DIRECTIONS TO REGATTA SITES

FOR 2006

JRC JUNIORS RACES

Ortega River Site

FOR: Jacksonville Invite – Stanton Invite- City Championships

From

Atlantic Blvd
, head towards 1-10 but take U.S. 17 South for approximately 10 miles. Turn right on
Timuquana Road
. 
Follow Timuquana Road
 approximately ¼ of a mile to Ortega Farms Road immediately after you cross the Ortega River). Turn left on Ortega Farms Road. St. Peters Episcopal Church (the regatta site) will be on your left.

 

 

From 1-95 take 1-295 west, across the St. Johns River, to U.S. 17 North. Follow U.S. 17 approximately five miles to

Timuquana Road
. Turn left on
Timuquana Road
. Follow
Timuquana Road
 approximately ¼ of a mile to Ortega Farms Road (immediately after you cross the Ortega River). Turn left on Ortega Farms Road. St. Peters Episcopal Church (the regatta site) will be on your left.

 

 

Turkey Lake Site

 

FOR: OARS Regatta – Hood Cup

 

3140 Hiawassee Road, Orlando, Florida 32835

 

Tel:407-299-5594. 

 

There will be a $3 per vehicle fee to enter the park.  There will be ample vehicle parking available.  Parking for spectators will be in the softball field at the east end of the park.  Parking for boat trailers will be on the southeast side of the spectator parking area.  Boat trailer parking will be available in the designated areas beginning March 28th from   The gated entrance to the park is locked at   It is recommended that the trailers arrive at the site on Friday afternoon to avoid traffic and congestion on Saturday morning. 

 

 

Directions to the Park from I-4 West are to exitI-4 West at

Conroy-Windermere Rd.
  Go straight on Conroy-Windermere through 4 traffic lights, the 5th light is Hiawassee.  Turn right on Hiawassee.  Go approximately ¾ mile on Hiawassee.  Turkey Lake Park is on your right.

 

 

TampaSite

 

FOR: State Championships – SE Regional Youth Regatta

 

 

NOTICE: US 301 is under construction - please limit travel on this road to avoid delays.

 

 

Saturday Parking: vehicles without a pass

 

 

*     I-4 to exit 7 - US-301 toward US-92 W/HILLSBOROUGH AVE/BUSCH GARDENS.

 

*     Merge onto

E HILLSBOROUGH AVE
/ US-92 W / FL-600 W

 

*     Turn RIGHT onto

ORIENT RD

 

*     Turn left at

Sligh Avenue

 

*     Turn left into a large field located at Tampa Bay Technical HS

 

*     Parking is $10 per car.

 

 

 Saturday Parking: vehicles with a pass and buses

 

*     I-4 to exit 7 - US-301 / US-92 W.

 

*     Follow signs to US-301 NORTH.

 

*     Harney  Park / Tampa  Bypass  Canal entrance is approximately 1 mile on

 

the right.

 

*     Parking is free with pass and $20 per bus.

 

 

*     Vehicles without a pass will be told to make a U-turn up the road and turn right at

Sligh Avenue
to go to the Tampa  Bay  Technical  High School parking location.

 

 
Regatta is on the Tampa By-Pass Canal, at Harney Park off of Route 301. The regatta committee expects that Route 301 will be under construction at the time of the regatta and thus will be sending out directions and parking info in April.  Check back to the site for updated info as we receive it.

 

 

These are directions to the 2003 regatta: The Tampa Bypass Canal lies about 8 miles east of the center of Tampa's downtown district. From Interstate 4 (just west of the Interstate 75 interchange heading towards Tampa from Orlando), take Hwy. 301 North (exit 7 - formerly exit 6). It is worded "

Hillsborough Ave.
- U.S. 92 to Hwy. 301 North".  Drive north about 1 mile past the truck stop, past a traffic light to the entrance gate on the right just before the canal bridge. On the right, look for VP's Bar-B-Que and a sign reading Tampa Bypass Canal / Harney Canal Boat Ramp. There is an exit lane on the right for the boat ramp parking lot (for boat trailers only - see parking below). Cars and buses proceed to parking on the other side of the canal bridge. If you have never been there, there are no food facilities on site besides the barbecue restaurant, but there are port-o-lets. It can be hot, but it is a nice grassy park setting and an excellent and fair race course.

 

 

Parking: The organizing committee will direct parking. There will be a donation of $3 to park for all of the cars except coach's private vehicles. The entrance to the site has been transformed into a paved parking lot with a public boat ramp, managed by the Hillsborough Parks & Recreation Department.  Under the direction of the regatta parking supervisor, vehicles pulling boat trailers will be directed through the parking lot into the main field behind it. Vehicles with valid handicap tags will be directed to park in the paved parking lot or in the grassy field nearest the entrance. ALL OTHERS (CARS AND BUSES) PLEASE PROCEED OVER THE CANAL BRIDGE TO THE NEXT PARKING AREA. Don't be the cause of a traffic jam by going into the wrong parking area.

 

If the main field is not wet from rain the previous week, there may be some parking available in the grassy field nearest the entrance for coach's vehicles ONLY.  The majority of vehicles will be parked across the canal at the Southwest Water Management District offices, so be prepared to carry your coolers, chairs, and anything else you need.  You may like to bring a small wagon, if you have one.