Driving Directions--Caution! After you turn left on Oxford Road going towards the parking lot,
there is a stop sign about half-way down the street. Be sure to come to a COMPLETE, FULL STOP (no California Roll). There
occasionally is a off-duty County police officer, hired by the City of Glen Echo,
who hides out and gives $90 tickets to people running the stop sign.
- From points north and east of Washington DC:
Take the outer loop of the beltway (I-495) west to exit 40 (Cabin John Parkway and Glen Echo). Stay in the left most lane of the exit ramp and bear left at the 'Y'. Follow the Cabin John Parkway east, where it will merge with the Clara Barton Parkway. Stay in the left most lane. Make a sharp, hairpin left turn following the signs to MacArthur Blvd and Glen Echo. Immediately after the sharp left, get in the right lane and bear right at the 'Y'. The road will curve to the right and then end at MacArthur Blvd at a stop sign. Turn left onto MacArthur Blvd, go one block past the Exxon Station at the intersection with Goldsboro Rd and turn left on Oxford Road and then left again into the Glen Echo Park parking lot.
- From points west and south of Washington DC:
Take the inner loop of the beltway (I-495) north to exit 41 (Clara Barton Parkway). Follow the Clara Barton Parkway east where it will merge with the Cabin John Parkway. Stay in the left lane. Make a sharp, hairpin left turn following the signs to MacArthur Blvd and Glen Echo. Immediately after the sharp left, get in the right lane and bear right at the 'Y'. The road will bear to the right and then end at MacArthur Blvd at a stop sign. Turn left onto MacArthur Blvd, go one block past the Exxon Station at the intersection with Goldsboro Rd and turn lefton Oxford Road and then left again into the Glen Echo Park parking lot.
- From Washington DC:
Take Massachusetts Av west to its end at Goldsboro Rd. Turn left onto Goldsboro Rd and continue to MacArthur Blvd. Turn right for one block and turn left on Oxford Road and then left again into the Glen Echo Park parking lot.
After parking, walk over the bridge crossing the creek, towards the famous Denzel Carousel. The Spanish Ballroom is on the other side of the Carousel. If you go straight past the Carousel, you will also come to the Bumper Car Pavilion, where we occasionally dance.
Ride-on Bus Information
Bus #29 is the only bus that stops at Glen Echo. It goes
from Bethesda Metro Station to Friendship Heights Metro Station and back,
stopping at Glen Echo in between, most of the time. However, there are no
buses from Glen Echo to Bethesda Station after 6:30pm. The last bus to Friendship
Heights leaves Glen Echo at 9:59pm. But we should be able to get a dancer to offer a ride
back to the Metro Station after the dance. For more information, check out Maryland's
Ride-on information online.