Race-day parking
Free parking for about 500 cars is available at four locations on or adjacent to Marginal Way, about a half-mile from the start/finish area: the AAA parking lot, the InterMed garage, the USPS parking lot, and the Gorham Savings Bank lot. To reach these lots, take I-295 Exit 7 (Franklin Street), merge onto Franklin Street, and take the first right onto Marginal Way. The four lots are all near the first traffic light after turning onto Marginal Way, at the intersection with Preble Street. There also may be a small number of spaces available in the Back Cove parking lot on Preble Street, across from Hannaford shopping center, as well as on some streets surrounding the starting line. Time limits are not enforced on Sundays.
Please do not park in the Hannaford shopping center lot, which is reserved for store customers. Also, we urge everyone to arrive by 6:45 a.m. on race day to minimize traffic backups.
The University of Southern Maine has eliminated free parking in all of its lots and garages. Parking at those locations is still available but now costs $4.15 per hour or $16 per day. Learn more at these links:
https://usm.maine.edu/parking-services/payment-options/#qr
https://customerportal.parkengage.com/usm/book-reservation
To access the USM garage Take I-295 to Exit 6B (Forest Avenue North), and then take the first left onto Bedford Street. The parking garage will be on the left.
For those of you who will be using a GPS to find your way to the race, enter 88 Bedford St. to get directions to the USM garage, or 68 Marginal Way for the AAA lot.
The start/finish line is at 55 Baxter Boulevard.
