Most participants will park at and launch from Passaic River Rowing Association. PLEASE CARPOOL WHEN POSSIBLE. NO PARKING IS PERMITTED ON RIVERSIDE AVENUE. There will be adequate parking for trailers, buses, car-tops, and chuck-wagons (with tow vehicle ONLY) at Riverside County Park using the Wilson Avenue entrance. For athletes and spectators, parking will be available at Riverside County Park using the Jauncey Avenue entrance, with overflow parking available at the NJ Transit lot located at 422 New York Avenue, Lyndhurst.

DIRECTIONS

Passaic River Rowing Association P.O. Box 440, Lyndhurst, NJ, 07071-0440 (located in Riverside County Park in Lyndhurst, NJ. The nearest park entrance is beside 779 Riverside Avenue, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071, opposite the corner of Wilson Street: for GPS use this address).

Route 3 East: Immediately after the bridge over the Passaic River, take the Rutherford Avenue/Park Avenue Exit. Go down the ramp and move right as you come up again, to turn right on Park Avenue, at the Burger King (on your right). Follow Park Avenue until it intersects with Riverside Avenue (0.7 mi) at the traffic light. Continue on Riverside Avenue to the PRRA Boathouse (less than 1 mile).

Route 3 West: About 2 miles west of the Meadowlands Sports Complex, take the Ridge Road Exit toward Park Avenue. Merge onto Marginal Road. In about 0.5 mile turn left onto Park Avenue, crossing over Route 3. Follow Park Avenue until it intersects with Riverside Avenue (0.7 mi) at the traffic light. Continue on Riverside Avenue to the PRRA Boathouse (less than 1 mile).

Passaic River Rowing Association is located in Riverside County Park: Head south (left) on Riverside Avenue for the north entrance (for trailers, buses, and car-tops) on the right (779 Riverside Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ.) Cars and chuck-wagons will proceed about ¼ mile further south along Riverside Ave for the south entrance.

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Spring Season Regattas

Manny Flick Series

(run by PSRA):

Schuylkill River Philadelphia, Pa - March, April

Gillin Boathouse, Saint Joseph's University/St. Joseph's Preparatory School, 2200 Kelly Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19129 / (Philadelphia Weather)

DIRECTIONS

Southern Entrance to Kelly Drive (same entrance as Crew Check Wagon Entrance)

Take NJ Turnpike (95) south to Philadelphia to Exit #6 -

Take Route 76 West to Exit #22 (I-676 W/US-30 W toward Central Philadelphia)

Take Route 76 West - Follow signs to Valley Forge

Stay on Rout 676 West to Exit 340 A - Kelly Drive (note that Exit 340 B come BEFORE the 340 A Kelly Drive exit)

Please SLOW DOWN the exit has a sharp turn and the roadway is rough

Follow all of the signs to Kelly Drive and you will come the the entrance to the regatta

BE CAREFUL as you merge on to Kelly Drive from the left, many cars speed in right lane to which you are merging.

After merging, switch to the right lane. Once on Kelly Drive you will be routed up the hill for parking. (Stay to the left as the Right lane is used for Crew Team Wagons and Boats). This is the western entrance to Kelley Dive.)

You will need to park up the hill and then, walk down the hill and walk along the river until you get to the tent. It will be a couple of miles so wear your walking shoes.

Northern Entrance to Kelly Drive

GPS: 39.99563 -75.19166

When you take this approach you will drive Past the Philadelphia Museum of Art and follow the the signs until you get on Kelly Drive. Drive until the you seek the barricades preventing entrance to Kelly Drive. Drive up the hill and look for Parking.

PARKING

Click on the link below for the latest Parking Directions:

https://phillyflicks.com/spectators/parking/

In the Past the Remote parking lots and shuttle service began some time in March. Shuttle bus drivers are instructed to stop for drop off/pick-up whenever requested – so be sure your parents know where your parent tent is located for your parents convenience. The lots in Fairmount Park can be reached by following the Kelly Drive detour.

Monitored parking will cost $20? per day. Shuttles are anticipated to run every 20-35 minutes (depending on traffic) from approximately 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

TENT SITE LOCATION:

After you park your car, you can take the shuttle bus down to where the crew team tents are located or you can walk down the hill (often a very steep drop). Our DB Crew Tent Site is located between the "Grandstand/Finish Line" to the North and the Boathouse to the South. Just look for the DB Crew logo on our large tent. We often put up our DB Crew Flag, so look for that too.

Our site has H26 on the Lamp Post; the site is to the left of the tree. To the right of our site is either Union Rowing or the Chamande Rowing Tent, the is a concrete grilling stand in front of your site)

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New Jersey Scholastic Championships (States):

Cooper River Pennsauken, NJ - May

4205 Bishops View Cir - Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 (map) / (Pennsauken Weather)

The Garden State Scholastic Championships is the National qualifiers of the SRAA regatta. The teams compete in 1,500-meter heats in using stake boats.

DIRECTIONS:

Take I-95 South, NJ Turnpike South

NJ Tpke South to NJ-73 North in Mount Laurel Township.

Take exit 4 from NJ Tpke South

Continue on NJ-73 N to your destination in Cherry Hill

4205 Bishops View Cir

Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

PARKING

For States, this is a smaller crowd, there is a free parking lot that is located behide the tent sites. Also there is free public parking across the street from the tent sites.

For larger events there will be paid parking lost farther away in the local schools.

See Map location below for typical location of our Boat Trailer

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Philadelphia City Championships (Cities):

Schuylkill River Philadelphia, Pa - May

Gillin Boathouse, Saint Joseph's University/St. Joseph's Preparatory School,

2200 Kelly Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19129, (map) / (Philadelphia Weather)

Directions - See Many Flick Directions Above

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Stotesbury Cup (Stotes):

Schuylkill River Philadelphia, Pa - May

Gillin Boathouse, Saint Joseph's University/St. Joseph's Preparatory School

, 2200 Kelly Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19129, (map) / (Philadelphia Weather)

Directions - See Many Flick Directions Above

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Scholastic Rowing Association of America (SRAA-Nationals): Location Varies- Late May

Chuck Wagon Driver Directions to Philadelphia Regattas

Take NJ Turnpike (95) south to Philadelphia to Exit #6 -

Take Route 76 West to Exit #22 (I-676 W/US-30 W toward Central Philadelphia_

Take Route 76 West - Follow signs to Valley Forge

Stay on Rout 676 West to Exit 340 A - Kelly Drive (note that Exit 340 B come BEFORE the 340 A Kelly Drive exit)

Please SLOW DOWN the exit has a sharp turn and the roadway is rough

Follow all of the signs to Kelly Drive and you will come the the entrance to the regatta

BE CAREFUL as you merge on to Kelly Drive from the left, many cars speed in right lane to which you are merging.

Chuck Wagons are only allowed to enter at certain times. If you are too early you will not be permitted to enter.

Show your parking pass for you truck and the Chuck Wagon to the attendant and then stay to the right and drive to our site (H26 Lamp Post; the site is to the left of the tree and to the right of the Chamande HS Rowing Tent, the is a Concrete Grilling stand in front of your site)

You will need to back the Chuck Wagon into a spot neat the campsite.You will directed to do this by the parking attendants, You will need to do as as quickly and efficiently as possible due to the traffic that is backing up behind you. You may also need to park your truck further done on Kelly Drive as directed by the Parking attendants.

All cars without parking passes will be directed the go to the left and up the hill. Even if you have a parking pass for your car , if you are there too early, you will be directed to park up the hill. However if you are there on time you will be permitted to park along Kelly Drive at the direction of the parking attendants.

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