Participants will meet up at Boathouse Park in Hershey where you will park your vehicle and board the Cocoa Kayak shuttle van. The van will drive you upstream to a private entry location where you will receive your instruction, kayak, paddle, etc. Your voyage will end at Boathouse Park where your vehicle is parked.
Directions to Boathouse Park, Hershey
We do NOT offer/use GPS points, it has proven inaccurate since the locations along the creek are in flood plains, with few buildings/addresses~
From HERSHEYPARK:
-Go right (east) out of Hershey Park on to Hershey Park Drive
-Drive to the first 4-way traffic light intersection with Sandbeach Road
(Turkey Hill Convenience store & Red Robin restaurant are on the corners)
-TURN LEFT on to Sandbeach Rd.
-Drive 1.2 miles up and over the hill
-TURN LEFT on to Boathouse Rd (you will see the park entrance- just before you cross the creek)
From Harrisburg:
-take Rt 322 East to the west-side of Hershey
-stay straight becomes Rt 422--Rt. 322 is an exit you DON'T want
-take the first exit on Rt 422 for PA-39/Hershey Park attractions
-follow PA-39, merges w/Hershey Park Drive...several traffic lights
-stay straight on Hershey Park Drive when PA-39 turns left
-TURN LEFT on to Sandbeach Rd. (Turkey Hill Convenience store & Red Robin restaurant are on the
corners)
-Drive 1.2 miles up and over the hill
-TURN LEFT on to Boathouse Rd when Sandbeach Rd intersects (you will see the park entrance)
FROM I-81:
-take Hershey exit for PA-39
-drive east toward Hershey approximately 7 miles
-notice when crossing the Swatara Creek on PA-39
-approximately 400 yards after crossing the creek, look for Boathouse Road on your left
-turn left onto Boathouse Rd.
-drive 1.2 miles to the entrance to Boathouse Park
-turn left into the park
Boathouse Park is a lawn-style park where you can see the entire park upon entering. You will need
to look for our silver Cocoa Kayak 15-passenger van, SUV, and kayak trailer.