Maps, Directions, Visiting

Whether you’re visiting Bates for the first time, attending a campus event, or returning as an alum, you’ll find everything you need to plan your trip. Explore directions to campus, transportation options, maps, parking, campus tours, and resources for making the most of your visit to campus.

Transportation to Campus (for Prospective Students)
Walkabout leader Sam Findlen-Golden '20 of Amherst, Mass., leads first-year residents of Milliken House on Lisbon Street, as they pass the historic Bates Mill in the background. . Today, all members of the Class of 2022 visited their new home of Lewiston/Auburn with their First-Year Centers They were able to pick up their Class of 2022 tee-shirt and register to vote at the end of the walk, sponsored by the Harward Center for Community Partnerships. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

Learn more about your options for traveling to Bates and exploring Maine.


Transportation From Portland Jetport to Bates Campus

Learn more about your options for traveling from the Portland Jetport to the Bates College campus.


Campus Map

Our Bates campus map features building, parking, and accessibility information.


Campus Visits & Events
The Bates campus shows off fall colors on the Historic Quad late in the afternoon on Oct. 15, 2019.
Left to right:
Sophie Landes '21 of NYC strolls up the path with Elly Beckerman '22 of Washington, D.C.

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Self-guided Tours
Moments from summer visit day at Bates College on July 24, 2026.(Dave Ernst | Bates College)

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Lewiston & Maine

Explore the community in Lewiston, the second-largest city in Maine, and other areas surrounding Bates campus.


Parking

Read about visitor, student, and employee parking options on campus and nearby.