Directions & Parking

GPS Coordinates for Athletic Facilities:
The Golden Dome Arena & Tennis Courts - 42 Warren Street, Newark, NJ  07102  MAPQUEST LINK
Frederick Douglass Field - Hackett Street, Newark, NJ  07102  MAPQUEST LINK
Weequahic Park - Elizabeth Ave & Meeker Ave, Newark, NJ  MAPQUEST LINK

Rutgers-Newark Campus Grid Map (PDF)

From New Jersey Turnpike or Route 95 (North or South)
·          Take exit 15W to Route 280 - West. After drawbridge, take Exit 14B (ML King Blvd.).
·          At bottom of the exit ramp, turn left and continue to stop sign.
·          At stop sign turn left onto King Blvd (Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd.).
·          To The Golden Dome Athletic Center and Alumni Field:
·          Proceed straight on King Blvd. to Warren Street (5 blocks) and make a left.
·          Proceed to the 1st traffic light on University Avenue.
·          You will see Alumni Field on your right and The Golden Dome Athletic Center on the adjacent corner.
·          There is limited metered street parking available on Warren Street and on University Avenue between Warren and Raymond Boulevard on weekdays. Street parking is readily available on Saturdays and Sundays. Weekdays and early evening spots are more difficult to locate.
·          For secured parking, Parking Deck I (used for athletics and recreation events) is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Warren and University. The parking fee is $12.00 for each vehicle.
To Parking Deck I (northeast corner of University and Warren):
·          Proceed on Warren Street to Washington Avenue and make a left.
·          Proceed through the 1st traffic light and turn left onto Bleeker Street.
·          Proceed one block and turn left onto University Boulevard.
·          Stay in left lane.
·          Parking Deck will be on your left.
 
From Garden State Parkway (North or South)
·          Take exit 145 to Route 280 East, Newark-Harrison.
·          Once on Route 280, stay in the right lane, following signs for Harrison.
·          Continue to Exit 14, Martin Luther King Blvd. Take this exit and make a right at the 1st light onto MLK Blvd. .
·          Follow directions to The Golden Dome and Alumni Field above.

From Route 280
Route 280 (Westbound)
Directions are the same as from the NJ Turnpike, above.
Route 280 (Eastbound)
Directions are the same as from the Garden State Parkway, above.
From Route 21
Route 21 North
  • Route 21 becomes McCarter Highway in Newark.
  • Turn left onto Raymond Boulevard.
  • Cross Broad Street and proceed to second traffic light.
  • Make a right at Washington Boulevard.
  • To The Golden Dome Athletic Center and Alumni Field:
  • Proceed one block to Warren Street and make a left.
  • The Golden Dome Athletic Center will be on your left and across University Avenue on your left will be Alumni Field.
  • There is limited metered street parking available on Warren Street and on University Avenue between Warren and Raymond Boulevard on weekdays. Street parking is readily available on Saturdays and Sundays. Weekdays and early evening spots are more difficult to locate.
  • For secured parking, Parking Deck I (used for athletics and recreation events) is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Warren and University. The parking fee is $12.00 for each vehicle.

To Parking Deck I (northeast corner of University and Warren):

  • Return to Washington Street.
  • Continue north on Washington Street through first traffic light.
  • Make first left onto Bleeker Street.
  • Proceed one block and turn left onto University Boulevard.
  • Stay in left lane.
  • Parking Deck will be on your left.
 
Route 21 South
  • Make right turn on Clay Street and continue to 1st traffic light.
  • Turn left onto Broad Street and stay in right lane to next light.
  • Bear right where road splits and you will be on University Avenue.
  • Proceed to Warren Street.
  • The Golden Dome will be on your left and Alumni Field on your right at the intersection of University and Warren.
  • There is limited metered street parking available on Warren Street and on University Avenue between Warren and Raymond Boulevard on weekdays. Street parking is readily available on Saturdays and Sundays. Weekdays and early evening spots are more difficult to locate.
  • For secured parking, Parking Deck I (used for athletics and recreation events) is located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Warren and University. The parking fee is $12.00 for each vehicle.
 
To Parking Deck I (northeast corner of University and Warren):
  • Proceed on Warren Street to Washington Avenue and make a left.
  • Proceed through the 1st traffic light and turn left onto Bleeker Street.
  • Proceed one block and turn left onto University Blvd.
  • Stay in left lane.
  • Parking Deck will be on your left.
 
From the Holland or Lincoln Tunnels
  • Proceed to the New Jersey Turnpike and follow directions for the NJ Turnpike, above.
From Route 78 East
  • Take exit 52 to Garden State Parkway North.
  • Follow directions for the Garden State Parkway, above.
From Route 78 West
Option 1:
  • Take Exit 58A toward RT-21/US-22/NEWARK, and then take US Routes 1 & 9 to Route 21 North/McCarter Highway. Follow directions for Rt. 21 North, above.
Option 2:
  • Take Exit 56 toward Clinton Avenue, making a left onto Hillside Ave., then a right onto Clinton Ave.
  • Go about a mile, then make a left onto Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Via Mass Transit (Train/Bus/PATH/Light Rail) (for more info visit our Mass Transit page.)

Rail
From Harrison, Jersey City, Hoboken, NYC:
  • PATH train to Penn Station, Newark
  • AMTRAK (1-800-872-7245; www.amtrak.com) and New Jersey Transit (1-800-772-2222; www.njtransit.com) trains also stop at Penn Station-Newark. Please call the appropriate toll-free number for scheduling and fare information.
 
  • From Penn Station-Newark to campus:
    You may walk to campus (about 15-20min walk)
    OR
    Take a taxi (cabs line up just outside the waiting area of Penn Station)
    OR
    Take the Newark City Subway (entrance is by McDonald's) to Washington Street (2nd stop).
 
  • From Broad St. Station:
    The Rutgers-Newark campus is only a four-block walk from the Broad Street Station, or a short ride on the free College Town shuttle service, which connects the Broad Street Station with the center of the campus (drop-off at University Ave. and New Street Plaza). Service available every 10 minutes, M-Th., from 9am – 5pm.
 
Newark City Subway/Newark Light Rail:

From Newark Penn Station, ride the Newark City Subway two stops to Washington Street and you're on campus. Or, take the Newark Light Rail, which connects Newark Penn Station with the Broad Street Station.

Buses
 
Greyhound (1-800-231-2222) provides service to Penn Station-Newark.
New Jersey Transit Bus Routes serve Union, Essex, Morris, Passaic, Bergen and Hudson Counties, as well as NYC, to Newark.