Drive and Park

Getting to Western Oregon University (Monmouth)

Interstate 5 northbound:
Take Exit 249 (Commercial Street). Follow Commercial into Salem, and as you near downtown, Commercial will curve to the right and become Liberty Street. Stay on Liberty until you reach Marion Street. Turn left, cross the Marion Street Bridge onto Highway 22, and follow the signs marked “Dallas/Ocean Beaches.” Stay on Highway 22 until you reach Highway 99W. Take Exit 16; a right turn from the offramp puts you southbound on Highway 99W. Go about 5 miles and turn right on Hoffman Road at a traffic signal. Continue 0.5 miles and turn left on Riddell Road and continue to the WOU campus.  Turn right on Stadium Drive and follow signs to either parking lot J, F, R or G. 

Interstate 5 southbound:
Take Exit 260A (Salem Parkway). Follow the Parkway into Salem. The Parkway will curve to the left and become Commercial Street. Stay on Commercial until you reach Marion Street. Turn right, cross the Marion Street Bridge onto Highway 22, and follow the signs marked “Dallas/Ocean Beaches.” Stay on Highway 22 until you reach Highway 99W. Take Exit 16; a right turn from the offramp puts you southbound on Highway 99W. Go about 5 miles and turn right on Hoffman Road at a traffic signal. Continue 0.5 miles and turn left on Riddell Road and continue to the WOU campus.  Turn right on Stadium Drive and follow signs to either parking lot J, F, R or G.

Note:  J lot will be for those staying in a dorm.  F and R lots are for those camping and G lot is for those bringing an RV or other vehicle to sleep in.