Thursday, October 30, 2008

Directions to Scioto Downs for State Meet

I HIGHLY suggest you have a mapquest or google map of the area. The back door way can save a lot of time, but there are turns that can get you lost.

Cost of admission to the meet is $8.00 this year.

Directions to Scioto Downs
6000 South High Street
Columbus, OH

1 - **The standard technique
I-71 South THROUGH COLUMBUS
• If you are not familiar with I-71 in Columbus, you should know it hits downtown, makes a right turn toward the West, then has an exit to go South again when you’ve left downtown. Watch for the signs!
• Continue on I-71 South (toward Cincinnati)
• Take I-270 EAST for one exit
• Exit I-270 at Rt 23, which you will take south Scioto Downs is on the left side of Rt 23 about 2-3 miles south of I-270

2 - **The backway (the Kieser method, which is much faster)
This method is only for the directionally-skilled people of the world. This can save 10-30 min depending upon the traffic on Rt. 23. It is faster this way because there is much less traffic and you will be turning right into the parking lot instead of turning left, which takes forever.

Follow all the same directions above, but DO NOT take I-270. Continue south on I-71 to the next exit called Stringtown Rd.
• Turn left (east) on Stringtown and follow until it dead ends into Jackson Pike
• Turn Right on Jackson Pike
• The next turn is the hardest to find…You will be looking for Hibbs Rd, which is only on the left. It is small and comes up quickly. If you miss it you can continue to London-Groveport Rd (refer to the map).
• Take Hibbs until it dead-ends into London-Groveport and turn left on it.
• Take London-Groveport to Rt. 23, where you will turn LEFT. Scioto Downs will be on the right about 1 mile up from London-Groveport Rd.

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