Directions to the 17th Annual D.C. Blues Festival
& After-Party
Directions to the Carter-Barron Amphitheater (For the Festival)
Driving
- From the Beltway (I-495), take Georgia Avenue (south). Stay in the right lane.
- Turn right on 16th Street, N.W.
- Turn right on Colorado Avenue.
- Make an immediate right turn into the parking lot.
By Metro:
- Take the Red Line to the Silver Spring station and take the S2 or S4 (Federal Triangle) Metro bus to 16th Street and Colorado Avenue.
- Or take the Red Line to the Takoma Park station and take the 52 (l'Enfant Plaza) Metro bus to 16th and Colorado Avenue.
Need more detailed directions? Try the National Park Service's Rock Creek Park Site.
Directions to Chick Hall's Surf Club (For the After-Party)
Driving
- From most parts of D.C.:
- Get on New York Ave (US Route 50/ Alternate Route 1.)
- Go east until you reach Bladensburg Road (Alt. Rte. 1). Turn left (NW) onto Bladensburg Road and proceed into Maryland.
- Stay to the right as you go past Peace Cross, then get into the left turn lane as you pass under the bridge.
- Turn left at the traffic
lights to get on Route 201 North (Kenilworth Ave.)
- Chick Hall's Surf Club is less than one mile up, on the right hand side of the road, just past Three Brother's Italian Eatery.
- From Beltway:
- Take Kenilworth Ave (Route 201) south. Chick Hall's Surf Club is less than one mile up, on the right hand side of the road, just past Fletcher's Field on the left.
By Metro
Need more detailed directions? Check the Surf Club's site.
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