Jefferson Dad Vail Regatta

  • Hosted By: Dad Vail Regatta Organizing Committee
  • 2022 Registered Regatta

Spectator Driving Directions to Venue Parking: 

From Center City: 

1. Get on the Ben Franklin Parkway and head toward the Philadelphia Art Museum in the  distance.  

2. As you approach the Museum-on your left side-is a traffic light. Bear right and look for  Kelly Drive signs.  

3. Kelly Drives runs along the north side of the Museum. On your right will be another traffic  light and a gold equestrian statue of St. Joan of Arc. Moving onward you will see on the  right another traffic light and a tall statue of a seated President Lincoln. Ahead on your left  is a series of Victorian Architecture structures (Philadelphia’s famed Boathouse Row).  

4. Go past these for about two miles when a white Police barricade will appear. Bear right  past the equestrian statue of President Grant and seek parking signs toward remote parking.  

5. Park and wait for a shuttle bus to the Venue.  

From the Northeast via I-95 South  

1. Take Exit 22 (Central Philadelphia) onto I-676 West  

2. Exit onto I-76 W towards Valley Forge  

3. Proceed on I-76 W to Exit 340A (Kelly Drive/Lincoln Drive).  

4. Take Exit 340A onto Kelly Drive South.  

5. Follow Kelly Drive to police barricades and remote parking.  

6. Park and wait for a shuttle bus to the Venue.  

From the South via I-95 North  

1. Take Exit 13 onto PA 291 North (at the Philadelphia International Airport)  

2. Continue on PA 291 to first traffic light across the George C Platt Memorial Bridge (S 26th  Street)  

3. Turn left onto S 26th Street  

4. Merge onto I-76 West towards Valley Forge  

5. Proceed on I-76 W to Exit 340A (Kelly Drive/Lincoln Drive).  

6. Take Exit 340A onto Kelly Drive South.  

7. Follow Kelly Drive to police barricades and remote parking  

8. Park and wait for a shuttle bus to the Venue. 

PA Turnpike West (I-276):  

1. At Exit 326 (Valley Forage) onto I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway)  

2. Proceed on I-76 East to Exit 339 (Kelly Drive/Lincoln Drive) [Note Exit from I-76 is from  the left lane.]  

3. Once across the Schuylkill River, exit onto Kelly Drive South. [Note Exit onto Kelly Drive is  from the left lane.]  

4. Follow Kelly Drive to police barricades and remote parking  

5. Park and wait for a shuttle bus to the Venue.  

PA Turnpike East (I-76):  

1. Continue on I-76 at the Valley Forge Exchange (Exit 326).  

2. Proceed on I-76 East to Exit 339 (Kelly Drive/Lincoln Drive) [Note Exit from I-76 is from  the left lane.]  

3. Once across the Schuylkill River, exit onto Kelly Drive South. [Note Exit onto Kelly Drive is  from the left lane.]  

4. Follow Kelly Drive to police barricades and remote parking  

5. Park and wait for a shuttle bus to the Venue.  

From West Chester, King of Prussia and Paoli 

1. Route 202 to I 76 East  

2. Proceed on I-76 East to Exit 339 (Kelly Drive/Lincoln Drive) [Note Exit from I-76 is from  the left lane.]  

3. Once across the Schuylkill River, exit onto Kelly Drive South. [Note Exit onto Kelly Drive is  from the left lane.]  

4. Follow Kelly Drive to police barricades and remote parking  

5. Park and wait for a shuttle bus to the Venue.  

From Camden, Atlantic City and Shore Points  

1. Take Route 42 to I-676 North (North-South Freeway)  

2. Continue on I-676 to I-76 West  

3. Merge onto I-76 West towards Valley Forge  

4. Proceed on I-76 W to Exit 340A (Kelly Drive/Lincoln Drive).  

5. Take Exit 340A onto Kelly Drive South.  

6. Follow Kelly Drive to police barricades and remote parking  

7. Park and wait for a shuttle bus to the Venue.