What sort of facilities do they have in Harlan (either Evarts or Cumberland side) that lends itself to a "National" event? I was there in Feb... we camped on a concrete slab...a demolished gas station... with a beautiful view of twice-daily coal trains. They had a 120v service pole and a hose... and a couple porta-johns that blew over in the wind...that was it!
I am pretty hard-core when it comes to accomodations, and don't need a lot of fru-fru... but in good conscience, I couldn't recommend the area as a place to attract FAMILIES from far-away places... I mean what else is there to do there? Sit & watch the trains go by?
Until I see some drastic improvements to the facilities, I'd just recommend it as a place "for the guys" to go and 'wheel. Oh it IS good wheeling too, especially in the snow, but everything else lacked from the perspective of hosting a National Event there.