Rt 495 is a bit longer in distance, but always much less congested
than the Rt 95-to-Rt 3 combo.
Take Rt 495 North
Exit at 35C, the Lowell Connector
Continue with Lowell Connector directions below
From Lowell Connector
Just before the end of the Lowell Connector, take Exit
5B on the right, Thorndike St./Rt 3A.
Get in middle lane, go straight, and start following signs for
LaLecheur Park.
Thorndike St. will turn into Dutton St as you pass landmarks
like the American Textile History Museum and Haffner's Gas Station
(“It Kicks!”) on your left.
Continue, bearing LEFT when you come to Cobblestone's
Restaurant (a smaller red brick building).
You will come to a T-junction facing the Tsongas Arena.
Take a LEFT onto Father Morissette Boulevard.
On your right, pass the large red brick Wannalancit
Mills building, and take an immediate RIGHT onto Cabot
St.
Go two blocks, then take a LEFT onto Perkins St.
PARK IN THE LOT LABELED P2 ON THE MAP.
The Recreation Center building is at the end of Perkins
St. The entrance is in the crook of the "L" shape of the building,
where the arrow is pointing on the map. The photo at the top of the
page shows the entrance side of the building.
