Parking in Camp Washington

Made in Camp is generally a walking festival. Most visitors park in a single location and explore the neighborhood on foot, but you may find it more accessible to park at a few key locations throughout the day and walk from there.

  • We encourage visitors to take advantage of the abundance of free street parking on most streets.

  • Metered street parking is available on Colerain Ave between Township and Hopple. Pay with coin, credit, debit, or the Cincy EZPark app. Meters are not enforced in Camp Washington between 6:00 PM Saturday–8:00 AM Monday.

We have not reserved any public parking lots, but you may find parking at

  • The American Sign Museum (please use only if you are visiting the museum as part of your visit)

    • The Museum has a free parking lot. There is also street parking available on Monmouth Avenue. Handicapped parking spaces are along the side of the building, closer to our side lobby entrance. Buses and motor coaches must park on Monmouth Avenue, without blocking the entrance to Neonworks of Cincinnati.

    • For more about visiting the museum, visit their website at AmericanSignMuseum.org.

  • The Shopping Center on the corner of Colerain and Hopple

  • Hive13 has parking along the side of their building on Straight St (please use only if you are visiting Hive13 as part of your visit)

    • The entrance to Hive13 is on Spring Grove Ave.

DIRECTIONS TO Camp Washington

Driving?

From north of Cincinnati, take I-75 South to exit 3, Hopple Street. Turn right at the exit. Then turn right or left onto Colerain Avenue.

From south of Cincinnati, take I-75 North to exit 3, Hopple Street. Turn left at the exit. Then turn right or left onto Colerain Avenue.

From east/northeast of Cincinnati, take I-71 South.

  • Take exit 14 to State Route 126 Ronald Reagan Highway. Continue to I-75 South. Take exit 3, Hopple Street. Turn right at the exit. Then turn right or left onto Colerain Avenue.

  • Take exit 7 to State Route 562 Norwood Lateral. Continue to I-75 South. Take exit 3, Hopple Street. Turn right at the exit. Then turn right or left onto Colerain Avenue.

  • Take exit 3B to Martin Luther King Jr Drive. Turn right. Continue until MLK turns into Hopple Street (crossing the bridge over I-75). Then turn right or left onto Colerain Avenue.

From west of Cincinnati, take I-74 East to I-75 South. Stay in the right lane to take exit 3, Hopple Street. Turn right at the exit. Then turn right or left onto Colerain Avenue.

From downtown Cincinnati, take either Dalton/Spring Grove Avenue or Central Parkway north.

  • From Central Parkway north

    • Turn left at Marshall Avenue to access south of Camp.

    • Turn right at Martin Luther King Drive. Turn left onto Hopple Street to access central Camp.

    • Turn left at Monmouth Avenue. Continue on Monmouth, through Colerain Avenue to access American Sign Museum and north Camp.

  • From Dalton Avenue

    • Continue straight onto Spring Grove Avenue. Turn right at either Straight Street, Marshall Avenue, Township Street, Alabama Avenue, or Monmouth Avenue to access the main Camp corridor.

Taking the Metro?

Camp Washington is served by Metro Routes 16 and 64 as well as neighboring Route 20 on Central Parkway. You can find maps, schedules, and fares by using the Transit App or by visiting Go-Metro.com.

Riding a bike?

Existing Bike Lanes near Camp:

  • Central Parkway from Downtown to Ludlow Avenue. Turn at Marshall Avenue or Monmouth Avenue to get into Camp. For safety reasons, we do not recommend riding your bike up Martin Luther King Drive to Hopple Street.

  • Spring Grove Avenue from Northside to Hopple Street. Turn at Monmouth Avenue or Hopple Street to get into Camp.

For more maps, safety, and information on biking in Cincinnati, visit Cincinnati-OH.gov/Bikes.

The nearest Red Bike stations are located in the following neighborhoods. For more info, visit CincyRedBike.org.

  • West End

    • Corner of Bank Street and Linn Street

    • Laurel Park on Ezzard Charles Drive

    • Corner of West Court Street and Mound Street

  • Over-the-Rhine

    • Rhinegeist Brewery at 1910 Elm Street

    • South Findlay Market Parking Lot at 1715 Pleasant Street

  • Clifton/CUF

    • On the north side of West McMillan Street near the intersection at West Clifton Avenue

    • Corner of Calhoun Street and Dennis Street

    • On Clifton Avenue northbound after the entrance to University Circle

    • At Clifton Merchant Public Parking Lot on Howell Avenue

    • Corner of Ludlow Avenue and Brookline Avenue near the Library

  • Northside

    • Cincinnati State Campus on the corner of Ludlow Avenue and Lafayette Avenue

    • Hoffner Park near the corner of Blue Rock Street and Hamilton Avenue