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Baird Community Center & Cameron Field - So Orange
The Baird Community Center & Cameron Field
5 Mead Street
South Orange NJ 07079
Directions:
From the Garden State Parkway South
To exit 145 to Route 280 West. Follow “280 West” directions below.
From New Jersey Turnpike South
To exit 15W to Route 280 West. Follow “280 West” directions below.
280 West
To exit 10. Take first left at traffic light onto Northfield Avenue. Proceed three traffic lights to Gregory Avenue. Make a left onto Gregory Avenue. Gregory Avenue turns into Wyoming Avenue in South Orange and ends at South Orange Avenue. Turn left onto South Orange Avenue. As you near the bottom of the hill, there is a traffic light at the intersection of Ridgewood Road. Turn left onto North Ridgewood. Make your first right turn onto Mead Street. You will see the Duck Pond and baseball field on your right and tennis courts and the Baird Center are on the left. Immediately after you pass the tennis courts there is an entrance to the parking lot for the Baird Center.
280 East
To exit at Mount Pleasant Avenue. Make a right onto Mt. Pleasant Ave. and go to the first traffic light. Make a left onto Gregory Avenue. Gregory Avenue turns into Wyoming Avenue in South Orange and ends at South Orange Avenue. Turn left onto South Orange Avenue. As you near the bottom of the hill, there is a traffic light at the intersection of Ridgewood Road. Turn left onto North Ridgewood. Make your first right turn onto Mead Street. You will see the Duck Pond and baseball field on your right and tennis courts and the Baird Center are on the left. Immediately after you pass the tennis courts there is an entrance to the parking lot for the Baird Center.
From Garden State Parkway North
To exit 142B (stay at the extreme right at the toll booth prior to the exit). Take exit for Route 78 West. Follow the 78 West directions below.
78 West
To exit 50B. Proceed onto Vauxhall Road and go three traffic lights to intersection with Valley Street (town houses on corner). Turn right onto Valley Street. Continue on Valley Street through Maplewood, into South Orange to the intersection of South Orange Avenue. Go through this intersection and make the first left hand turn after you cross over South Orange Ave. onto Taylor Place. Turn right at the stop sign onto Vose Avenue. Turn left onto Mead Street. Just beyond the railroad tressel you will see the Baird Center on the right.. The parking lot entrance is just beyond the basketball courts.
78 East
To exit 49B- Maplewood Exit. Follow the signs to Valley Street jughandle (approximately 3/10 mile once you are off the exit ramp and onto Springfield Avenue). Make right onto jughandle (to effectively make a left hand turn onto Valley Street). Continue on Valley Street through Maplewood, into South Orange to the intersection of South Orange Avenue. Go through this intersection and make the first left hand turn after you cross over South Orange Ave. onto Taylor Place. Turn right at the stop sign onto Vose Avenue. Turn left onto Mead Street. Just beyond the railroad tressel you will see the Baird Center on the right.. The parking lot entrance is just beyond the basketball courts.
MEMORIAL PARK, MAPLEWOOD
Oakview Avenue (between Valley Street and Dunnell Road)
From the Garden State Parkway South
To exit 142 to Route 78West. Follow directions for “78 West” below.
From the Garden State Parkway North
To exit 142B (stay at the extreme right at the toll booth prior to the exit). Take exit for Route 78 West. Follow the 78 West directions below.
New Jersey Turnpike South
To exit 14C. Follow signs for 78W and directions for “78 West” below.
78 West
To exit 50B. Proceed up ramp. Turn right onto Vauxhall Road and go three traffic lights to intersection with Valley Street (town houses on corner). Turn right onto Valley Street. Continue to 4th traffic light -- Oakview Avenue (Municipal Building on corner). Turn left onto Oakview. Baseball field on left.
78 East
To exit 49B- Maplewood Exit. Follow the signs to Valley Street jughandle (approximately 3/10 mile once you are off the exit ramp and onto Springfield Avenue). Make right onto jughandle (to effectively make a left hand turn onto Valley Street). Continue on Valley Street into Maplewood. 5th traffic light is Oakview Avenue (Municipal Building on corner). Turn left onto Oakview. Baseball field on left.
