FROM VIRGINIA: Follow I-495 (West and North) toward Rockville, Maryland. Cross the Potomac River on the American Legion Bridge, and take the first exit, exit 41, immediately at the Maryland end of the Bridge. Follow the signs reading "Clara Barton Parkway - East", "Glen Echo" and "Clara Barton National Historic Site" bearing right. Follow the Clara Barton Parkway approximately 2 1/4 miles until you reach the left side exit for MacArthur Boulevard. Follow the signs which read "Glen Echo and MacArthur Boulevard". The left lane of the Clara Barton Parkway will turn off in a 180 degree turn to the left. This ramp will lead you to MacArthur Boulevard. Turn left at the 3-way stop sign. Oxford Road is on your left approximately 1/2 mile down MacArthur Boulevard. A large sign at the intersection reads "Glen Echo Park - Clara Barton National Historic Site". On your left will be a large parking lot, with a smaller section set aside as "Clara Barton NHS Parking".

FROM MARYLAND: Follow I-495 (West and South) toward Northern Virginia. Take exit 40, "Cabin John Parkway". The Cabin John Parkway merges with the Clara Barton Parkway. Follow the signs which read "Glen Echo and MacArthur Boulevard". The left lane of the Clara Barton Parkway will turn off in a 180 degree turn to the left. This ramp will lead you to MacArthur Boulevard. Turn left at the 3-way stop sign. Oxford Road is on your left approximately 1/2 mile down MacArthur Boulevard. A large sign at the intersection reads "Glen Echo Park - Clara Barton National Historic Site". On your left will be a large parking lot, with a smaller section set aside as "Clara Barton NHS Parking".

FROM WASHINGTON, DC: From Georgetown use Canal Road to the Clara Barton Parkway. Follow the signs which say "Glen Echo and MacArthur Boulevard". Turn left at the 3-way stop sign at the top of the ramp leading to MacArthur Boulevard. Oxford Road is a left hand turn approximately 1/2 mile down MacArthur Boulevard. A large sign at the intersection reads "Glen Echo Park - Clara Barton National Historic Site". On your left will be a large parking lot, with a smaller section set aside as "Clara Barton NHS Parking".

DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR FROM WASHINGTON, DC: From Georgetown use Canal Road. Turn right onto Foxhall Road. Make a left turn onto MacArthur Boulevard. Follow MacArthur Boulevard approximately 7 miles to Glen Echo. Oxford Road is on your left just across from the Glen Echo Shopping Center. At the intersection is a large sign which reads "Glen Echo Park - Clara Barton National Historic Site". After making the left turn onto Oxford Road there will be a large parking lot, with a smaller section set aside as "Clara Barton NHS Parking".

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