How to get to Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center

Visiting the Center

By Car:

From the North (St Louis)

1. Take 67 South to Farmington
2. Take Acadia Valley sign exit
3. Turn Right onto Hwy W. Follow it to a stop sign and turn Left onto 221 Follow this til you Turn Right at State Hwy AA
4. Follow AA (go 5mi)(It becomes County 204)
5. The mailbox is on the Right side (BOX 8218 —-> and the driveway is on the left.

From the East (Cape Girardeau)

1. Take 72 to Ironton
2. In Ironton the road will curve around and stop, at this point turn Right onto Home Street.
3. Follow Home St. one block to stop sign & turn Right onto 21. go about 13 miles.
4. Turn Right onto AA ( there is a sign for Taum Sauk Pump Storage Power Plant)”
5. Follow AA/204 for 5 miles.
6. The mailbox is on the Right (BOX 8218 and the driveway is on the left)

From the South (Centreville)

1. Make your way on Rt 60 to Centreville Continue on 21 to Lesterville
2. As you pass through this tiny town you will cross a bridge and see the log cabin inn on the left. Just beyond that is a sign for Taum Sauk Lake on the left. This is “U”
3. Turn Left onto “U”
4. Follow U 7 Miles and bear Right where the trucks line up for entering the power plant project at the stop sign. Continue right and go three miles.
5. The mailbox is on the Left . BOX 8218 and the driveway is on the right ~ it’s a tight turn from this Direction. Aim for the purple mark on the tree! .

From the West (Joplin)

1. Come on east 44 (appx 144mi)
2. Take exit #169 for MO-J
3. Turn Right on J (go 8 mi)
4. Turn Left on M (go 11mi)
5. Turn Right at US 63 (go .8mi)
6. Turn left at Broadway St/MO-H (go 7.8mi)
7. Turn Right at MO-“C” (go 420 ft).
8. Turn Left at MO-“H” (go 11.4 mi)
9. Turn Right on MO-“72” (go 0.2 mi)
10. Turn Left at MO-32/MO-72 and continue to follow MO-32 for 33.7 miles.
11. Turn Right at MO-49 (14.6 mi)
12. Turn Left at MO-49 and go 9.6 miles passing through Centerville and through Lesterville.
13. Turn Left at County road “U”
14. Follow U 7 Miles and bear Right onto AA.
15. Follow “U “ for 7 Miles to the stop sign where the trucks line up to enter the Dam Project.
16. Bare right and follow County Rd. 204, for three miles to the mailbox. This white mailbox will be on the Left. the number 8218 is on it. The driveway is on the Right ~ it’s a VERY tight turn from this direction. Please aim for the purple mark on the tree!


By Airplane:

The closest Airport is St Louis (STL) From there you take the Metrolink to the Civic Center. The Ozark Shuttle* will pick you up from the Civic Center and take you to Farmington, where we can arrange to pick you up and bring you to the center. Shuttle cost is $28.00

By Bus:

The closest Bus Stop is in St Louis. Greyhound terminal. You can take a megabus or greyhound to St Louis, and then take the Ozark Shuttle* to Farmington where the center will carry you back to the center from there.

*Ozark Shuttle = 573-756-5470
~Please speak with them before you make any travel arrangements


Dhamma Sukha
Meditation Center
8218 County Road 204
Annapolis MO 63620