HEAD OF THE CHARLES 
To get near the race course from the South:

Take Rt. 128 North (I-95) to exit for the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90). Follow signs for Boston. Once on Mass Pike East,  take exit 18, Brighton/Cambridge. Follow signs for Cambridge, go across river, turn right on to MEMORIAL DRIVE. After you pass the Shell Gas Station, stay straight, go up ramp, immediately on the other side you will see the DeWolfe Boathouse on your right, take the first left - VASSAR STREET. Look for on-the-street parking (normally hard to find). There is also a few other parking sites near the racecourse.

To get near the race course from the North:

95S to Boston, go across Tobin Bridge, take exit for CAMBRIDGE. Follow signs for MEMORIAL DRIVE. Once on Memorial Drive West, you will go under an underpass for the Mass. Ave Bridge, at the next traffic light (the Hyatt Hotel is on the corner) turn right, the street dead ends. Look for on-the-street parking (normally hard to find). There is also a few other parking sites near the racecourse.

To get near the race course from West (Mass Pike/Rt. 90)

Take the CAMBRIDGE/ALLSTON exit. Follow signs from Cambridge, go across river, turn right on to MEMORIAL DRIVE. After you pass the Shell Gas Station, stay straight, go up ramp, immediately on the other side you will see the BU Boathouse on your right, take the first left - VASSAR STREET. Look for on-the-street parking (normally hard to find). There is also a few other parking sites near the racecourse.