To Mystic Lake & Tufts’ Boathouse – the Bacow Sailing Pavilion

Google Maps directions from the western corner of Tufts’ Medford/Somerville campus

View boathouse location on Google Maps

Via Uber:  Type “Tufts Sailing Boathouse” into the search bar.  The address should be 481 Mystic Valley Parkway, Medford, MA, but some GPS systems have trouble locating it.

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From the SOUTH: Rt. 95 North (from Providence) to Rt. 128 SOUTH (bear right)
Rt. 128 South to Rt. 3 (r-93) North.
Follow through Boston and stay left on Rt.93 at fork with Rt.1
Four miles after split, take Exit for Rt. 16 Mystic Valley Parkway
Follow Parkway for 2 miles and just after RR underpass, take a right onto Boston Ave.
Follow to end (1 mile), then left and quick right onto Sagamore
Follow Sagamore to end, then right onto Mystic Valley Parkway for 1/4 mile (lower Mystic Lake is on your left) then left in driveway.
Boathouse is around to the right.

From the SOUTHWEST:
Mass. Pike (1-90) to Rt. 128 NORTH
Rt.128 North for 5 miles to Exit for Rt. 2 “Arlington/Cambridge”
Follow Rt.2 to the end, then LEFT at rotary onto Rt. 16 East
Follow Rt. 16 for 2 miles to Boston Ave. (3rd major stoplight intersection)
Left on Boston Ave for 1 mile to end, then left and quick right onto Sagamore
Follow Sagamore to end, then right onto Mystic Valley Parkway for 1/4 mile (lower Mystic Lake is on your left) then left in driveway.
Boathouse is around to the right.

From the NORTH or NORTHEAST:
I-95 South to 128 South to 1-93 South
Exit 1-93 an Rt. 60 “Medford Square”, following Rt. 60 three miles through Medford Square
Follow through rotary, through Medford and then right onto Sagamore (at yellow flasher)
Follow Sagamore to end, then right onto Mystic Valley Parkway for 1/4 mile (lower Mystic Lake is on your left) then left in driveway.
Boathouse is around to the right.