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These are GENERAL DIRECTIONS *ONLY*. 

Check for SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS from your location to the party location at: http://maps.google.com
  Extended StayAmerica - Herndon VA.
1021 Elden Street
Herndon, VA. 20171
(703) 481-5363

From I-495
Take exit 45A (hwy. 267 West/Dulles TOLL Rd.) Travel approximately 9 miles. Take exit 10 towards Herndon/Chantilly. Turn right onto Centreville road. Centreville Road becomes Elden Street. Travel approximately 1.5 miles. Extended Stay America will be on the right.

From I-66
Take exit for Route 28 north towards Dulles Airport. Travel approximately 11 miles. Take exit for Route 606 East (Herndon). Route
606 E becomes Sterling Road. Turn right onto Elden Street. Extended Stay America is on the left.

*Note: VA-267 is a TOLL road (75cents to get on, 50cents to get off)
If you want to avoid tolls, there's all kinds of different ways to get there, check http://maps.yahoo.com or mapquest.com or your favorite map website

Hampton Inn BWI / Baltimore Hotel
829 Elkridge Landing Road • Linthicum, Maryland 21090
Phone: (410) 850-0600 • Fax: (410) 691-2119
Toll Free: 1 (800) HAMPTON (1-800-426-7866)

From DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE:
Take I-95 South or I-295 South to Rt. 195 East to Exit 1A. At the end of the ramp bear right. At the second traffic light, turn left onto Elkridge Landing Road. The hotel is located approximately one mile on the right.

From WASHINGTON, DC:
Take I-95 North or I-295 North to 195 East to Exit 1A. At the end of the ramp bear to the right. At the second traffic light, turn left onto Elkridge Landing Road. The hotel is located approximately one mile on the right.

From ANNAPOLIS, MD:
Take Rt. 50 West to I-97 North to Exit 15B. At the end of the ramp bear right. At the first traffic light, turn right onto Aviation Blvd. Go approximately 5 miles and turn right onto Elkridge Landing Road. The hotel is located approximately one mile on the right.

From PENNSLYVANIA:
Take I-83 South to I-695 West. Then take I-95 South to 195 East to Exit 1A. At the end of the ramp bear right. At the second traffic light, turn left onto Elkridge Landing Road. The hotel is located approximately one mile on the right.

 
 
Olney Park  
1840 Olney Road
Falls Church, Virginia  

495  toward northern VA

- Get off the Beltway at EXIT 46A Tysons Corner/Mclean
- Go toward Mclean
- Turn Right at Great Falls St. Route 694
- Turn Right onto Magarity Rd
- Make an immediate LEFT onto Olney Road and follow all the way to the end, the road dead ends at the park
 
from Route 66

get off Route 66 at exit #66 Rt. 7
- Go right towards Tysons Corner

- At first stop light turn RIGHT onto Idylwood Road
- Turn LEFT onto Great Falls St. go about a mile
- Turn LEFT onto Magarity Rd.
- Immediate LEFT onto Olney Road and follow all the way to the end, the road dead ends at the park
 
Park details:
covered picnic shelter with electrical access, bench style picnic tables, handicap accessible bathrooms right at the picnic shelter. Also, the playground is right next to the picnic shelter. There are also a bunch of smaller picnic tables and grills in the wooded area next to the shelter. There are two baseball diamonds and plenty of open space for any other athletic activities. The parking lot is very close....approximately 50 feet or so from the shelter. It's all flat...no hills at all. There is a basketball court very close and the park is surrounded by a cement walkway (in case ya bring the kids with their bikes). There is also a small nature trail close by. The park is in a residential neighborhood...lots of houses near by.
 

 		 Roundtree Park
3411 Casilear Road
Falls Church, VA 22042


From Rockville
-- I-270-SPUR S toward I-270/WASHINGTON/I-495/NORTHERN VIRGINIA - go 2.0 mi
--Merge onto I-495 S - go 12.1 mi
--Take exit #51/GALLOWS RD toward GALLOWS RD - go 0.3 mi
--Turn Left on GALLOWS RD(VA-650 S) - go 1.3 mi
--Turn Left on ANNANDALE RD(VA-649) - go 0.9 mi
-- Turn Right on CASILEAR RD
-- Arrive at 3411 CASILEAR RD, FALLS CHURCH, on the Left
..

From Alexandria
--Continue on I-495 N toward TYSONS CORNER - go 4.3 mi
-- Take exit #52B-A/LITTLE RIVER TNPK/ANNANDALE/FAIRFAX onto LITTLE RIVER TPKE(VA-236 E) toward #52B/ANNANDALE - go 0.6 mi
-- Turn Left on VA-649 - go 1.9 mi
-- Turn Right on CASILEAR RD
-- Arrive at 3411 CASILEAR RD, FALLS CHURCH, on the Left


From DC
--Merge onto I-395 S - go 1.1 mi
--Take exit #8A/CARPOOL STAGING AREA/PENTAGON SOUTH PARKING/WASHINGTON BLVD/S ARL RIDGE RD onto WASHINGTON BLVD(VA-27 W) toward RIDGE RD - go 2.2 mi
--Make a U-Turn at N WAYNE ST onto WASHINGTON BLVD - go 0.1 mi
--Turn Right on ARLINGTON BLVD toward FALLS CHURCH (US-50 W)
--Take ramp onto ARLINGTON BLVD(US-50 W) - go 5.0 mi
--Turn Left on ANNANDALE RD(VA-649) - go 1.7 mi
--Turn Left on CASILEAR RD
-- Arrive at 3411 CASILEAR RD, FALLS CHURCH, on the Left


 

Ramada Inn
1775 Rockville Pike
ROCKVILLE, MD, 20852 US
301-881-2300
See driving DIRECTIONS below.

9pm - 1am

If you need hotel room reservations, please call the Ramada Inn, ASK for the HOTEL Reservations Desk (NOT the national desk), mention that you will be attending the NAAFA party, or check for alternate rates at http://www.the.ramada.com/rockville01844 . If you book thru the internet, please add NAAFA in the comments section.

Complimentary shuttle service for hotel guests to and from the Twinbrook Red Line metro station West Exit (only two blocks away).

DIRECTIONS to the Dance Party:

METRO RAIL information:
From the Red Line Twinbrook Metro Station WEST Exit: Walk a short distance SE on ROCKVILLE PIKE. Total walking is 0.03 miles, two blocks. Call Metro Customer Information at 202-637-7000 for the nearest Metrorail station or Park-N-Ride and verify your trip itinerary. http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=16
MAP from Twin Brook Red Line Metro station to Ramada Inn http://www.stationmasters.com/System_Map/TWINBROK/twinbrok.html

From SOUTH ( Alexandria)
- Take I-495 NORTH (west) towards (Tysons Corner/Dulles, or) CAPITAL BELTWAY/ROCKVILLE
- Merge on I-270-SPUR NORTH towards FREDERICK/ROCKVILLE, exit #38
- Continue on I-270 LOCAL NORTH -
- Take the MONTROSE RD EAST exit, exit #4A (immediately after the Democrat Road exit #1)
- Turn Left on ROCKVILLE PIKE (Route 355)
- Appx 4 lights, Ramada Inn is on the LEFT, across the street from Doubletree Inn, and next door to Green Fields Restaurant. The Ramada is a dark red building with the Red Brick Cafe sign below the Ramada Inn sign on the front of the building
- Left into Ramada Inn parking lot 1775 ROCKVILLE PIKE, ROCKVILLE.
- Go *down* the ramp on the right side of the building to parking and the entrance to the lobby.

From NORTH (Baltimore, Philadelphia, NY)
- Take the I-95 SOUTH towards WASHINGTON
- Merge on the I-495 WEST/COLLEGE PARK exit towards SILVER SPRING
- Merge on I-270-SPUR NORTH towards FREDERICK/ROCKVILLE
- Continue on I-270 LOCAL NORTH
- Take the MONTROSE RD EAST exit, exit #4A (right after the Democrat Road exit #1)
- Turn Left on ROCKVILLE PIKE (Route 355)
- Appx 4 lights, Ramada Inn is on the LEFT, across the street from Doubletree Inn, and next door to Green Fields Restaurant. The Ramada is a dark red building with the Red Brick Cafe sign below the Ramada Inn sign on the front of the building
- Left into Ramada Inn parking lot 1775 ROCKVILLE PIKE, ROCKVILLE.
- Go *down* the ramp on the right side of the building to parking and the entrance to the lobby.
 
Olney Park  (Picnic potlucks)
1840 Olney Road
Falls Church, Virginia  

TIME:  noon to dusk

495  toward northern VA

- Get off the Beltway at EXIT 46A Tysons Corner/Mclean
- Go toward Mclean
- Turn Right at Great Falls St. Route 694
- Turn Right onto Magarity Rd
- Make an immediate LEFT onto Olney Road and follow all the way to the end, the road dead ends at the park
 
from Route 66

get off Route 66 at exit #66 Rt. 7
- Go right towards Tysons Corner

- At first stop light turn RIGHT onto Idylwood Road
- Turn LEFT onto Great Falls St. go about a mile
- Turn LEFT onto Magarity Rd.
- Immediate LEFT onto Olney Road and follow all the way to the end, the road dead ends at the park
 
Park details:
covered picnic shelter with electrical access, bench style picnic tables, handicap accessible bathrooms right at the picnic shelter. Also, the playground is right next to the picnic shelter. There are also a bunch of smaller picnic tables and grills in the wooded area next to the shelter. There are two baseball diamonds and plenty of open space for any other athletic activities. The parking lot is very close....approximately 50 feet or so from the shelter. It's all flat...no hills at all. There is a basketball court very close and the park is surrounded by a cement walkway (in case ya bring the kids with their bikes). There is also a small nature trail close by. The park is in a residential neighborhood...lots of houses near by.
 

 
 

Autumnwood Pool
11950 Walnut Branch Rd,
Reston, VA 20190

7pm - 11pm

From Silver Spring or Rockville, MD
- I-495 SOUTH toward ALEXANDRIA VA/RICHMOND VA
- Take LEFT exit #45A VA-267 TOLL WEST onto VA-267 WEST toward DULLES AIRPORT - go 8.9 mi
- Take exit #11/VA-7100 onto JOHN F HERRITY PKY[VA-7100] - (Turn RIGHT on VA-7100)
- Turn RIGHT on WALNUT BRANCH RD - go 0.1 mi
- On the LEFT look for AUTUMNWOOD Recreation (just before the road deadends)
- Turn LEFT to 11950 WALNUT BRANCH RD, RESTON,

*Note: VA-267 is a TOLL road (75cents to get on, 50cents to get off)
There's all kinds of different ways to get there, check http://maps.yahoo.com

From Alexandria, VA
- I-395 South
- I-495 toward Tysons Corner or Dulles
- Take LEFT exit #45/VA-267 TOLL WEST onto VA-267 WEST toward DULLES AIRPORT - go 9.0 mi
- Take exit #11/VA-7100 onto JOHN F HERRITY PKY[VA-7100] - (Turn RIGHT on VA-7100)
- Turn RIGHT on WALNUT BRANCH RD - go 0.1 mi
- On the LEFT look for AUTUMNWOOD Recreation (just before the road deadends)
- Turn LEFT to 11950 WALNUT BRANCH RD, RESTON

*Note: VA-267 is a TOLL road (75cents to get on, 50cents to get off)
There's all kinds of different ways to get there, check http://maps.yahoo.com

From DC:
- I-66 WEST toward FRONT ROYAL/DULLES AIRPORT
- Take exit #67 onto VA-267 WEST toward BALTIMORE/DULLES AIRPORT - go 11.7 mi
- Take exit #11/VA-7100 onto JOHN F HERRITY PKY[VA-7100] Turn RIGHT on VA-7100 - go 1.9 mi
- Turn RIGHT on WALNUT BRANCH RD - go 0.1 mi
- On the LEFT look for AUTUMNWOOD Recreation (just before the road deadends)
- Turn LEFT to 11950 WALNUT BRANCH RD, RESTON

*Note: VA-267 is a TOLL road (75cents to get on, 50cents to get off)
If you want to avoid tolls, there's all kinds of different ways to get there, check http://maps.yahoo.com or mapquest.com or your favorite map website
 

 

 ANNANDALE, VA Location

Ravensworth Towers Party Room
4327 Ravensworth Road
Annandale, VA
703-731-4057

6pm - 11pm

FROM SOUTH (Richmond):
-I-95 N
-Take the I-495 NORTH exit, towards TYSON'S CORNER/ROCKVILLE.
-Take Exit 52B, the VA-236/LITTLE RIVER TNPK exit, East towards ANNANDALE
-Merge onto LITTLE RIVER TURNPIKE/VA-236 EAST, towards ANNANDALE.
- 5 lights, turn RIGHT on Ravensworth Road (Carpet store and Ribsters on the corner)
- Next light, Ravensworth Towers is on the left
4327 Ravensworth Road, Party Room. Park and come up to front door and call the Party Room on the intercom, we'll buzz you in
- When you come in thru the front door:  Get on the elevator, go down one floor.  When you exit the elevator, turn right.  When you hit the wall, turn left!  The party is going on behind the glass doors on the right.
- Or if you have a cell phone, call 703-731-4057  when you arrive, we'll send someone to open the door by the loading dock.

FROM NORTH (Rockville)
-I-270 towards Alexandria-Richmond
-Merge onto CAPITAL BELTWAY/I-495 SOUTH.
-Take Exit 52B, the VA-236/LITTLE RIVER TNPK exit, East towards ANNANDALE -Merge onto LITTLE RIVER TURNPIKE/VA-236 EAST, towards ANNANDALE.
- 5 lights, turn RIGHT on Ravensworth Road (Carpet store and Ribsters on the corner)
- Next light, Ravensworth Towers is on the left
4327 Ravensworth Road, Party Room. Drive up to front door and call the Party Room on the intercom, we'll buzz you in.
- When you come in thru the front door:  Get on the elevator, go down one floor.  When you exit the elevator, turn right.  When you hit the wall, turn left!  The party is going on behind the glass doors on the right.
- Or if you have a cell phone, call 703-731-4057  when you arrive, we'll send someone to open the door by the loading dock.