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SPECTATOR PARKING

Kelly Drive will close at approximately 7 am On Saturday, June 11, and only vehicles attending the regatta will be allowed to enter. Click here for an admission pass. At that time spectator vehicles may enter the closed Drive and park following these regulations:

• Please do not park in front of St. Joe’s Boathouse. (reserved for trailer tow vehicles)
• Please do not park in front of launch area. (reserved for referees and staff)
• Cars must park diagonally on the river-side (right,west) of Kelly Drive or in the Grandstand lot.
• Do not park on the non-river side of the Drive.
• Park as close to the next car as possible to allow maximum number of spaces.
• Do not park on the grass.
• Boat trailers and school buses and vans do not need a pass.
• Buses and vans park on the non-river side of the Drive past the finish line.
• All vehicles parked on the Drive must be removed within one hour of the last race.

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 building on the right, between the river and Kelly Drive, is the Canoe Club/Temple Boathouse, where all out-of-town crews launch.
• Trailers should take a right into the parking lot. Spectators should continue to the grandstand lot or park diagonally on the Drive.

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 building on the right, between the river and Kelly Drive, is the Canoe Club/Temple Boathouse, where all out-of-town crews launch.
• Trailers should take a right into the parking lot. Spectators should continue to the grandstand lot or park diagonally on the Drive.

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 building on the right, between the river and Kelly Drive, is the Canoe Club/Temple Boathouse, where all out-of-town crews launch.
• Trailers should take a right into the parking lot. Spectators should continue to the grandstand lot or park diagonally on the Drive.

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 building on the right, between the river and Kelly Drive, is the Canoe Club/Temple Boathouse, where all out-of-town crews launch.
• Trailers should take a right into the parking lot. Spectators should continue to the grandstand lot or park diagonally on the Drive.

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 building on the right, between the river and Kelly Drive, is the Canoe Club/Temple Boathouse, where all out-of-town crews launch.
• Trailers should take a right into the parking lot. Spectators should continue to the grandstand lot or park diagonally on the Drive.