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Location

Patapsco State Park, south of Baltimore, MD, near Columbia, MD.
The starting line, parking, finish line and party will all be at the same location. We are renting out the Orange Grove Avalon picnic pavilion. See maps below (updated).
Park Entrance map (useful for driving directions)
Starting Line map (useful for getting to the parking area and start line once inside the park)

Driving Directions

To State Park - See this map for the location of the park entrance and driving directions to it.
- Note: The address below is shown slightly incorrect on GPS units. The above link shows the location best.
- The address is:
  - Patapsco Valley State Park - Avalon Area
    5120 South Street
    Halethorpe, MD 21227
To Start Line - Use this map to get to the Orange Grove Avalon Shelter.
- Written version:
  - Once you are in the park (Avalon entrance) and paid entry at the booth, you head STRAIGHT down River Rd. In 1 mile, take a LEFT on Gun Rd (not marked, but River Road ends anyway). From here, follow signs to the parking lot on the RIGHT.

Get Priority Parking!
- Carpoolers, Designated Driver's & Volunteers's Get Special Parking
- We want to encourage Designated Drivers (so you can drink your fill safely), and carpooling (the park WILL fill up).
- If you are carpooling or have a designated driver, you will have access to close-to-the-action parking spots. We hope to block off a section for this, until it fills. Look for signs or ask a flagger before entering the parking area. We can only block these off for the early morning and once it fills, you will take normal parking spots.
All others
- Parking is provided in front of the start/finish line. We will fill parking spots on a first-come, first-served basis. If the lot fills, park along the road, far out of the way of traffic.