Directions

The Johnson Education Center is located at One Preservation Place in Princeton.

Alternate Route for Alexander Road Closing

  1. Take Route One, or Princeton Pike, or 206 South to Province Line Road
  2. Right on Province Line (a jog for Route 1 drivers: be in left lane to turn left onto continuing Province Line Road)
  3. Cross Princeton Pike; cross 206; after red barn on left and white fence on right, Right on Rosedale Road
  4. Pass Johnson Park School on left.  Right at sign for D&R Greenway Land Trust, Johnson Education Center

From Princeton

  1. Follow Nassau Street south towards Route 206.
  2. Turn right on Elm Road.
  3. Turn left at next light – this is Rosedale Road.
  4. Follow for ½ mile and look for sign with stone base for D&R Greenway Land Trust and Preservation Place on the left.  Turn left and wind to right to enter courtyard parking.
  5. If this parking lot is full, return to Rosedale Road and make a left.  Turn left and follow to parking lot on left side of road in front of athletic fields.  The lot is opposite Johnson Park School.

From Lawrenceville

  1. Take Rt. 206 N. to Carter Road, just over a mile past Gordon Avenue.
  2. Make left on Carter Road.
  3. Continue following Carter Road to the intersection with Rosedale Road. Make a right on Rosedale Road and follow along a residential road past the soccer fields on your right.
  4. Turn right into Preservation Place and follow around to right and brick courtyard. Enter through front doors.
  5. If this parking lot is full, return to Rosedale Road and make a left.  Follow to parking lot on left in front of athletic fields.  The lot is opposite Johnson Park School.

From Hopewell

  1. Take Route 518 to the intersection with Route 601/Great Road and make a right at traffic light.
  2. Continue straight through Blawenburg, past Cherry Valley and through four way intersection.
  3. Pass Princeton Day School on your right. The road changes names to Elm Road.
  4. Follow down hill and when you the reach next traffic light, make a right on Rosedale Road.
  5. Follow for 1/2 mile and turn left into Preservation Place.  Wind to right and enter courtyard parking.
  6. If this parking lot is full, return to Rosedale Road and make a left.  Follow to parking lot on left in front of athletic fields.  The lot is opposite Johnson Park School.

From Cranbury

  1. From Main Street, take Plainsboro Road/Scudders Mill Road to Route 1.
  2. Use jughandle to enter Route 1 South.
  3. In less than a mile, look for signs for Washington Road and bear right toward Princeton.
  4. Follow Washington Road through the Princeton University campus, until you reach the traffic light at Nassau Street.
  5. Turn left onto Nassau Street, follow through center of town, and turn right on Elm Road.
  6. Turn left at next light at Rosedale Road.
  7. Follow for ½ mile and look for sign with stone base for D&R Greenway Land Trust and Preservation Place on the left.  Turn into short  street and wind to right and enter courtyard parking.
  8. If this parking lot is full, return to Rosedale Road and make a left.  Follow to parking lot on left in front of athletic fields.  The lot is opposite Johnson Park School.

From Shore Points/Bordentown Area

  1. Take I-195 West and exit when you see signs for 295 North toward Princeton.
  2. Follow Route 295 North for approximately 12 miles.  Route 295 becomes Route 295/ 95 as you travel north and toward Pennsylvania.  Two exits past the interchange with Route 1- Trenton/New Brunswick you will see signs for Route 206 North.
  3. Exit at 7B for Route 206 North and Lawrenceville. Continue north to light with Carter Road. (It is just past Cherry Grove Farm.)
  4. Turn left on Carter Road and follow to Rosedale Road. Make right on Rosedale Road (traffic light).
  5. Follow through residential area and cross a bridge over the Stony Brook. Turn right at Preservation Place and follow around to your right and the brick courtyard.
  6. Park in courtyard andenter through the front doors.
  7. If this parking lot is full, return to Rosedale Road and make a left.  Follow to parking lot on left in front of athletic fields.  The lot is opposite Johnson Park School.

From Newark/New York

  1. Take the NJ Turnpike South to Exit 9.
  2. Follow signs to US Rt. 1 South headed towards Princeton and Trenton.
  3. After about 13.5 miles, look for signs for Washington Road and bear right towards Princeton.
  4. Follow Washington Road through the Princeton University campus, until you reach the traffic light at Nassau Street.
  5. Turn left onto Nassau Street, follow through center of town, and turn right on Elm Road.
  6. Turn left at next light at Rosedale Road.
  7. Follow for ½  mile. Pass entrance on left for Greenway Meadows and and look for Preservation Place and the Johnson Education Center on the left.
  8. See sign with stone base for D&R Greenway Land Trust and Preservation Place on the left.  Turn into short street and wind to right to enter courtyard parking.
  9. If this parking lot is full, return to Rosedale Road and make a left.  Follow to parking lot on left in front of athletic fields.  The lot is opposite Johnson Park School.

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