The Stephen C. O'Connell Center is located on the northwest corner of Stadium Road and Gale Lemerand Drive.

Please choose one of the following based on the direction from which you are coming:

From Gainesville Regional Airport (approximately 30 minutes from UF)

Right turn (west) at airport exit road onto NW 39th Avenue (SR 222). Left turn (south) on NW 13th Street (US 441); continue for a few miles. Right turn (west) on East University Avenue (SR 26); continue past 3 lights and turn left (south) at the light on Gale Lemerand Drive. Follow Gale Lemerand Drive a short distance to the first parking lot entrance on the right. Please keep in mind that the lot may or may not be open depending on the type of event and also University parking restrictions. Call ahead to Transportation and Parking Services at (352) 392-2241 for more information regarding restrictions or go to their website. If you need further assistance with directions call the O'Connell center at (352) 392-5500. Have a safe trip.

From Orlando, Tampa or Tallahassee Airports (approximately 2.5 hours from UF)

• Orlando – Take the Florida Turnpike northbound. Continue until it merges with I-75 north and follow From I-75 directions.
• Tampa – Take I-275 northbound and continue until it merges with I-75 north. Follow From I-75 directions.
• Tallahassee– Take I-10 eastbound and exit onto I-75 southbound towards Lake City. Continue south and follow From I-75 directions.

From Jacksonville Airport

• “Easy Route” (approximately 2.5 hours from UF) – Take I-95 south to I-295 south. Exit westbound onto I-10 and continue to I-75 southbound. (Note: If you happen to miss the I-295 southbound exit follow I-95, which intersects I-10.) Take exit 387 (old exit #76), Gainesville / Newberry and make a right turn eastbound (you will pass the Oaks Mall on your right shortly afterwards). Follow Newberry Road, which eventually becomes West University Avenue, and continue on to make a right (south) turn at the light on Gale Lemerand Drive. Follow Gale Lemerand Drive a short distance to the first parking lot entrance on the right. Please keep in mind that the lot may or may not be open depending on the type of event and also University parking restrictions. Call ahead to Transportation and Parking Services at (352) 392-2241 for more information regarding restrictions or go to their website. If you need further assistance with directions call the O'Connell center at (352) 392-5500. Have a safe trip.
  
  
• “Short Route”  (approximately 2 hours from UF) – Take I-95 south to I-295 south. Exit westbound onto I-10 to US 301 south to Waldo and turn right onto SR 24 to Gainesville. Continue on SR 24 and turn right (west) on NW 39th Avenue (SR 222). Make a left (south) on NW 13th Street (US 441); continue on and turn right (west) at West University Avenue. Continue past 3 traffic lights and turn left at the light on Gale Lemerand Drive. Follow Gale Lemerand Drive a short distance to the first parking lot entrance on the right. Please keep in mind that the lot may or may not be open depending on the type of event and also University parking restrictions. Call ahead to Transportation and Parking Services at (352) 392-2241 for more information regarding restrictions or go to their website. If you need further assistance with directions call the O'Connell center at (352) 392-5500. Have a safe trip.

From I-75

Take I-75 to exit 387 (old exit 76), Gainesville/Newberry. When you get off of the ramp, go east for five miles; eventually Newberry Road becomes University Avenue (Note: You should pass the Oaks Mall on your right shortly after traveling on Newberry road.). Continue traveling East on University Ave. At the intersection of University Avenue and Gale Lemerand Drive take a right onto Gale Lemerand Drive. Follow Gale Lemerand Drive a short distance to the first parking lot entrance on the right. Please keep in mind that the lot may or may not be open depending on the type of event and also University parking restrictions. Call ahead to Transportation and Parking Services at (352) 392-2241 for more information regarding restrictions or go to their website. If you need further assistance with directions call the O'Connell center at (352) 392-5500. Have a safe trip.

Once on Campus

Follow Gale Lemerand Drive a short distance to the first parking lot entrance on the right. Please keep in mind that the lot may or may not be open depending on the type of event and also University parking restrictions. Call ahead to Transportation and Parking Services at (352) 392-2241 for more information regarding restrictions or go to their website. If you need further assistance with directions call the O'Connell center at (352) 392-5500. Have a safe trip.

For a map of the O'Connell Center relative to campus, see http://campusmap.ufl.edu/.