TRAVEL DIRECTIONS TO THE PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR'S SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE ORIENTATION
DATE: Sunday, June 1, 2008
TIME: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
PLACE: State Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg


DIRECTIONS: Travelers are urged to consult road maps for routes to Harrisburg. The Farm Show is located in the northern section of the city, on N. Cameron Street, between Maclay Street and Industry Road, just south of Interstate 81.

FROM THE TURNPIKE, COMING FROM THE WEST: Take the turnpike to Interstate 81 NORTH (Exit 16). Follow the signs to Interstate 81 NORTH and get on it. After crossing the Susquehanna River, begin looking for the signs for the Cameron Street (downtown Harrisburg) Exit 67a. Stay to the RIGHT as you exit, and merge onto Route 22 EAST/Cameron Street, staying in the right lane. You will see the State Farm Show complex ahead on your RIGHT. Make a RIGHT at the traffic light onto Industrial Road, which is the approach to the parking lot on the north side of the building. Turn LEFT at Gate J, the Main Gate Entrance to the parking lot. Follow the path from the parking lot around the lef side of the Complex, to the glass door entrance to the new building.

FROM THE TURNPIKE, COMING FROM THE EAST: Take the turnpike to Harrisburg Exit #247. Take Connector Route 283 NORTH to the junction with Interstate 83 NORTH. Take INTERSTATE 83 NORTH to the Colonial Park-Route 22 exit. Exit onto Route 22 WEST. At the intersection of Route 22 and Cameron Streets, turn RIGHT onto Cameron Street. You will see the State Farm Show ahead on your LEFT. Go past the building, straight through the traffic signal in front of the new entrance, and continue past the parking lot to the large intersection. Turn LEFT at the traffic light onto Industrial Road, which is the approach to the parking lot on the north side of the building. Turn LEFT at Gate J, the Main Gate Entrance to the parking lot. Follow the path from the parking lot around the left side of the Complex, to the glass door entrance to the new building.

FROM INTERSTATE 81 NORTH OR SOUTH: Take the Cameron Street (downtown Harrisburg) Exit #67. At the traffic light at the end of the expressway, go STRAIGHT onto Cameron Street, moving over to the right lane. You will see the State Farm Show on your RIGHT. Make a RIGHT at the traffic light onto Industrial Road, which is the approach to the parking lot on the north side of the building. Turn LEFT at Gate J, the Main Gate Entrance to the Farm Show Complex parking lot. Follow the path from the parking lot around the left side of the Complex, to the glass door entrance to the new building.

FROM ROUTE 15, AND ROUTES 11 - 15, APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH: Just south of the borough of New Buffalo in Perry County, exit onto Routes 322-22 EAST. Follow 322-22 EAST for several miles to the Cameron Street Exit. Stay to the LEFT as you exit. While approaching the bottom of the ramp, get into the RAR RIGHT lane. At the traffic signal at the bottom of the ramp, make a RIGHT onto Industrial Road, which is the approach to the parking lot on the north side of the Farm Show Complex. Turn LEFT at Gate J, the Main Gate Entrance to the Farm Show Comnplex parking lot. Follow the path from the parking lot around the left side of the Complex, to the glass door entrance to the new building.

FROM ROUTE 15 and INTERSTATE 83, APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH: In the Camp Hill area, exit onto Route 83 NORTH (just beyond the Shiresmanstown Road exit). Then follow the directions given above for TURNPIKE FROM THE EAST, from INTERSTATE 83 NORTH.


The FARM SHOW COMPLEX is located on N. Cameron Street, between Maclay Street and Industrial Road, Harrisburg.