TRAVELING
ON HWY 80 HEADING EAST FROM SACRAMENTO:
Use the Hwy. 49 offramp in Auburn. Proceed north
on Hwy. 49 toward Grass Valley - appr. 25 miles.
In Grass Valley, take the first offramp, McKnight
Way. Turn left on Mcknight Way and proceed over
the freeway, past the shopping center on the
left. Turn right on Freeman Lane, past another
shopping center on the left. Freeman Lane will
turn into McCourtney Rd. at the second 4 - way
stop sign. Continue straight on McCourtney Rd.
until the Nevada County Fairgrounds appears
on the right, appr. 2 blocks. For handicap parking
use gate 1 and for general parking continue
to gate 4.
TRAVELING
ON HWY. 80 HEADING WEST FROM RENO:
Use the same directions as above, Hwy. 49 offramp
in Auburn, head north to Grass Valley. Or, for
a scenic and mildly curvy shortcut, take the
Hwy. 20 offramp to Grass Valley, just after
the Eagle Lakes Rd. offramp on Hwy. 80. Travel
time on Hwy. 20 is appr. one-half hour. Stay
on the highway through Nevada City and Grass
Valley. Do not get off the highway when Hwy.
20 takes off west towards Marysville. Stay on
and the highway becomes Hwy.49. Take the McKnight
Way offramp and turn right on McKnight Way,
traveling past the shopping center on the left.
Turn right on Freeman Lane, past another shopping
center on the left. Freeman Lane will turn into
McCourtney Rd. at the second 4 - way stop sign.
Continue straight on McCourtney Rd. until the
Nevada County Fairgrounds appears on the right,
appr. 2 blocks. For handicap parking use gate
1 and for general parking continue to gate 4.
TRAVELING
ON HWY. 20 HEADING EAST FROM MARYSVILLE:
Take the McCourtney Rd./Fairgrounds exit off
of Hwy. 20 just before actually entering Grass
Valley. Turn right on McCourtney Rd., until
the Nevada County Fairgrounds appears on the
right, appr. 1 block. For handicap parking use
gate 1 and for general parking continue to gate
4.
There are major airports in Sacramento and Reno,
and a small plane airport in Grass Valley.
(See Map)