Parking & Directions

Hot Chocolate 15k/5k
February 9th – Dallas, TX

Directions and Parking

Getting to Fair Park by car or motorcycle:

From North Dallas, Richardson, Plano and other locations north of Dallas:
Go south on US 75, exit onto I-30 east, then take Exit 47 (Second Avenue/Fair Park) and continue forward to Fair Park. [Alternate route: Go south on the North Dallas Tollway and exit onto I-35E south. Take the left lane exit to I-30 east, then take Exit 47 (Second Avenue/Fair Park) and forward to Fair Park.]

From Flower Mound, Lewisville and other locations northwest of Dallas:
Go south on I-35E, take the left lane exit onto I-30 east, then take Exit 47 (Second Avenue/Fair Park) and continue forward to Fair Park.

From West Dallas, Arlington, Irving, Fort Worth and other locations west of Dallas:
Go east on I-30, then take Exit 47 (Second Avenue/Fair Park) and continue forward to Fair Park.

From East Dallas, Mesquite, Rockwall and other locations east of Dallas:
Go west on I-30, take Exit 47C (First Avenue/Fair Park), turn right on Exposition and continue forward to Fair Park.

From Oak Cliff, Cedar Hill, DeSoto and other locations southwest of Dallas:
Go north on I-35E, exit onto I-30 east, then take Exit 47 (Second Avenue/Fair Park) and continue forward to Fair Park.

From South Dallas, Ferris, Ennis and other locations southeast of Dallas:
Go north on I-45, exit onto I-30 east, then take Exit 47 (Second Avenue/Fair Park) and continue forward to Fair Park.

From Downtown Dallas:
Go east on Commerce St., turn right onto Second Ave. and continue forward to Fair Park.

Getting to Fair Park by bicycle:

The paved Santa Fe Trail runs from the edge of Fair Park to White Rock Lake and points north. You can learn more about all of Dallas’ dedicated bike trails at BikeDFW.

Other cycling routes to Fair Park would be by sidewalk and street connections. We urge great care when bicycling on Dallas streets. Traveling by bike on Dallas streets is certainly increasing in popularity, but drivers of other, heavier vehicles may not be quite as evolved. On-street routes to Fair Park are:

From the north:
Travel south on Peak St., Haskell Ave. or Lindsay Ave. to Parry Ave. and then follow Parry Ave. south to Fair Park.

From the east:
Travel west on Haskell Ave. to Parry Ave. and then follow Parry Ave. South to Fair Park.

From the south:
Travel north on Scyene Rd. or Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. to Robert C. Cullum Blvd., which follows the southern side of Fair Park.

From the west:
Travel east on Canton St. to 2nd Ave and then follow 2nd Ave. east to Fair Park.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has bike racks on DART buses. DART does allow riders to carry bikes onboard buses provided the bicycles are clean and there is room on the bus. Bicycles that are clean are also permitted on DART light rail and on Trinity Railway Express vehicles when space is available.

Getting to Fair Park by DART:

Fair Park is accessible via the DART Green Line (Fair Park Station) as well as several bus lines. Please see the  DART webpage at www.dart.org for more information.

Parking

Race morning, please enter Fair Park using Gates 5-12. Cars will be directed to the appropriate lots by parking staff at these gates as they arrive.

Parking will be available at Fair Park free of charge to cars arriving before 8:30am race morning. Cars arriving after 8:30am will be subject to Fair Park’s standard $10 fee.

For the expo, please enter Fair Park using Gates 2, 5 or 6. Cars will be directed to the appropriate lots by parking staff at these gates as they arrive. Parking at the expo will be $10.

Please note: on race day, Fair Park can also be accessed from I-30 via Exit 48B or 49B until 6:45am. After exiting I-30, turn right on Haskell and continue to Fair Park



Please note: Exits 48B and 49B will only allow access to Fair Park via Haskell Avenue until 6:45am. Cars arriving after 6:45am should plan to use Exits 47 and 47C.