Directions
to Camp
Ithaca, NY
By
plane or bus:
Tompkins County Airport, in Ithaca, is served by US Airways and several
commuter airlines. Direct and connecting flights are available from
major cities. Ithaca is served by Short Line and Greyhound Bus Lines.
We will pick-up and drop-off campers
at the Ithaca airport or bus station for a $20
round trip fee.
The camp office MUST
be notified in writing of the
camper's travel mode, arrival time and date no later than three
weeks prior to the start of camp. Send
arrival/departure information to:
By
car:
From the New England - Albany area:
Take the New York State Thruway west to exit 34A, Route 481 south
to Interstate 81. Follow I 81 south to exit 12, Homer, NY. Take
Routes 281S and Route 13S to Ithaca. Exit at "Pyramid Mall/
N. Triphammer Road". At first light after exiting turn left onto
Triphammer Road (going south). Continue through the next two sets
of traffic lights. Turn left at stop sign onto Hanshaw Road. Take
third right onto Pleasant Grove Road (turn is located across the street
from a gas station). Follow Pleasant Grove Road to Jessup Road and
turn right onto Jessup Road. Follow signs to Summer Sports Camp and
the Robert Purcell Community Center.
From
Eastern PA and south, NY City and Long Island:
Take I 80 west, to I 380 west, to I 81 north. Take exit 8 at
Whitney Point; follow Route 79 West all the way to Ithaca. At the
flashing yellow light, before downtown (intersection with Pine Tree
Road), turn right onto Pine Tree Road; continue to the end of Pine
Tree Road at the intersection with Route 366 (flashing red light).
Turn right onto Route 366; continue to the flashing yellow light and
turn left onto Judd Falls Road. Continue on Judd Falls Road until
it intersects with Tower Ave. Turn left onto Tower Ave. Continue on
Tower until it intersects with East Ave. Turn right onto East Ave.
Follow East Ave to traffic light. East Ave ends as Thurston Ave begins.
Cross bridge over the gorge (Beebe Lake on the right). Follow Sports
School signs. Turn right onto Jessup Road. Follow signs to Summer
Sports Camps and the Robert Purcell Community Center for parking.
From Western PA and
west:
Take Route 17 (new I 86) east to Route 13 in Elmira. Take Route 13
north to Ithaca. Exit at "Pyramid Mall/ N. Triphammer Road".
At first light after exiting turn right onto Triphammer Road (going
south). Continue through the next two sets of traffic lights. Turn
left at stop sign onto Hanshaw Road. Take third right onto Pleasant
Grove Road (turn is located across the street from a gas station).
Follow Pleasant Grove Road to Jessup Road and turn right onto Jessup
Road. Follow signs to Summer Sports Camp and the Robert Purcell Community
Center.
From Buffalo and Rochester:
Take the New York State Thruway east to exit 42. Take route 96 south
to Ithaca and turn left onto Route 13N. Exit at "Pyramid Mall/
N. Triphammer Road". At first light after exiting turn right
onto Triphammer Road (going south). Continue through the next two
sets of traffic lights. Turn left at stop sign onto Hanshaw Road.
Take third right onto Pleasant Grove Road (turn is located across
the street from a gas station). Follow Pleasant Grove Road to Jessup
Road and turn right onto Jessup Road. Follow signs to Summer Sports
Camp and the Robert Purcell Community Center.
