Tent Campgrounds have been set up to be amateur radio friendly with special antennas available for camper use. Hf and VHF loaner radios and antennas are available for Chantilly Farm guest to use in there RV or Tent. Antennas are already in place for campers to use by just attaching there radio to the antenna feed line. Often guest will use the permanent set up in the farm office.  We have a wonderful location at 2500 feet elevation in the Blue Ridge Mountains near mile post 150 of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The farm has a nice hill top that is specially good for VHF/UHF operation. A number of visiting hams have used this with excellent results. 

The farm office has a permanent ham radio station set up and ready to operate at any time. The station includes hf radio, 500 watt hf amplifier, UHF/VHF radios and antennas ready to operate. The station is also available as a control station for emergency service as an "Emergency Communications Center" should there be a need. Amateur Radio operators are skilled in emergency communications

Triband beam antenna
at N4USA 30 foot
crank up tower.

and the members of the Floyd Amateur Radio Society practice on a weekly basis for emergency operations. Several generators are on site and the N4USA stations can operate without the normal power grid. The antennas used at the office station are a 3 element triband beam at 30 feet for 10/15/20 meter operation, G5RV antenna at 30 feet for 80 thought 10 meters, and several VHF/UHF vertical antennas. The station is heated and air conditioned for comfort all year.

Hi gain WiFi antennas
providing wide area
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WiFi is available to operators on most any part of the farm. Direct Internet connection is available in the farm office/store where N4USA is located. Cell Phone service from US Cellular and Verizon along with the internet is available for coordination of contacts and communications. A computer and printer are available in the office/store radio N4USA.

Amateur radio operators have many different contest and events they participate in and one is "Worked All Counties in the USA". Chantilly Farm is located in Floyd County is in demand as a county with very few operators in the county. N4USA is a rare station for these county hunters ( about 1500 counties in the USA).

N4USA photo album

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Chantilly Farm Campground Bath House A and B

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Photo album of  bath house A

Photo album of bath house B

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Chantilly Farm has two tent camping areas with each having a convenient bath house. The bath houses are very pleasant and cleaned daily by one of farm staff members. Bath house A serves tent campground A and bath house B is available for the RV campground and tent campground B. Both bath houses are easily accessible from the campground with automobile parking at each bath house. The two tent campgrounds licensed by the Virginia State Department of Health. The Bath houses and campgrounds are reviewed and approved each year by an inspection by the local health inspector. 

Bath House A

The bath house A has showers and restroom facilities. The bath house is constructed of poured concrete walls and floor and is 26 by 26 feet in size. The concrete floor is heated with circulating fluid 

Bath house A
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 and temperature controlled for good comfort.  The heating of the heating fluid is by solar hot water panels located on the roof and back up is electric when the solar does not provide sufficient heat.  The domestic hot water used for the showers and hand washing sinks is also heated by the solar roof  panels and backed up by electric hot water.  

The women's side has three toilet stalls with one handicapped equipped with the  proper grab bars. One shower and 2 hand washing stations. Several large mirrors are also provided for guest use.  The men's side has 2 toilet stalls with one handicapped equipped  with the proper grab bars and a urinal. The entrance doors of both the men's and women's side have doors installed for handicapped wheel chair use.

The bath house is about 1/3 underground build into the side of a hill making the bath house cool in the summer and easy to heat in the winter.  The ceiling has R38 insulation making the temperature more stable during the year. The roof is metal with rain gutters on the front and the back. Users are  protected on entry with a covered entrance area which also includes utility sink for campers to wash eating utensils. An enclosed bulletin board for keeping campers updated on events and festivals is located in the covered entrance. The entrance is lighted at night by dust to dawn LED spot light making night use convenient and safe. An outside sink is provided for tent campers to wash utensils. 

Bath house A is located in one end of the festival field and out of the main traffic flow and a security video system of 5 cameras installed on the outside of the building. We have had no problems with vandalism and the video camera system is an excellent deterrent to undesirable activities.   

Photo Album of  Bath House A 

The domestic hot water and solar hot water storage and controllers are inside the building on the men's side of the building. The floor hot water storage and controller is inside on the women's area.  Electricity is provide by a 200 Ampere locked breaker box located on the outside of the building. Parking to bath house is adjacent allowing handicapped visitors to be get very close to the entry doors.

Bath House B
Bath House B is for use at the RV campground and Tent camping area B. The bath house is constructed of conventional wood frame 

Bath house B
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structure. The wall and ceiling are insulated making it easy to heat in the winter with the radiant floor hear. The floor heat is circulating fluid in the concrete floor. 
The ladies side has 3 stalls, 3 showers, and a 2 sink vanity with large mirrors. one stall in  handicap  equipped with large door and grab bars.  The floor heating tank and controller is also in the ladies side.The men's side has 2 stalls and one urinal with one of the stalls handicap equipped with large door and grab bars. The domestic hot water tank for showers and vanity sinks is on the men's side of the bath house.

There is a 3rd small room used for the the solar controllers and solar storage tank. The room also contains slop sink for campers to wash there utensils,storage racks for bath room supplies, and hook ups for two clothes washer and two dryers. The washer/dryers have not been installed at this time.

Bath house B photo album.

The build is 28x28 feet, has green metal roof and covered entry way to both the ladies and men's side. Parking space for several cars is provided and there are night lights provided for entry and parking. 


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