Summer Hours: April 1 - October 31

Monday - Friday: 1 PM - Sunset
Weekends: 9 am - Sunset

From North or South of Boston:

Take 93 into Boston. Take the Storrow Drive West Exit off 93. Take your first left exit off Storrow Drive(Government Center/Kendall Square). Enter the Charles Street rotary following signs for Storrow Drive West. You will see the on-ramp for Storrow Drive West. Do not go up the ramp, but instead look to the left for a large blue sign that says "MASS EYE AND EAR PARKING". Take a ticket and park. Instead of going towards the hospital, walk out of the parking lot the same way you came in, heading towards Charles Street. To the right you will see a footbridge which will take you over Storrow Drive and towards the Charles River. Cross this footbridge and when you arrive at the end go down the stairson your left and Community Boating will be right in front of you.

From the Mass Pike (Route 90):

Take the Boston/Cambridge exit (#18). Stay right up and over the ramp and follow through one set of lights. At the second set of lights before the river, take a right at the Double Tree Suites Hotel onto Storrow Drive East. While on Storrow Drive, stay in the left lane and follow signs for Downtown Boston. After passing the Hatch Shell on your left (the large half dome), take the next right exit off Storrow Drive (Government Center/Kendall Square). Enter the Charles Street rotary following signs for Storrow Drive West. You will see the on-ramp for Storrow Drive West. Do not go up the ramp, but instead look to the left for a large blue sign that says "MASS EYE AND EAR PARKING". Take a ticket and park. Instead of going towards the hospital, walk out of the parking lot the same way you came in, heading towards Charles Street. To the right you will see a footbridge which will take you over Storrow Drive and towards the Charles River. Cross this footbridge and when you arrive at the end go down the stairs on your left and Community Boating will be right in front of you.

From Memorial Drive, Cambridge:

Follow signs for Downtown Boston/Government Center. At the stop sign turn and go over the Charles River via the Longfellow Bridge. Enter the Charles Street rotary following signs for Storrow Drive West. You will see the on-ramp for Storrow Drive West. Do not go up the ramp, but instead look to the left for a large blue sign that says "MASS EYE AND EAR PARKING". Take a ticket and park. Instead of going towards the hospital, walk out of the parking lot the same way you came in, heading towards Charles Street. To the right you will see a footbridge which will take you over Storrow Drive and towards the Charles River. Cross this footbridge and when you arrive at the end go down the stairs on your left and Community Boating will be right in front of you.

Parking:

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) gives Community Boating members and guests parking discounts at their facility. Parking discounts are only available Monday-Friday after 5 p.m. and weekends and holidays after 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Parking validation is available at Community Boating for $5. You must provide your parking ticket and it must be time stamped within the appropriate time in order to redeem the discount.

Red Line:

Get off at Charles/MGH Station. When you come through the turnstiles, straight ahead of you is a crosswalk with two traffic lights. Cross the road, going through both traffic lights, and you will see stairs going up to the right toward the river, to a footbridge over Storrow Drive. Walk over the bridge; at the end, go down the stairs on your left. Walk along the path along the river, toward the Hatch Shell, and Community Boating will be about 200 feet immediately ahead, and to your right.

Green Line and Orange:

Take the T to Park Street and change to the Red Line Going towards Alewife, then follow the directions from the Red Line.