By admin October 2, 2018

If using GPS in your car, enter Nevin Welcome Center, 124 Comstock Knoll Drive, Ithaca, NY as your destination.

For groups traveling by bus, please note: Due to low clearance of the underpass on Plantations Road, travel routes for buses differ slightly from cars. For driving directions via bus, please contact Group Tour Coordinator Kevin Moss at 607-254-7430  or km274@cornell.edu.

From the North (Syracuse, Watertown):

• South on I-81
• Exit 12 at Cortland/Homer
• Rte. 281 South to State Rte. 13
• South on State Rte. 13 to Ithaca, NY
• State Rte. 13 South to State Rte. 366
• After NYSEG (electrical utilities) complex, turn left onto State Rte. 366
• State Rte. 366 west to Caldwell Road (3.3 miles)
• Turn right onto Caldwell Road
• Take second left onto Plantations Road
• Follow Plantations Road through a tunnel under Judd Fall’s Road
• Turn right into Cornell Botanic Gardens parking lot. Note: This is a metered lot with a three-hour maximum. The fee to park here is $1.50 per hour.

From the East (Albany, Boston):

• West on I-90/NY State Thruway, portions require a toll fee
• West on I-90 (NY State Thruway) to I-88
• West on I-88 for 76 miles to Exit 8 for State Rte. 206 at Bainbridge, NY
• West on State Rte. 206 for 25 miles to State Rte. 79 at Whitney Point, NY
• West on State Rte. 79 for 28 miles to Ithaca, NY
• Turn right onto Pine Tree Road (1.6 miles)
• Turn right at Dryden Road/Rte. 366 (< 0.1 miles)
• Turn left onto Judd Falls Road (0.3 miles)
• After Tower Road intersection, take first right onto ramp leading to Plantations Road
• Turn right onto Plantations Road and pass through the underpass
• Turn right into the Cornell Botanic Gardens parking lot. Note: This is a metered lot with a three-hour maximum. The fee to park here is $1.50 per hour.

From the South (New York City, Binghamton):

• North on I-87 (portions charge toll) to the Tappan Zee Bridge.
• Cross the Tappan Zee Bridge (portions charge toll) and continue North on I-87.
• North on I-87 (portions charge toll) to State Rte. 17 at Harriman, NY
• West on State Rte. 17 for 111 miles to I-81
• North on I-81 to Exit 8 for Whitney Point, NY
• West on State Rte. 79 for 28 miles to Ithaca, NY
• Turn right onto Pine Tree Road (1.6 miles)
• Turn right at Dryden Road/Rte. 366 (< 0.1 miles)
• Turn left onto Judd Falls Road (0.3 miles)
• After Tower Road intersection, take first right onto ramp leading to Plantations Road
• Turn right onto Plantations Road and pass through the underpass
• Turn right into the Cornell Botanic Gardens parking lot. Note: This is a metered lot with a three-hour maximum. The fee to park here is $1.50 per hour.

From the Southwest (Ohio, Elmira):

• East on I-90 (NY State Thruway) to Exit 10 for Jamestown, NY.
• East on I-86 to Rte. 13.
• North on Rte. 13 into Ithaca, NY.
• Continue North until the intersection of Rte. 13 and Rte. 79.
• Travel East on Rte. 79/Green St.
• Rte. 79/Green St. becomes Rte. 79/East State St.
• Continue to travel on Rte. 79 East
• Turn left onto Mitchell St./Rte. 366.
• Follow Mitchell up the hill and bear left onto Ithaca Road.
• Ithaca Road will become Dryden Road at the stoplight.
• From Dryden Road, turn right onto Rte. 366/Dryden Road at the flashing light (0.4 miles).
• Turn left onto Judd Falls Road (0.3 miles).
• After Tower Road intersection, take first right onto ramp leading to Plantations Road.
• Turn right onto Plantations Road and pass through the underpass.
• Turn right into the Cornell Botanic Gardens parking lot. Note: This is a metered lot with a three-hour maximum. The fee to park here is $1.50 per hour.

From the West (Toronto, Buffalo, Rochester):

• East on I-90 (NY State Thruway) to Exit 42
• South on Rte. 14 for approximately one-quarter mile to Rte. 96
• South on Rte. 96 for approximately 45 miles to Ithaca, NY
• South on Rte. 13 for approximately one-quarter mile to Rte. 79 and Green St
• East on Rte. 79/Green St
• Green St. becomes East State St
• Continue to travel east on Rte. 79 East/State St
• Turn left onto Mitchell St./Rte. 366
• Follow Mitchell St. up the hill and bear left onto Ithaca Road
• Ithaca Road will become Dryden Road at the stoplight
• From Dryden Road, turn right onto Rte. 366/Dryden Road at the flashing light (0.4 miles)
• Turn left onto Judd Falls Road (0.3 miles)
• After Tower Road intersection, take first right onto ramp leading to Plantations Road
• Turn right onto Plantations Road and pass through the underpass
• Turn right into the Cornell Botanic Gardens parking lot. Note: This is a metered lot with a three-hour maximum. The fee to park here is $1.50 per hour.