WHERE IS THE POOL?
Interstate 84 East from Waterbury: Take Exit 28, take right onto Route 322. Go straight, take left at car wash onto Old Turnpike Road. At first stop sign, rake right onto Mulberry Street. Aqua Turf is located 1/2 mile on the right.
Interstate 84 West from Hartford: Take Exit 29 (left exit). At the end of the exit ramp will be a light. Go straight through the light onto Mulberry Street (you'll see Gene's Restaurant on your left). Go approximately one mile down the road. Aqua Turf will be on your right.
From Interstate 91 or the Merritt Parkway: Take Route 691 West toward Waterbury, take exit 4 (Southington), take a right. At the bottom of the hill (McDonald's on the corner), take a right onto South End Road. Follow until you come to Mulberry Street on the left, the Aqua Turf is on Mulberry Street approximately 1/4 mile on the left.
Interstate 95 North into Rhode Island to Exit 20-Interstate 195 East Providence to Exit 1 Downtown. Stay straight off ramp and take the 3rd right onto Waterman. Go up hill to the 4th light- make sure you apss the Citizen Bank on the left. At Hope Street take a left. Pool is up on the right.
Conn College From Hartford and points north: Take I-84 East to Route 2 East to I-395 South (exit 28S). Proceed approximately 8 miles to Route 32 South (exit 78 which is a left exit). Continue on Route 32 South about 1 mile. After you pass under the pedestrian bridge, turn left at the light into the Charles B. Luce Filed House / Dayton Arena Natatorium parking area. From New York and points south: Take I-95 North to Exit 83. Make a left at the light at the end of the exit. Go to the next light and turn right past the entrance to the US Coast Guard Academy onto Route 32 North. Turn right at the third light. You will see a sign for the Charles B. Luce Field House / Dayton Arena Natatorium parking area. Ample parking is available in the lot in front of the natatorium, to the north side of the ice rink and in the back (east side). Parking must be in marked spaces only. Please do not block other vehicles. Parking is NOT permitted on the access roads or grass areas.
From South: Take I-95 South to exit 10, take a left onto Noroton Avenue. Make a right turn onto Route 1, Post Road. Follow the Post Road; Darien YMCA will be on your left.
From North: Take I-95 North to exit 9, take a left onto Seaside Avenue. At traffic light, turn right onto Route 1, Post Road. Follow the Post Road; Darien YMCA will be on your right.
I-91 Northbound - Take exit 25, Route 3. Keep to left and take Route 2 to East Hartford. Exit 5A to Main Street. Turn right at first light to Brewer Street. Turn left at 2nd light and school is about 1/2 mile on left.
From North & West - Take I-84 Eastbound. Exit Roberts St. Follow signs to Silver Lane. Turn left on Silver Lane. Turn right at Forbes St. (5th light). School will be on right about 3/4 mile.
From East - Take I-84 Westbound to I-384 East. Exit Spencer St./Silver Lane. Turn right onto Spencer (Turns into Silver Lane at town line). Turn left onto Forbes St. School will be on right about 3/4 mile.
Haddam-Killingworth High School
From I-91: Take exit 22 and proceed South on Route 9 to exit 9 - go south on Route 81, at first traffic light, turn right onto Little City Road, turn left into second school driveway. Pool entrance is by the large parking area.
From I-95: Take exit 63 and proceed North on Route 81 approximately 12 miles, turn left onto Little City Road (second traffic light after the circle at Route 80) (Ponsett Road goes to the right). Turn left into the second school driveway. Pool entrance is by the large parking area.
High Plains Community Center (Orange)
From I-95 North from New Haven, take exit 41, turn right onto Marsh Hill Road B stay on Marsh Hill until light at Route 1 (TGIFriday Restaurant is on your left) -- turn left onto Rt 1 B go to first traffic light across from Home Depot and turn right (Orange Center Road) B follow through one traffic light. High Plains Community Center is on right, pool in rear.
Merritt Parkway to Route 25, exit 49 North. Take Daniels Farm Road exit off Route 25. Turn right at the end of exit onto Daniels Farm Road. Hillcrest School is on right at top of hill. Enter pool through front doors at far right.
From 15 (Wilbur Cross Parkway, Exit 59) (South, from Hartford):
At the end of exit ramp, turn right. Route 63 (Amity Road) and Route 69 (Litchfield Turnpike) merge to form Whalley Avenue. Approximately 3/4of a mile from that intersection, turn right onto Route 122 (Dayton Street). After traveling one block, follow 122 through the traffic signal onto Forest Road. The Hopkins driveway is on the right immediately after the next traffic signal.
From Routes 34 or is (Wilbur Cross Parkway, Exit 57 (North, from NYC):
From Route 15, take Route 34 (Derby Turnpike) east for 2-1/2 miles; turn left onto Route 122 (Forest Road). Hopkins is on the left after approximately 1/2 mile.
From Route 91 or Route 95 North (New London-Hartford):
Exit at the Oak Street Connector-Downtown 34 (which is Exit #1 on I-91 and Exit #47 on I-95). Proceed to the end of the connector and then exit straight ahead onto the parallel Frontage Road (Rt. 34). Continue on this road about two miles until you reach the Boulevard. Take a right and get into the far left lane. At the light take a left-- all the while remaining on Rt. 34. Continue until you come to Rt. 122 (Forest Road). Take a right and Hopkins will be on the left after traveling about 1 mile.
From Route 95 (North, from NYC):
Use Exit 43 (Route 122, Campbell Avenue, West Haven); turn left at end of exit ramp. Follow Route 122 for 2 miles across both Routes 1 (Boston Post Road) and 34 (Derby Turnpike), at which point it becomes Forest Road. Hopkins is on the left.
From I-95
Take I-95 toward Bridgeport to Exit 27A. Follow Route 25 & 8 North. When highway splits, follow Route 25 North to stoplight at Route 111 (Monroe Turnpike). Turn right and follow Route 111 North approximately 5 miles. Masuk High School will be on your right.
From Merritt Parkway
Take the Merritt toward Trumbull to Exit 49 North. Follow Route 25 North to stoplight at Route 111 (Monroe Turnpike). Turn right and follow Route 111 North approximately 5 miles. Masuk High School will be on your right.
From I-95 South from Fairfield County, take exit 41, turn left at end of ramp and follow directions as above.
From Wilbur Cross Parkway coming from both directions -- take Exit 57 (Rt 34 East) B turn right at first traffic light onto Orange Center Road B bear left at stop sign B High Plains Community Center on left after you pass by Orange Town Green B pool in rear.
Milford Academy - McCann Natatorium
Take Interstate 95 to Exit 39A (Route 1) in Milford. Turn right off exit. As soon as possible, get into left lane and continue straight ahead. (Route 1 bears right.) This is Cherry Street. Stay on Cherry St. to fourth traffic light (at top of small hill), turn left onto Gulf Street. Go under railroad overpass, through traffic light to next street (Evergreen St.) and turn left. Go to the end of Evergreen St. and turn right. Natatorium is straight ahead.
Merritt Parkway - From South: Exit 37; turn left at end of ramp. Go .7 miles. YMCA is on right.
From North: Exit 37; turn left at end of ramp. Go .5 miles. YMCA is on right.
I-91 Exit 12 southbound, left at end of ramp, down Washington Avenue. Northbound, Exit 11, right at end of ramp to light, right onto Washington Avenue. Then right at Washington onto Broadway, left at light onto Elm. Pool is just past town library.
Merritt Parkway, Exit 63, southbound right at end of ramp to light. Left onto Route 22; northbound right at end of the ramp onto Route 22. Then follow Route 22 connector to Washington Avenue. Follow as above.
From Hartford and Points North: Take Route 2 east to Route 11 south. Follow Route 11 to end. Take a left at stop sign. Take a right at first traffic light onto Route 85. Follow 85 past the Crystal Mall, under Route 95 into a congested, commercial-type area. (Car dealers everywhere.) Take a right at the stop light onto Coleman Street. Follow Coleman to the end. Take a left at the stop light. Take a right at the next stop light onto Ocean Avenue. Follow signs to Ocean Beach. Follow Ocean Avenue to the end. Take a right and proceed down hill into the park. Pool is behind the complex on the right.
From Middletown Area and Points in the Center of the State: Take Route 91 south to Route 9 south. Take Route 9 to Route 95 east. Take Exit 75 onto Route 1, Waterford. Follow Route 1 past NHD, Stop & Shop. At the bottom of the hill, take a right at the Mobil Station onto Willits Avenue. Take a right at the next stop light and follow directions above.
From Points South and West: Take Route 95 east to Exit 75, then follow the Middletown directions.
I-91 North, take Exit 25 (Route 3). Take first exit after bridge (Glastonbury). Turn left at first traffic light. Turn left onto Main Street (north). Continue north on Main Street past large shopping center to first light. Turn left onto Broad Street. Broad Street becomes High Street at Naubuc Street. Continue 300 yards. Pool is on the right.
From Route 2 West, take Hebron Avenue exit. At exit proceed to Main Street, (Glastonbury). Turn right onto Main Street (north) and follow directions as above.
I-84 East or West, take exit to CT Route 2 East in East Hartford. Take High Street exit. At bottom of the ramp, turn right. Proceed onto High Street for 300 yards. Pool is on the left.
I-91 North or South to I-691 W to exit 4 (Route 322). Left off exit onto Route 322 (West Main Street) Proceed approximately 2 miles to Centennial Avenue (just past Centennial Plaza on the right). Turn right onto Centennial Avenue. School entrance is on left after first traffic signal.
From Route 14 North or South to I-691 West and proceed as above.
From I-84 East or West to I-691 East and proceed as above.
Merritt Parkway (Route 15) North:
Get off at exit 51, go left on Route 108, Nichols Avenue. Follow approximately 4 miles to center of Huntington and go right at stop sign. Community Center 200 feet on right. Park in the rear.
Southern Connecticut State University:
From New York: I-95, Exit 44 (Kimberly Avenue, Route 10). Turn right at the end of the exit onto Kimberly Avenue, then left at the stoplight onto Ella Grasso Boulevard, Route 10. Ella Grasso Boulevard ends at Crescent Street, near the south entrance to the campus.
From New York: Merritt-Wilbur Cross Parkway, Exit 59 (Whalley Avenue). Head south on Whalley Avenue, turn left onto Fitch Street, which bisects the campus.
From New London: I-95, Exit 45 (Ella Grasso Boulevard, Route 10). Follow Ella Grasso Boulevard north. Ella Grasso Boulevard ends at Crescent Street, near the south entrance to the campus.
From Hartford: Wilbur Cross Parkway, Exit 60 at Dixwell Avenue. Head south on Dixwell Avenue to Arch Street. Turn right at Arch Street and left at Fitch Street, which bisects the campus.
From south of Suffield: Take I-91 to Exit 38 - Poquonock. At end of ramp, turn right onto Rt. 75 North. Follow Rt. 75 North through Windsor Locks and into Suffield (about 8 miles). In the center of Suffield you will pass through two lights that are twenty yards apart. Suffield Academy is immediately on the left after the second light. The pool is at the bottom of the hill on the left.
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Take I-84 to Route 195, exit 68. Follow Route 195 for 7 miles to the middle of the campus. When the lake is on your right, take the next right. Follow your way through the campus towards the silver dome. This is the field house; the pool is in the adjacent brick building.
I-95 to Exit 55 (Route 1, Branford). At end of exit ramp, turn west on Route 1. Proceed past movie theatre complex and Walgreen's Pharmacy to first intersection (A Mobil station will be on your left). Turn left onto Windmill Hill Road. At stop sign turn left onto Damascus Road. Entrance to school parking lot is on your right at bottom of the hill. Please do NOT park in the small lot before the circular drive. Use the drive to proceed to the large lot on the far side of the building. DO NOT PARK IN THE CIRCULAR DRIVE. YOU WILL BE TICKETED AND TOWED.
Wesleyan University's Freeman Athletic Complex Pool
From I-91 or the Merritt Parkway, follow signs to 66 East (initially 691) and proceed approximately 15 minutes to Middletown. At Route 72, Vine Street, turn right and proceed to the end at Church St. Turn right and look for street parking. The pool is just ahead on the left hand side. Please note that parking on the street directly across from the Athletic Center will not be allowed. There is a parking lot next to the tennis courts on the side street across from the center
Merritt Parkway to Exit 34, turn left, go 1 2 miles, turn right onto Roxbury Road. Continue 500 yards, turn into school.
Merritt Parkway to exit 42. Go south at end of ramp (right from New Haven, left from New York). Bear right at the fork in the road to Main St./Rt. 57. Stay on this road for approximately 1.5 miles, through 4 traffic lights (at second light bear to the left). When street becomes one way, you must turn left onto Elm St. Proceed for about 100 yds, turn left into municipal lot (use 3 hours spaces). Entrance to the Y is between Uproar Furniture and Klein=s Stationary on the right side of Elm St.
From I-95 take exit 17. Follow Rte. 33 north. Go approximately 1 mile. At second light, turn right onto the Post Rd. Proceed across the bridge to the second stop light. Turn left onto Main St. Take your first right onto Elm St. The Y is on your right as stated above.
Merritt Parkway from New Haven: Take exit 41(RT. 33) at end of the ramp turn left (north) onto RT. 33. Go 5.0 miles to the sixth traffic light. The Wilton Family Y is on the right, and the Wilton High School is on the left. Turn into the parking lot. Additional parking is available across the street at the high school if needed.
Merritt Parkway from New York: Take exit 39B. Follow the Route 7 North freeway to its end and turn right at the light. Turn left onto Rt. 7 north. Go 4.4 miles and turn right into the Y parking lot. The Wilton Family Y is on the right, and the Wilton High School is on the left. Additional parking is available across the street from the Y at the high school if needed.
Connecticut Turnpike I95: Take exit 15 to route 7 North. Follow Route 7 freeway to the end and turn right at the light. At the end of the road turn left onto old Route 7 and go about 3 miles to the Wilton Y as above.
Windsor High School, Windsor CT.
I-91 to Exit 36 (Rt. 178, Park Ave). Right at the end of the exit coming from the south, left if from the north. Turn left, approximately 1/2 mile, onto Sage Park Road. High School is on the right. Park by the tennis courts and enter through the second set of glass doors.
Windsor Locks High School
I-91 North, exit 42 - take left at end of ramp - at 3rd traffic light take
left onto Elm Street. At 3rd traffic light take left onto South Elm Street.
High school on left after church.
Yale University / Kiphuth Exhibition Pool
From Merritt Parkway - Take Exit 59 - turn right at end of ramp and head south on Whalley Avenue for approximately 3 miles. After you pass the Yale Coop on your left, turn left onto York Street. Turn left at first traffic light. Pool is at end of block. Parking is immediately on right.
From Connecticut Turnpike - Take Exit 47 (Downtown New Haven) - follow mini-expressway to end where it merges at Yale-New Haven Hospital=s parking garage. Turn right at light onto York Street and go to 5th stop light. Turn left - pool is at end of block. Parking is immediately on right.