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Please  park in the Gillin/St. Joe’s Boathouse lot, 2200 Kelly Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19129. This is reserved for trailers and their tow vehicles only. You may bring your trailers the afternoon before the regatta but please park perpendicular to the curb. Do not parallel park your trailer.

TEAM VANS AND BUSES PARKING

Buses and vans may drop off athletes, but they must exit and park on the east (non-river) side of the Drive past the finish line.

SPECTATOR PARKING

Kelly Drive will be closed for this regatta. In order to securely close the Drive and ensure that parking is safe on the Drive, spectators, including food trailers, should not arrive before 7:30 am on Sunday, June 10. Spectators will need a parking pass to enter the venue. You may park diagonally on the west (river) side of the Drive or in the lot near the grandstand. Please observe the following:

• Please do not park in the St. Joe’s Boathouse or Temple Boathouse lots. There are reserved for boat trailers and their tow vehicles.
• Please do not park where cones are set. This area is reserved for staff and referees.
• Do not park on the grass.
• Do not park on the East (non-river) side of the Drive.
• Team tents may be erected on the shore of the race course.
• All vehicles must depart from the Drive within one hur after the last race.

REFEREE, VOLUNTEER AND STAFF PARKING

Please park on the Drive in front of the City dock south of St. Joe's Boathouse.

Recommended routes to Schuylkill River regatta venue:

• GPS Decimal Degrees: 39.969255N -75.185399W
• GPS Address: 1 Boathouse Row, Philadelphia 19130

From New York/New England:

• From southbound New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP), take exit 6 to Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276 West).
• Follow PA Turnpike to exit 25A (Mid County).
• Take this exit (keeping to the left) and follow signs to I-476 South (Chester).
• After toll booth, take I-476 South to exit 6 (junction with I-76 East, the Schuylkill Expressway) Philadelphia/Valley Forge.
• Take this exit (on right), stay in left lane of exit and follow signs for Philadelphia.
• Follow I-76 East to exit 340 on the left.
• Take this exit and stay in the left lane as you go over City Avenue Bridge across the Schuylkill River.
• Stay left and follow signs for Kelly Drive.
• The ramp will spiral downwards in a counter-clockwise direction and will merge you onto Kelly Drive, southbound.Be very careful, especially if you are pulling a boat trailer on this tight, descending curve!
• Move to right lane of Kelly Drive after merging at the bottom of the spiral.
• Take Kelly Drive past four traffic lights.
• The first buildings on the right, between the river and Kelly Drive, are the Canoe Club/Temple Boathouse and Gillin Boathouse, where all out-of-town crews launch.
• Trailers should take a right into the parking lot closer to Gillin. Spectators should continue to the grandstand lot.

From Scranton/Allentown:

• Take Northeast Extension of PA Turnpike (Route 9 South) south to exit 25 (Mid-County).
• Take this exit (keeping to the left) and follow signs to I-476 South (Chester).
• After toll booth, take I-476 South to exit 6 (junction with I-76 East, the Schuylkill Expressway) Philadelphia/Valley Forge.
• Take this exit (on right), stay in left lane of exit and follow signs for Philadelphia.
• Follow I-76 East to exit 340 on the left.
• Take this exit and get in the left lane as you go over City Avenue Bridge across the Schuylkill River.
• Stay left and follow signs for Kelly Drive.
• The ramp will spiral downwards in a counter-clockwise direction and will merge you onto Kelly Drive, southbound. Be very careful, especially if you are pulling a boat trailer on this tight, descending curve!
• Move to right lane of Kelly Drive after merging at the bottom of the spiral.
• Take Kelly Drive past four traffic lights.
• The first buildings on the right, between the river and Kelly Drive, are the Canoe Club/Temple Boathouse and Gillin Boathouse, where all out-of-town crews launch.
• Trailers should take a right into the parking lot closer to Gillin. Spectators should continue to the grandstand lot.

From Harrisburg:

• Take PA Turnpike East to Exit 34.
• Follow I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway) towards Philadelphia.
• Follow I-76 East to exit 340 on the right.
• Take this exit and stay in the left lane as you go over City Avenue Bridge across the Schuylkill River.
• Stay left and follow signs for Kelly Drive.
• The ramp will spiral downwards in a counter-clockwise direction and will merge you onto Kelly Drive, southbound.Be very careful, especially if you are pulling a boat trailer on this tight, descending curve!
• Move to right lane of Kelly Drive after merging at the bottom of the spiral.
• Take Kelly Drive past four traffic lights.
• The first buildings on the right, between the river and Kelly Drive, are the Canoe Club/Temple Boathouse and Gillin Boathouse, where all out-of-town crews launch.
• Trailers should take a right into the parking lot closer to Gillin. Spectators should continue to the grandstand lot.

From Washington, DC, Baltimore, Wilmington:

• Take I-95 North through Wilmington to Philadelphia International Airport and follow signs for Phila Center City via Route I-76 or Schuylkill Expressway
• Take exit, I-76, Schuylkill Expressway, west. This takes you across the Penrose Ave. Bridge across Schuylkill, a.k.a. Route 291.
• As soon as you come down bridge get in left lane, as you will turn left at first light onto 26th Street.
• This will take you directly onto I-76 west. Follow I-76 about 8 miles, past Boathouse Row and the race course.
• Follow I-76 West to exit 340 on the right.
• Take this exit, turn right at foot of exit and get in the left lane as you go over City Avenue Bridge across the Schuylkill River.
• Stay left and follow signs for Kelly Drive.
• The ramp will spiral downwards in a counter-clockwise direction and will merge you onto Kelly Drive, southbound.Be very careful, especially if you are pulling a boat trailer on this tight, descending curve!
• Move to right lane of Kelly Drive after merging at the bottom of the spiral.
• Take Kelly Drive past four traffic lights.
• The first buildings on the right, between the river and Kelly Drive, are the Canoe Club/Temple Boathouse and Gillin Boathouse, where all out-of-town crews launch.
• Trailers should take a right into the parking lot closer to Gillin. Spectators should continue to the grandstand lot.

From South Jersey via the Walt Whitman Bridge:

• Take I-76, the Schuylkill Expressway, west.
• Follow I-76 West to exit 340 on the right.
• Take this exit, turn right at foot of exit and get in the left lane as you go over City Avenue Bridge across the Schuylkill River.
• Stay left and follow signs for Kelly Drive.
• The ramp will spiral downwards in a counter-clockwise direction and will merge you onto Kelly Drive, southbound.Be very careful, especially if you are pulling a boat trailer on this tight, descending curve!
• Move to right lane of Kelly Drive after merging at the bottom of the spiral.
• Take Kelly Drive past four traffic lights.
• The first buildings on the right, between the river and Kelly Drive, are the Canoe Club/Temple Boathouse and Gillin Boathouse, where all out-of-town crews launch.
• Trailers should take a right into the parking lot closer to Gillin. Spectators should continue to the grandstand lot .