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From Washington to Harrisonburg:
Getting to JMU via Southbound Interstate 81.

 

To Taylor Hall

for Conference Sessions

  • Heading south on I-81, take exit 245. (Right before exit 245, I-81 bisects the campus. The new ISAT buildings and the Tudor/Wrightesque URec center will be on your left, and some dorms of JMU will be visible on your right.)
  • Take a right at the top of the ramp and stay in the right lane.
  • At the first traffic light, take a right onto Bluestone Dr.  At this intersection is a sign for JMU and the WVPT TV station.
  • Go straight on Bluestone Dr., past the lake, past some buildings and past a field, then follow it as it curves around. At the second traffic light turn left into the bookstore parking lot. There are usually places to park there.

 

To get to Taylor Hall from the parking lot:

Continue up the hill along Bluestone Drive. You will pass the Mr. Chips convenience store on the right, and directly in front of you is the Warren campus center.  Go up the external stairs to the second-floor patio, then follow it around the building to the right. You will see a movie theatre and another building sharing the patio area. The second building it Taylor Hall.

 

A clickable map of campus is available on the JMU Website here: http://www.jmu.edu/map/

And a printable campus map in

Adobe Acrobat format is http://www.jmu.edu/map/PDF/JMUparkingmap05-06.pdf

 

 

To the Festival Center

for Thursday Evening's Dinner and Keynote Speaker

 

  • Heading south on I-81, take exit 245. (Right before exit 245, I-81 bisects the campus. The new ISAT buildings and the Tudor/Wrightesque URec center will be on your left, and some dorms of JMU will be visible on your right.)
  • Take a right at the top of the ramp and stay in the right lane.
  • At the first traffic light, take a right onto Bluestone Dr.  At this intersection is a sign for JMU and the WVPT TV station.
  • Go straight on Bluestone Dr., past the lake, past some buildings and you will see a field on your left. There is a stoplight directly after the field.
  • Turn right at the stoplight onto Carrier Drive.
  • Follow Carrier Drive as it goes over the Interstate, veers left, goes straight, then veers right. After veering right, you will see a round building on your right. This is the Festival Center. Parking is to your left, across the street from the Center.

 

 

Map of Conference Sites

 

 

To Parking Services

for Visitor's Parking Tag

  • Heading south on I-81, take exit 245. (Right before exit 245, I-81 bisects the campus. The new ISAT buildings and the Tudor/Wrightesque URec center will be on your left, and some dorms of JMU will be visible on your right.)
  • Take a right at the top of the ramp and stay in the right lane.
  • At the first traffic light, take a right onto Bluestone Dr.  At this intersection is a sign for JMU and the WVPT TV station.
  • Go straight on Bluestone Dr., past the lake and past a couple of buildings.
  • Take the first left onto Champions Drive, which will lead you past a field, past a Duke Dog Statue and the Plecker Athletic Center.  At the end of the road, just behind the Plecker Center is a parking garage.
  • Parking Services is located on the first level; the entrance faces the road.