ON-CAMPUS VENUES

Basketball and Volleyball: Alumni Gymnasium is the building behind the first parking lot on your left off of Central Ave.

Field Hockey and Lacrosse: Campus Ave. Field is on your right off of Campus Ave. Parking is available in the John Bertram Hall lot or on Central Ave.

Baseball: Leahey Field is on the right. Parking is available in the John Bertram Hall lot or on Central Ave.

Football: Garcelon Field is on the left, past Alumni Gym. Parking is available on Central Ave. or in the Russell St. Lot (see below).

Tennis: Wallach Tennis Center is past Garcelon Field on the right. Parking is available on Central Ave. or in the Russell St. Lot (see below).

The rest of the on-campus facilities can be accessed from Russell St. To reach Russell St., continue on Central Ave. to the next light. Turn right, and take your first right into the facility parking lot.

Soccer, Softball and Outdoor Track and Field: Russell St. Soccer Field, Softball Field and Outdoor Track are all on your left from the parking lot.

Club Ice Hockey: Underhill Arena is the smaller building on your right once you turn into the parking lot.

Swimming, Tennis (Indoor Courts) and Indoor Track and Field: Tarbell Pool, the indoor tennis courts and Slovenski Indoor Track are all in Merrill Gymnasium, the larger building straight ahead as you enter the parking lot and on your left as you walk towards the entrances.

OFF-CAMPUS VENUES

Rowing: Turn left onto Russell St. Go through one light (College St.). At the next light, take a right onto Rt. 202 N (Main St.). Travel 5.3 miles on 202. Pass two cemeteries and a white church on the left. Take a left onto West Main St. Take an immediate left onto Meadow Hill Rd. Follow Meadow Hill for approx. 2 miles. The Bates boathouse is just past a big farm on the left. It is marked by a post #764. The boathouse is down in a field by itself.

Squash: Go to Maine Turnpike Exit 80 (Lewiston exit), onto Alfred Plourde Parkway. Without turning onto the turnpike either northbound or southbound, instead proceed straight past them -- there will be a tall rock cliff on your left --- and continue 1/2 mile up the gradual incline and look for "Squash Facility" building on the left. The Bates Squash Facility is located approximately 3 miles from campus.

Alpine Skiing (Sunday River): Take a left onto Russell St. Cross the river into Auburn. Follow Rt. 11/121 to Mechanic Falls. Follow 121 to Norway/So. Paris until you can pick up Rt. 26 N to Bethel. then follow signs for Rt. 2 E and Sunday River.

Nordic Skiing (Black Mountain): Take a left onto Russell St. Cross the river into Auburn. Take a right onto Rt. 4 N. Take Rt. 4 to Rt. 108 W/N (in Livermore Falls) to Rumford. At the Puiia Hardware Store (the large lumberjack), take a right onto Spruce St., which will turn into Swain Rd., and continue to the road. Take a right on to Isthmus Rd. Travel approx. 1.5 miles. Black Mountain is on your left.

Cross Country (Twin Brook Recreation Area, Cumberland, Maine): Directions from Bates College: Take Route 202/100 through Auburn to New Gloucester. In New Gloucester, turn left on Route 231. Stay on Route 231 past Pineland Conference Center. Route 231 ends and merges to 115 - go straight. Route 115 joins Route 9. At split of Route 115 & 9 go right on Route 9 West (Cumberland Rd.). Pass Greely High School on left. Take left at first light (Tuttle Rd.). Drive 1.7 miles and turn left into Twin Brook Recreational Area. Directions from the South: Take Maine Turnpike/95 North. Take Exit 44 (295 North). From 295 North take Exit 10 (Route 1 Buchanon Falmouth/Cumberland/Cumberland Foreside). Turn left off the ramp and follow signs for Route 1. Turn left on Route 1 North at Shaw’s Supermarket. Drive 3.5 miles and turn right on Tuttle Rd/Cumberland Center/Cumberland Foreside Exit. At the end of the ramp turn right on Tuttle Rd towards Cumberland Center. Drive 1.6 Miles Turn Right into Twin Brook Recreation Area.