Directions

• From I-71 S and US - 23 S: Take I - 270 West and then 315 South.
• From Sawmill Rd: Take I - 270 East and then 315 South.
• From I - 75 S: Take I - 70 East Towards Columbus. In Columbus downtown, Take 315 North exit.
  Follow directions from Rt-315 below

From South & West of Columbus :

• South: Take I-71 N (towards downtown). In Columbus downtown, Take 315-N exit.
• Southwest, West: Take I-70 E (towards downtown).
  1. Merge into I-670 E (towards airport). On I-670 E, take Rt-315 N exit.
     OR
  2. Alt Route: Stay on I-70 E (towards downtown) & take Rt-315 N exit on I-70E.
• South East: From I-270 N, take I - 70 W : In Columbus downtown, I-70 W and I-71S are together. Take Rt-315 N, Exit 99B (left exit) on I-70 W.
  Follow directions from Rt-315 below

From East, Northeast of Columbus :

• Easton, New Albany: Take I-270S to I-670 West (towards airport)
• Reynoldsburg, Gahanna: Take I-270N to I-670 West (towards airport)
• From I-670W, take 315 N exit.
  Follow directions from Rt-315 below

From Route 315:

• From 315 Northbound:
  1. Take Olentangy River Rd/Ohio State University exit
  2. Left on exit. You will be on West Lane Ave.
• From 315 Southbound:
  1. Take Lane Ave/Ohio State University exit
  2. Right on exit. You will be on West Lane Ave.
• On Lane, at the first light, take a left onto Kenny.
  • At Lane and Kenny intersection, you will see a shell gas station on the right side.
• On Kenny, at the first light take a right onto Carmack Blvd.
  • At Carmack and Kenny intersection, (as soon as you turn right on to Carmack), you will see the ground on the left side.
  • You will also see Jesse Owens Recreation Center (Huge brown dome with a gray/silver top)
• Go past the ground, under a bridge and take a left.
• Make an immediate left into Jesse Owens Recreation Center (parking lot).
• Park in the first lot and walk up to the ground.

• Parking permit not needed weekends/afterhours (after 5pm). So you can park anywhere.
• If there is a Buckeye Football game, you will have to pay $10 to park. So Carpooling is recommended.
• If the parking lot is closed or full, do the following:
  • After you take a right on carmack, Drive past the first left, further down on Carmack
  • At the stop sign, turn left into another parking lot.
  • Go all the way around it and park as close as possible to the first parking lot.
    (See Alternate Route to parking lot below)

Alternate route to parking lot