Directions

Hours

Adult Program: April 1 - October 31
Monday - Friday: 1 PM - Sunset
Weekends: 9 am - Sunset

Junior Program:  June 14th - August 20th
Monday - Friday: 9am - 3pm 

From North or South of Boston

Take 93 into Boston. Take the Storrow Drive West Exit off 93. Take your
first left exit off Storrow Drive(Government Center/Kendall Square).
Enter the Charles Street rotary following signs for Storrow Drive West.
You will see the on-ramp for Storrow Drive West. Do not go up the ramp,
but instead look to the left for a large blue sign that says "MASS EYE
AND EAR PARKING". Take a ticket and park. Instead of going towards the
hospital, walk out of the parking lot the same way you came in, heading
towards Charles Street. To the right you will see a footbridge which will
take you over Storrow Drive and towards the Charles River. Cross this
footbridge and when you arrive at the end go down the stairson your left
and Community Boating will be right in front of you.

From the Mass Pike (Route 90)

Take the Boston/Cambridge exit (#18). Stay right up and over the ramp and
follow through one set of lights. At the second set of lights before the
river, take a right at the Double Tree Suites Hotel onto Storrow Drive
East. While on Storrow Drive, stay in the left lane and follow signs for
Downtown Boston. After passing the Hatch Shell on your left (the large
half dome), take the next right exit off Storrow Drive (Government
Center/Kendall Square). Enter the Charles Street rotary following signs
for Storrow Drive West. You will see the on-ramp for Storrow Drive West.
Do not go up the ramp, but instead look to the left for a large blue sign
that says "MASS EYE AND EAR PARKING". Take a ticket and park. Instead of
going towards the hospital, walk out of the parking lot the same way you
came in, heading towards Charles Street. To the right you will see a
footbridge which will take you over Storrow Drive and towards the Charles
River. Cross this footbridge and when you arrive at the end go down the
stairs on your left and Community Boating will be right in front of you.

From Memorial Drive, Cambridge:

Follow signs for Downtown Boston/Government Center. At the stop sign turn
and go over the Charles River via the Longfellow Bridge. Enter the
Charles Street rotary following signs for Storrow Drive West. You will
see the on-ramp for Storrow Drive West. Do not go up the ramp, but
instead look to the left for a large blue sign that says "MASS EYE AND
EAR PARKING". Take a ticket and park. Instead of going towards the
hospital, walk out of the parking lot the same way you came in, heading
towards Charles Street. To the right you will see a footbridge which will
take you over Storrow Drive and towards the Charles River. Cross this
footbridge and when you arrive at the end go down the stairs on your left
and Community Boating will be right in front of you.

Parking

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) gives Community Boating
members and guests parking discounts at their facility. Parking discounts
are only available Monday-Friday after 5 p.m. and weekends and holidays
after 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Parking validation is available at Community Boating
for $5. You must provide your parking ticket and it must be time stamped
within the appropriate time in order to redeem the discount.

Red Line

Get off at Charles/MGH Station. When you come through the turnstiles,
straight ahead of you is a crosswalk with two traffic lights. Cross the
road, going through both traffic lights, and you will see stairs going up
to the right toward the river, to a footbridge over Storrow Drive. Walk
over the bridge; at the end, go down the stairs on your left. Walk along
the path along the river, toward the Hatch Shell, and Community Boating
will be about 200 feet immediately ahead, and to your right.

Green Line and Orange

Take the T to Park Street and change to the Red Line Going towards
Alewife, then follow the directions from the Red Line.