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Directions to Harpers Ferry Center

Directions by Car

Non-rush hour driving time to Harpers Ferry from Reagan National Airport and BWI Airport is about 1 hour 30 minutes. Driving time from Dulles International Airport is about 50 minutes.

Directions from communities in the local area (under 40 miles):

  • Charles Town, WV - follow US Route 340 N to Harpers Ferry. Turn left at the Harpers Ferry stoplight.
  • Shepherdstown, WV - take Rt. 230 S to the intersection of Rt. 230 and Rt. 340. Turn left at the stoplight onto Rt. 340 N. Follow Rt. 340 until Harpers Ferry stoplight, then turn left.
  • Frederick, MD - follow US Rt. 340 S from Frederick to Harpers Ferry, WV. Turn Right at the Harpers Ferry stoplight.
  • Martinsburg, WV - take Rt. 9 E to Charles Town, WV and take exit for Harpers Ferry. Turn left onto Rt. 340 N and follow to the Harpers Ferry stoplight. Turn left at the stoplight.

Other directions:

  • from Washington, D.C.. - once on the beltway, take I-495 to I-270 N. Follow I-270 to Frederick, MD and take exit for Rt. 340 S toward Harpers Ferry. At the Harpers Ferry stoplight, turn right.
  • from Baltimore, MD - follow I-70 W to Frederick, MD and take exit for Rt. 340 S toward Harpers Ferry. At the Harpers Ferry stoplight, turn right.

Directions by Train

Metro Rail service in Washington, D.C.. runs between Reagan National Airport and Union Station. The Harpers Ferry train station is located in the Lower Town, about a half-mile walk from Harpers Ferry Center.

MARC Commuter Rail
MARC commuter trains operate Monday through Friday between Union Station in Washington, D.C.., and Martinsburg, W.Va. on the MARC Brunswick Line. For additional information about MARC train schedules and ticket reservations, call 1-866-RIDE-MTA (1-866-743-3682) or visit the MARC Website.

Amtrak
Amtrak's "Capitol Limited" between Washington, D.C.., and Chicago, Illinois, stops in Harpers Ferry, W.Va., seven days a week. Reservations are required. Call Amtrak toll free at 1-800-872-7245 or visit the AMTRAK Website.

Birds eye view of HFC campus

HFC Campus Map

Starting at top left McDowell Street is seen running from left to right. A small dark square with a blue circle holding a white capitol P is seen top center of the map. Fillmore Street runs from the top of the map to the bottom of the map intersecting McDowell Street. To the left of Filmore Street a larger dark square with a blue circle holding a white capitol P is seen at the bottom left of the map. To the right of Fillmore Street in the center of the map is a building labeled Mather Place parking lot. On top of the parking lot a building labeled one is seen. Surrounding building one is a red line. To the left of the red line starting in the upper right middle is building two, under building to the middle of the map is building three. Under building three to bottom right of the map is building four. To the far bottom right of the map to the right of building four is building five. Connecting all the buildings and parking lots are pale lines.

Legend:
One - Mather Training Center
Two is Cook Hall
Three is Interpretive Design Center
Four is Lewis Anthony Library
Five is Bird Brady House
The red line is the Terrace
Pale lines seen on the map are sidewalks
The blue P symbols are parking lots

Last updated: February 3, 2022