Welcome to the Pentagon Ski Club!

• Get onto I-395 South.
• Proceed across the Potomac River.
• Take the Washington Blvd/Ridge Road exit (8A).
• Proceed toward the Carpool Staging Area/Pentagon South Parking.
• Stay right, and then merge left onto Washington Blvd/VA Rte 27.
• Go past the two right exits for Columbia Pike.
• Take the 3rd right onto the exit ramp for Ft. Myer.
• Proceed up the ramp to the Hatfield Gate. You'll be on Carpenter Road.
• The gate is open 24/7.

Immediately through the gate, signs will direct you to your right into one of two security lanes:

• If you do not have DoD ID you'll be directed to the left into the visitor screening lane.
• If you do have DoD ID you'll be directed to the right into the pass-through lane.

Upon exiting the security lanes you must turn right, back onto Carpenter Road—Caution—5 mph speed limit until the stop sign at McNair Road.

• At the stop sign, turn left onto McNair Road.
• Drive a couple blocks, past the Main Exchange (on your left).
• Spates will be on your left - building with green awnings.
• Park in the lot on your right, across the street from Spates.

• After crossing the bridge, continue west on I-495 ~7 miles to Exit 57B
• Follow the directions immediately below
• There are shorter routes to get from I-495 to I-395 through Alexandria if you know the area.

  From the South on I-95 or from the Capital Beltway (I-495) (directions to the Hatfield Main Gate

From I-95 at the Beltway, continue north onto I-395 (Shirley Highway) towards Washington -or-
From the Beltway, take Exit 57B onto I-395 north towards Washington

• Continue ~7-1/2 miles and exit right at Exit 8, then stay left for VA Rte 27/Washington Blvd North
• Go past the two right exits for Columbia Pike and take the next right onto the exit ramp for Ft. Myer
• Follow the directions above as you enter through the Hatfield Gate

From the North on the Capital Beltway (I-495) (directions to the Iwo Jima gate—for visitors with DoD ID)

From the Outer Loop—immediately after crossing the American Legion Bridge from MD into VA -or-
From the Inner Loop—immediately before crossing the American Legion Bridge from VA into MD:

• Exit right onto the George Washington Memorial Parkway, Exit 43B
• Continue 8+ miles (~1/2 mile past Key Bridge) and exit right onto US Route 50 West
• Stay in the right lane as you merge onto Rte. 50 and immediately exit right, up the ramp for Ft. Myer Drive/N. Meade Street
• Turn left and proceed ~4/10 mile to the stop sign at Marshall Drive (you'll pass the Iwo Jima Memorial on your left)
• Turn right to enter through the Iwo Jima gate
• After passing through the security check follow the directions below to get to Patton Hall

From the West (directions to the Iwo Jima gate—for visitors with DoD ID)

• Heading East on I-66, take Exit 75 to Rte. 110 South towards the Pentagon/Alexandria
• Get immediately in the right lane and take the first right exit onto Marshall Drive to the gate
• After the security check, turn left onto McNair Road.
• Continue about 1/2 mile, past the bowling center (on your right) to Spates (on your right; green awnings).
• Park in the lot on your left, across the street from Spates.
• You can get to the Iwo Jima gate from the south but the left turn from 110 across oncoming traffic, onto Marshall Drive,
  can be a real bear, especially in rush hour.
• You can exit through the Iwo Jima gate until it closes at 9pm.

Departing Patton Hall—To return to the Hatfield Gate

• Follow McNair Rd south to the stop sign/T-intersection at Carpenter Rd.
• Turn right onto Carpenter Rd. and proceed out the gate.