| Directions
from NASA parks:
Driving time is approximately 60 minutes
from Metro North Park, 70 minutes
from United Quest Park. Driving directions:
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Take I-75 South
through downtown Atlanta to exit #237A: GA Hwy 85 South (not I-85)
/ Riverdale.
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Merge onto GA 85
South toward Riverdale.
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Go 12.7 miles on
GA 85, then turn right onto Hood Avenue. Hood is easy to miss. It's the
first right after the large intersection of GA 85 / Forrest Avenue, which
has a Checkers on the near right and a BP station on the far right. The turn
for Hood is just past the BP.
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Go 0.3 miles on
Hood, then turn left onto Tiger Trail. The fields are on the right. Park in
one of the school lots past the fields.
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Alternate
directions via Union City (avoids downtown Atlanta and GA Hwy 85):
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Take I-75
South to I-285 West (exit 259: Birmingham / Tampa). The I-285 exit
has 3 lanes; get in the center or left lane to head west.
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Take
I-285 West approximately 20 miles until the interchange with I-85
South a couple of miles past Camp Creek Parkway.
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Take I-85
South (toward Columbus) for about 3 miles to exit # 64: GA Highway
138 / Union City / Jonesboro Road.
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Turn left
onto Highway 138 and go 4.5 miles (you'll pass several car
dealerships).
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Turn
right at a traffic light onto Highway 279 and go 2 miles (you'll
pass Evander Holyfield's mansion on the right).
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Turn
right at a traffic light onto Highway 314 and go 4.6
miles until you reach GA Highway 85 (not I-85).
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Bear
right onto GA 85 South (also called Glynn Street) and go 0.6
miles. At the 0.5 mile mark, you'll cross through a large
intersection with Forrest Avenue, which has a Checkers on the near
right and a BP station on the far right.
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Turn
right onto Hood Avenue. This turn is easy to miss.
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Go 0.3 miles on
Hood, then turn left onto Tiger Trail. The fields are on the right. Park in
one of the school lots past the fields.
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