Breaking New Ground will be located in Tawes Hall, Room 2115 (second floor). Tawes Hall is located on Campus Drive between the Art-Sociology Building, the Benjamin Building, and Knight Hall. Located behind Tawes Hall are parking lots 1 and JJ, which are accessible from Mowatt Lane, Adelphi Road, and University Boulevard. Parking is free in Lot 1 after 4pm on weekdays and during the weekend but otherwise requires a permit.
Campus Address: 7751 Alumni Drive, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
Please find below a map and directions for various modes of transportation. UMD also has a free mobile app for smartphones with a campus map.
TRAVEL BY CAR
From Baltimore and Points North
From Virginia and Points South
From Virginia and Points West
From Annapolis and Points East
From Washington, D.C. (Northwest/Southwest)
From Washington, D.C. (Northeast/Southeast)
- Take I-95 South to Washington, D.C.'s Capital Beltway (I-495).
- Take Exit 27 and then follow signs to Exit 25 (U.S. 1 South toward College Park).
- Proceed approximately two miles south on U.S. Route 1.
- Turn right into Visitor Center parking area.
From Virginia and Points South
- Take I-95 North to Washington, D.C.'s Capital Beltway (I-495).
- Continue North on I-95/I-495 toward Baltimore.
- Take Exit 25 (U.S. 1 South toward College Park).
- Proceed approximately two miles south on U.S. Route 1.
- Turn right into Visitor Center parking area.
From Virginia and Points West
- Take I-66 East or I-270 South to Washington, D.C.'s Capital Beltway (I-495).
- Go East on I-495 toward Baltimore/Silver Spring.
- Take Exit 25 (U.S. 1 South toward College Park).
- Proceed approximately two miles south on U.S. Route 1.
- Turn right into Visitor Center parking area.
From Annapolis and Points East
- Take U.S. 50 to Washington, D.C.'s Capital Beltway (I-495).
- Go North on I-95/I-495 toward Baltimore.
- Take Exit 25 (U.S. 1 South toward College Park).
- Proceed approximately two miles south on U.S. Route 1.
- Turn right into Visitor Center parking area.
From Washington, D.C. (Northwest/Southwest)
- Take 16th St. North which becomes Georgia Ave. North at Maryland/D.C. line.
- Go East on I-495 toward Baltimore.
- Take Exit 25 (U.S. 1 South toward College Park).
- Proceed approximately two miles south on U.S. Route 1.
- Turn right into Visitor Center parking area.
From Washington, D.C. (Northeast/Southeast)
- Take Rhode Island Ave. (U.S. 1 North) which becomes Baltimore Ave. North at Maryland/D.C. line.
- Proceed through the city of College Park.
- Turn left at Rossborough Lane into Visitor Center parking area.
TRAVEL BY TRAIN
**NOTE: the Shuttle-UM bus (#104) between the College Park metro station and campus is FREE. The schedule is available here.**
Metrorail from Washington, D.C.
MARC from Baltimore (Inner Harbor)
MARC from Baltimore (Penn Station/West Baltimore/BWI Airport)
Amtrak
Metrorail from Washington, D.C.
- Take the Red Line train (toward Glenmont); transfer at the Fort Totten station to the Green Line train (toward Greenbelt); get off at the College Park/U of MD station.
- Or take the Green Line train (toward Greenbelt); get off at the College Park/U of MD station.
- The university's Shuttle-UM buses pick up university-bound passengers on the EAST side of the station. This is a FREE shuttle to campus.
- Get off the Shuttle-UM at the main stop for the Stamp Student Union. Cross street and walk north toward Tawes Hall on Alumni Drive.
MARC from Baltimore (Inner Harbor)
- Take the Camden Line train (toward Washington, D.C.); get off at the College Park station.
- The university's Shuttle-UM buses pick up university-bound passengers on the EAST side of the Metrorail station.
- Get off the Shuttle-UM at the main stop for the Stamp Student Union. Cross street and walk north toward Tawes Hall on Alumni Drive.
MARC from Baltimore (Penn Station/West Baltimore/BWI Airport)
- Take the Penn Line train (toward Washington, D.C.); get off at Union Station.
- Transfer to the Metrorail system.
- Take the Red Line train (toward Glenmont); transfer at the Fort Totten station to the Green Line train (toward Greenbelt); get off at the College Park/U of MD station.
- The university's Shuttle-UM buses pick up university-bound passengers on the EAST side of the Metrorail station.
- Get off the Shuttle-UM at the main stop for the Stamp Student Union. Cross street and walk north toward Tawes Hall on Alumni Drive.
Amtrak
- To Washington, D.C. (Union Station): Transfer to Metrorail system. Follow directions above.
- To New Carrollton, MD: Transfer to Metrorail system, taking the Orange Line to the Green Line, and following directions above.
TRAVEL BY PLANE
Reagan Washington National (DCA)
Baltimore-Washington International (BWI)
Washington Dulles International (IAD)
- Located in Arlington, Virginia, this airport is located about 15 miles south of College Park. Travel can be slow through downtown Washington, D.C. during rush hours; approximate driving time is 40 minutes.
- You can take the Metrorail from the airport. Take the Yellow Line (toward Mt. Vernon Square), transferring to the Green Line (toward Greenbelt), and get off at College Park/U of MD station. Follow remaining directions above under Travel by Train.
- Super Shuttle is also a convenient option.
- Taxi service from the airport to campus will cost approximately $40.00.
Baltimore-Washington International (BWI)
- Located just outside Baltimore, this airport is approximately 25 miles north of College Park. Driving time is approximately 35 minutes.
- MARC Train service is available from the BWI Rail Station to College Park.
- The Metrorail offers a connector bus from BWI to Greenbelt station, 1 stop away from College Park metro station. Cost: $7.00 one way. More info available here.
- Super Shuttle is also a convenient option.
- Taxi service from the airport to campus will cost approximately $35.00.
Washington Dulles International (IAD)
- Located near Herndon, Virginia, this airport is about 35 miles southwest of College Park. Driving time is approximately one hour.
- Bus service is available to take you to the West Falls Church Metrorail station where you will take the Orange Line (toward New Carrollton), transferring to the Green Line (toward Greenbelt), and get off at College Park/U of MD station. Follow remaining directions above under Travel by Train.
- Super Shuttle is also a convenient option.
- Taxi service from the airport to campus will cost approximately $55.00.