Getting to the Get-Together! ★
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GETTING TO THE GET-TOGETHER! ★ EXPRESS SERVICE – PARK FREE 35W 1 35E 94 10 Express buses travel directly to and from the fair- EVERY DAY AUG. 21-SEPT. 1 694 grounds, operating from 8 a.m. to midnight daily. SERVICE EVERY 15 MINUTES 2 Find the lot closest to you: call 612-341-4287 for 494 11 automated information or use the State Fair Park 1 Northtown Mall – Blaine 694 & Ride Finder at metrotransit.org. University Ave. & Hwy. 10 7 Brookdale Shopping Center 3 394 4 ROUND-TRIP 2 – Brooklyn Center 94 94 $ Shingle Creek Pkwy. & Bass Lake Rd. 5 FOR ALL CUSTOMERS 35W 8 I-394 & Co. Rd. 73 Park & Ride 35E Exact fare, please. Children under five ride free. 3 – Minnetonka 12 5 SW corner of I-394 & Co. Rd. 73 494 BUSES OPERATE 13 494 6 9 4 Dunwoody Institute – Minneapolis 15 8 A.M. – MIDNIGHT DAILY I-394 & Dunwoody Blvd. Express buses drop off/pick up customers at fair Gate #20 (on 14 Southdale Shopping Center the south side of Como Ave. across from the Warner Coliseum). 5 – Edina NE corner of lot near 66th & York Ave. All express service is wheelchair accessible. ADDITIONAL EXPRESS SERVICE Bus departure times are approximate. 6 Bloomington – 82nd St. & 24th Ave. So. Across from Mall of America East parking ramp SouthWest Transit RIDE ON Wooddale Church, Weekdays only SERVICE EVERY HALF HOUR 12 “Hop On Transit Day” 6630 Shady Oak Rd., Eden Prairie Oakdale Center Park & Ride WEDNESDAY, AUG. 27 7 – Oakdale 13 SouthWest Station, Weekends & Labor Day West of I-694 on 10th St. 13500 Technology Dr. Express bus fare is just $3, plus get a $2 discount on fair admission. 8 Signal Hills Shopping Center – West St. Paul South Robert St. & Butler Ave. (near Kmart) Minnesota Valley Transit Authority Pay bus fare on regular-route or State Fair Express buses Cottage Grove Park & Ride – Cottage Grove Burnsville High School , 9 14 (Weekdays only) and get a coupon for $2 off a regular-priced fair admission Along Hwy. 61 on West Point Douglas Rd. Burnsville Transit Station (Daily) Hourly on ticket purchased at the gate. The discount is offered only between 80th St. & Jamaica Ave. weekdays, every 30 minutes on weekends, on Aug. 27 and does not apply to visitors who use the 10 Maple Grove Transit Station – I-94 & Hemlock Hwy. 13 & Nicollet Ave. fair’s free Park & Ride system or those who use pre-fair Lane, Weekends & Labor Day only 15 Eagan Transit Station discount admission tickets. 11 Maplewood Mall – Beam Ave. & Southlawn Dr. Yankee Doodle & Pilot Knob Road at I-35E (at Park & Ride), Weekends & Labor Day only (every 30 minutes on weekends only) H PARK FREE & RIDE FREE 1 2 COUNTY 20 694 BUSES OPERATE 8A.M. TO MIDNIGHT DAILY 35W E 51 ia New Brighton 3 Ride your bike to any Victor (formerly Twin City Co-ops Fed. Credit Union) n 13 SPIRE Lexingto EVERY DAY Every day EXCEPT Sundays of the Park & Ride lots North side of Larpenteur between 4 Aug. 21 – Sept. 1 marked at left with a COUNTY g COUNTY 24 Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Cleveland & Fairview. D ll D symbol. e **Open Sundays at 1 p.m. n (No service on Sundays) S 14 North Como Presbyterian Church** Lock your bike in the toria 1 Country Insurance One block north of Ford Pkwy. 21 Vic Larpenteur & Victoria St. racks provided, then COUNTY One block south of Cty. Rd. E on on Snelling. 5 C2 Pine Tree Drive. take a free bus ride to 15 Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church** WEEKENDS & LABOR DAY and from the fair. 25 Arcade (Hwy. 61) & Larpenteur COUNTY COUNTY 2 Catholic Aid Association Aug. 23-24, Aug. 30– Sept. 1 C C Lexington Ave., two blocks south of 16 Oscar Johnson Arena (Wheelchair R aWlnut Co. Rd. E. COUNTY accessible parking exclusively for persons 25 Thrivent Financial Terminal 7 8 with disabilities and their companions) 26 B2 3 Presbyterian Church of the Way** East of Snelling between Co. Rd. C2 6 36 27 North of Energy Park Drive, east of and Co. Rd. C. 36 Lexington Ave., three blocks south 28 COUNTY Snelling Ave. B of Co. Rd E. 26 Water’s Edge Fac 9 12 22 H 10 11 gnillenS 4 Trinity Lutheran of Lake Johanna** 17 I-94 & Snelling Ave. On Co. Rd. B2, east of Snelling. w 23 ria Roselawn vie elaD veland Enter from St. Anthony 35W d New Brighton Rd. north of Co. Rd. D. 27 Rosedale Towers Broadway Fa ri ton Lexing Hamline Cle Victo (north frontage road of I-94). Blv 5 Roseville Covenant Church** North of Co. Rd. B, west of Snelling. 280 13 14 18 Nova Classical Academy Larpenteur 15 Hamline Ave. & Co. Rd. C2. 28 Roseville Professional Center E. Hennepin Two blocks west of Snelling On Hamline, south of Hwy. 36. Industrial 6 Highcrest Park on Montreal. (not avail. 8/27) Como Walnut & Co. Rd. B2 (Terminal Rd.) 29 HealthPartners Como veland 19 U of M Minneapolis Campus SE corner of Como Ave. & Hwy. 280. 4th St Cle Como 7 Grace Church of Roseville** 5th St. ramp and surface lots University 29 Park One block east of Hamline on Co. Rd. B2. Drop off /pick up 30 Merrill Corp. 19 Como ransitway North of Energy Park Dr., east of University U of M T 8 Roseville Area High School of Huron 30 Minnesota WEEKDAYS ONLY Snelling Ave. Oak 16 32 East of Hamline on Co. Rd. B2. Energy Park Front (No Labor Day Service) 9 Bethany Baptist Church** 31 ETC Como East of Cleveland at Skillman. Aug. 21 - 22, Aug. 25 - 29 South of Energy Park Dr., east 31 Univ Minnehaha of Snelling Ave. ersity e 10 Church of Corpus Christi** 20 St. Odilia Catholic Church gnillenS 32 Bandana Square rion SW corner of Co. Rd. B and Fairview. Victoria & Co. Rd. E. xington e Dal Le Western Ma Fairview Hamlin North side of Energy Park Dr., east University Rice 11 St. Michaels Lutheran Church** 21 Centennial United Methodist Church of Snelling Ave. Drop off/pick up 17 On Co. Rd. B, west of Snelling. One block east of Snelling on Co. Rd. C2. fair gate #24. 94 12 MN Dept. of Education 22 Calvary Church 33 Saint Paul College 33 East of Target, north of Co. Rd. B. South of Co. Rd. B on Lexington. (Fridays also) (State Farm Rd. & Commerce St.) 18 24 23 St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church South of I-94 on Marion St. 35E Two blocks south of Co. Rd. B Drop off/pick up fair gate #24– on Hamline. East Como Lot. REGULAR BUS ROUTES PARKING AT THE FAIR MOTORCYCLES GET MORE INFORMATION Three regular Metro Transit routes — Parking in all State Fairgrounds lots is A secured lot is available for motorcycles Minnesota State Fair 3, 84 and 960 — serve the fairgrounds filled on a first-come basis for $9 per car on Como Ave. near the International 651-288-4400 (TTY 651-642-2372) directly. Use the Trip Planner at ($18 for vehicles with trailers – must fit Institute. Motorcycle parking in this lot www.mnstatefair.org metrotransit.org or call 612-373-3333. in a double parking space). Parking fees is $4; in other State Fair lots it is $9. Metro Transit may be paid with pre-fair discount admis- Hours: 6 a.m. to midnight daily. 612-341-4287 (TTY 612-341-0140) TRAFFIC & PARKING sion tickets. Limited accessible parking BICYCLES www.metrotransit.org INFORMATION is available for $9 to those with a valid Minnesota Valley Transit Authority Park your bike in a FREE bike corral: disability placard. Gates open at 6 a.m. 952-882-7500 www.mvta.com For State Fair traffic and • Como-Snelling Gate SouthWest Transit parking updates during • Hoyt-Snelling Gate the fair, listen to All information • Commonwealth-West Dan Patch 952-949-2287 www.swtransit.org WCCO 830 AM. subject to change. Hours: 6 a.m. to midnight daily. Minnesota State Fair Transportation sponsored by Twin Cities Bicycle Club & Parking Hotline 651-603-6808.