Colmar Manor Park
3200 37th Avenue, Bladensburg, Maryland
From Northern Virginia
Take 395 North across the14th Street Bridge
Bear RIGHT after you cross the bridge, following the signs for 395N
Take the exit for 395N/D Street/U.S. Senate; be in the RIGHT lane
Go under an overpass, DO NOT take the exit for C Street
Go through two tunnels; this will dead-end onto New York Avenue
Take a RIGHT onto New York Avenue
Go about 2.5 miles and take a left onto Bladensburg Road
You will pass a green Ramada Inn before seeing a big green sign for Bladensburg
Road
Take a LEFT at the light
Go about 1.5 miles and take a RIGHT on 38th Avenue
Just before 38th, you will pass a cemetery on your right -- slow down, because
38th Avenue comes up quickly
If you miss it, you can take a right into the shopping center and back track
past the IHOP to 38th Avenue
Follow 38th Avenue for about 100 yards and then you will see the park entrance
on the RIGHT
Drive into the park, past a soccer field, up a hill and take your first right
Park in the parking lot by the softball fields
Walk up the hill, look to the right and you will see the goal posts.
From the North
Take 95 South toward DC
When you reach the Beltway (Route 495), bear to the left, following the signs
to Alexandria
(This should be for 95 South and 495 East/South)
Take the Beltway (Route 495/95) three exits.
At Exit 22 get on Route 295 South (also called the Baltimore-Washington Parkway)
Stay on 295 South for about 5 miles. You will reach an interchange with Route
50; you want to get on Route 50 West.
To get on 50 West, bear to the right, following signs for Route 50 West and/or
New York Ave
Go about 1 mile and take the exit for South Dakota Avenue (it only goes one
way).
In less than a mile, take a right onto Bladensburg Road
In about a mile, take a right onto 38 Avenue. (Just before 38th Avenue you will
pass a cemetery on your right; slow down because 38th Ave comes up quickly!
If you miss 38th Ave, you can take a right into the shopping center and backtrack
past the IHOP to 38th Ave.)
Follow 38th Ave for about 100 yards and you will see the park entrance on the
right.
Drive into the park, past a soccer field, up and hill and take your first right.
Park in the parking lot by the softball fields.
Walk up the hill, look to the right and you will see the goal posts.
From the South
Take 95 North toward DC
When you reach the Beltway (495) follow the signs to Baltimore
(This should be for 95N and maybe 495E)
Take the Beltway (Route 495/95) across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge into Maryland.
After you cross the bridge, take Route 295 North
Stay on 295 North for about 10 miles
You will reach a big interchange with 295N, the Baltimore-Washington Parkway,
Kenilworth Avenue, and Rte 50: You want to get on Rte 50 WEST
To get on 50W, continue going straight past the first major exits, [i.e., don't
bear left (the BW Parkway) or right (Route 50E)]
Take the exit for 50W
Go about 1 mile and take the exit for South Dakota Avenue (It only goes one
way)
In less than a mile, take a RIGHT onto Bladensburg Road
In about a mile, take a RIGHT onto 38th Avenue
Just before 38th, you will pass a cemetery on your right -- slow down, because
38th Avenue comes up quickly
If you miss it, you can take a right into the shopping center and back track
past the IHOP to 38th Avenue
Follow 38th Avenue for about 100 yards and then you will see the park entrance
on the RIGHT
Drive into the park, past a soccer field, up a hill and take your first right
Park in the parking lot by the softball fields
Walk up the hill, look to the right and you will see the goal posts.