Washington Monument State Park
c/o Greenbrier State Park
21843 National Pike
Boonsboro, MD  21713-1640
(301)791-4767
Fax: (301) 791-0962
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/washington.html

To get there, just follow this map and these directions:

From Milwaukee:

• Take East I-94 south to Chicago, IL.
• In Chicago, IL you have two choices: you can either take East I-94 through downtown or you can take the East I-294 bypass around the city.  Be aware that I-294 is a toll road and there is a $0.75 toll on I-94 just north of Gurnee, IL.
• On the south side of Chicago, IL, take East I-94 towards Gary, IN.
• On the south side of Garry, IN, take South I-65 towards Indianapolis, IN.
• In Chicago, IL you have two choices: you can either take South I-65 through downtown or you can take the North I-465 bypass around the north side of the city.
• In Indianapolis, IN, take East I-70 towards Columbus, OH.
• In Chicago, IL you have two choices: you can either take East I-70 through downtown or you can take the East I-270 bypass around the south side of the city.
• Take East I-70 towards Wheeling, WV.
• Take East I-70 towards Washington, PA.
• Near New Stanton, PA, East I-70 merges with East I-76 (the Pennsylvania Turnpike).  Be aware that East I-70/76 on this stretch is a toll road.  The toll from the point of entering the Pennsylvania Turnpike to exiting it at Breezewood, PA is approximately $3.60.
• In Breezewood, PA, East I-70 splits off of East I-76 and heads towards Hagerstown, MD.  Be aware that East I-70 is actually on surface streets in Breezewood, PA.  There is even a stoplight!  Be careful for other traffic.
• Take East I-70 towards Hagerstown, MD.
• Pass through Hagerstown, MD on East I-70.
• Exit off of East I-70 on South MD 66 (Mapleville Road).
• Turn right (South) on MD 66 (Mapleville Road).
• Head south on South MD 66 (Mapleville Road) towards Boonsboro, MD.  You will cross US 40.
• In Boonsboro, MD, take MD 66 (Mapleville Road) into town until you reach Alternate US 40 (Old National Road).
• Turn left onto East Alternate US 40 (Old National Road).
• Take East Alternate US 40 (Old National Road) all the way through town until you start to go up Fox's Gap.
• Turn left on Washington Monument Road near the top of the gap.  The South Mountain Inn will be on your right.
• At the end of the road will be the entrance to Washington Monument State Park.
• To get to our campsite, enter the park.  Take the right fork of the park road (one way), go to the top of the hill, then down the hill.  At the bottom of the hill, on the left side of the road, are two picnic tables and on the right is a parking lot.  That is where we will park.
• We will camp in the open field on the left side of the road.  We will stay as close to the road as practical to leave as much space for drilling and firing the cannon.

Maryland.  Boonsboro is where the is.

The intersection of I-70 and MD 66 north of Boonsboro, MD.

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The intersection of MD 66 and Alt. US 40 on the north side of Boonsboro, MD.

Fox's Gap.  Boonsboro, MD is towards the upper left corner of the map.