Parking and Directions
Our campus is accessible by car and public transportation. See below for parking lot assignments for participants, volunteers and accessible parking. The campus lots are available on a first-come first-serve basis for each group.
If traveling using a rideshare app, use 55 Beechwood Avenue, Watertown, MA 02472 as the destination address.
PARKING LOT DETAILS
Parking areas are designated below for participants, sponsors, volunteers and those who need accessible parking. The campus lots are available on a first-come first-serve basis for each group. We highly encourage carpooling.
There is ample street parking around Watertown and a parking garage by Arsenal Yards.
Linked here is the campus map for reference.
Participant parking: Beechwood lot, located at 55 Beechwood Avenue, Watertown, MA 02472
Volunteers: Lower School parking lot, for GPS use 132 Riverside St, Watertown, MA 02472, which is a house at the mouth of the parking lot driveway
Accessible parking: Perkins Library lot, located at 141 Riverside St, Watertown, MA 02472
DIRECTIONS BY CAR:
From the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90), traveling east or west, take Exit 127 and follow the signs marked "Watertown," which lead to Galen Street. Follow Galen Street, crossing the bridge, to Watertown Square. Bear right (not the hardest right that leads along the river) onto North Beacon Street (Route 20). Follow North Beacon Street for about half a mile to the Perkins campus (located on the right). The campus will be on the right. See the campus map for the location of each parking lot and head over to the track for registration.
DIRECTIONS BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
From the Green Line:
At Kenmore Station in Boston, take Bus #57, marked Watertown. Get off at the last stop, Watertown Square. Cross the bridge and stay to the right, following North Beacon Street (Route 20). The campus is half a mile on the right. (Travel time: about one hour.)
From the Red Line:
At Harvard Square in Cambridge, take Bus #71, marked "Watertown." Get off at the last stop. With your back to the river, walk to the right following North Beacon Street (Route 20). Follow North Beacon Street for about half a mile to the Perkins campus located on the right. (Travel time: about 45 minutes.)
From Green Street and Prospect Street in Central Square (Cambridge):
Take Bus #70, marked "Cedarwood." A few minutes after the Arsenal Mall, get off at Beechwood Avenue (tell driver in advance). Follow Beechwood Avenue to the left for one block. The Perkins campus is located on the right at the intersection of Beechwood Avenue and North Beacon Street. (Travel time: about 45 minutes.)
