Collegiate Small Boat Challenge

  • Hosted By: Princeton National Rowing Association/Mercer

Caspersen Rowing Center
(1 S. Post Road, West Windsor, NJ)
 

From DC/Baltimore/Virginia

  • take Del Memorial Bridge into New Jersey
  • follow all signs to NJ Turnpike
  • DO NOT stay on 95 or head toward Philadelphia
  • once on NJ Turnpike follow directions listed below

From Mass/RI/Conn/Eastern NY State

  • take GW Bridge to NJ Turnpike/ I-95
  • once on NJ Turnpike follow directions listed below

From New Jersey Turnpike

  • Take Exit 8
  • Follow signs for Route 33 Hightstown
  • Take left at firehouse on Main St.
  • Follow Main St (Rt 33 up to Junction of Rt. 130)
  • Take right at first light (Hankins)
  • Stay straight on Hankins for about 4-5 miles going thru several traffic lights. Hankins turns into New Village Rd and then into Village Rd.
  • take left on Post Rd.
  • follow Post Rd all the way down to Mercer Lake (boathouse on left)

From Route 1 North or South

  • Take the Alexander Road Exit off of Route 1 towards the Princeton Junction Train
  • Alexander Road ends in a round about at North Post Road
  • Take the first right hand turn on the round about onto North Post Road
  • Proceed through two stoplights
  • Stay on Post Road past the Conover Fields and the Mercer Oaks Golf Club. This road will take you right to the boathouse
  • After these fields, there will be a 'road closed' sign at the entrance to the park, on the boathouse side of the lake.
  • Ignore this sign and head straight down the access road; the boathouse will be on your left as you reach lake.

From North on Route 206

  • Route 206 into Princeton
  • Left at traffic light by Borough Municipal Building onto Nassau Street
  • Go 3 traffic lights to Washington Road
  • Washington Road to U.S. Route 1 South
  • Use directions for "From North & South via US 1"

From Hightstown (Route 330)

  • Take Route 130 south and turn right at the Church Road traffic lights
  • Turn right on Hankins Road
  • Hankins turns into New Village Road and them Village Road
  • At the third light turn left onto Post Road
  • Follow Post Road past the Road Closed signs to the lake and the boathouse

From Allentown (Route 130)

  • Take Route 130 north and turn left at the Church Road traffic lights
  • Stay on Church Road and cross Old Trenton Road.
  • The next light will be Village Road. Make a left onto Village Road
  • The next light will be Post Road. Make a left onto Post Road
  • Follow Post Road past the Road Closed signs to the lake and the boathouse