Directions

General Membership Meeting

There are two entrances into Fort Myer: The main (Hatfield) gate, which is open at all times, and the Iwo Jima (Wright) gate, which is only open from 5 am to 9 pm. If you do not have DoD ID, you will need a photo ID to present to the guard, and your car may be searched.

From Downtown Washington, DC (directions to the main gate)

• Get onto I-395 South
• Proceed across the Potomac River
• Take the Washington Blvd/Ridge Road exit (8A)
• Proceed toward the Carpool Staging Area/Pentagon South Parking
• Stay right, and then merge left onto Washington Blvd, which is Rt 27
• Go past the two right exits for Columbia Pike
  
• Take the 3rd right onto the exit ramp for Ft. Myer
• Proceed up the ramp to the Hatfield Gate

If you do not have DoD ID —
You’ll be directed to turn right into the security screening area.

• Once finished with the security screening, turn right to get back onto Carpenter St.
• Follow the directions immediately below

If you have DoD ID —
You’ll be waived straight through the Hatfield Gate. You'll be on Carpenter Street.

• Go past the Post Exchange (on your left)—caution—15mph speed limit
• Turn left at the stop sign onto McNair Road
• Go past the PX & bank on your left
• Turn left onto Pershing Drive
• Pass the gas station and Class Six store on your right
• Turn right onto Sheridan Avenue
• Proceed on Sheridan Ave. until it ends
• Turn right onto Jackson Ave.
• The Officers Club is a half-block ahead on the left.
• Park in front of the club in the lot on your right, or just beyond the club in the lot on your left

Departing the Officers Club—To return to the Hatfield Gate

• Go back down Sheridan Avenue
• At the stop sign, turn left onto Pershing Dr.
• Turn right onto McNair Road—caution—15mph speed limit
• Right again onto Carpenter St.
• Proceed out the main gate

From the West (directions to the Iwo Jima gate)

• Heading East on I-66, take Exit 75 to Rte. 110 South towards the Pentagon/Alexandria
• Get immediately in the right lane and take the first right exit onto Marshall Drive to the gate
• After the security check continue about 1/2 mile to the Officers Club on your right
• Park in the lot on your right just before the club, or in front of the club in the lot on your left
• You can get to the gate from the south but the left turn from 110 across oncoming traffic, onto Marshall Drive, can be a real bear in rush hour