Directions
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Caldwell-Kimanis Oval Turf
1 Provost Square, Caldwell NJ
Directions from the SHORT HILLS MALL are as follows:
JFK Parkway N, turns into Livingston Ave through the center of Livingston. Pass under Rte 280, at end of Livingston Ave turn right onto Eagle Rock Ave. Take left at 1st light onto Roseland Ave. Follow Roseland to end and turn right onto Bloomfield Ave (large church on right side). Make 1st right onto Provost (2nd light) just past the library. Field is directly in front of you. Parking lot to the right.
Alternate parking: Before turning right onto Bloomfield there's a parking deck on the right side across from the
Valley National Bank on Roseland Ave. Parents can park in lower level and take staircase (stairs are in back right corner of lot) up one flight to the community center - walk past community center front door and they will see the
field. Or they can park at Calandras Italian Village - next right off Bloomfield after Provost - there is a staircase from their lot to the field, and then they can have a Gelatto or dessert after the game!
The field is tucked away and may be hard to spot.
Chatham Middle School Field
Take Rt. 24 West to Exit 7B (Chatham).
Follow Main Street through 5 traffic lights. The school is just past the 5th light on the right (across from small shopping
center with a CVS). The field is to the left of the school.
Shepard Kollock Field
Take Rt. 24 West to Exit 7B (Chatham).
Follow Main Street and at the first light turn left onto Parrot Mill Road. Take first right onto Henderson Road into the parking lot.
Glen Ridge - Watssessing Park
Brookside Dr. through reservation becomes Pleasant Valley Way. Follow Pleasant Valley to intersection with Bloomfield Avenue. Make a right onto Bloomfield Ave. Take Bloomfield Avenue East hrough Montclair. Make a right onto Ridgewood Avenue . Travel for approximately 1 mile. Make a left onto Carteret Street and follow to end (1/2 mile). The park is directly in front of you. Park along the street.
Harding
Rte 24 W to Rte 287 S
Rte 287 S to Exit 33 Harter Rd. Bear right onto Harter Rd to traffic light
James St Turn right onto James St Proceed to stop sign at the end of James St. Take right onto Blue Mill Rd.
Follow Blue Mill Rdthrough traffic light. Blue Mill then becomes Lee’s Hill Rd Proceed 1/3 mile on Lee’s Hill Rd. Make a right into Harding School parking lot. Fields in Back .
Livingston High School Field
Take Route 24 West to the JFK Parkway (Livingston / Short Hills Mall Exit). Once past the lights in front of the Short Hills Mall, take JFK Parkway through 3 traffic lights ( South Orange Avenue, Hobart Gap & Northfield Avenue). JFK Parkway becomes South Livingston Avenue when you enter town.
About 1/4 mile past the third light you will see Livingston High on the left set back off the road. There is a traffic light in
front. Turn left at this fourth light into the small park in front of the school.
Heritage Middle School Field
Take Route 24 West to the JFK Parkway (Livingston / Short Hills Mall Exit). Once past the lights in front of the Short Hills Mall, take JFK Parkway through 2 lights and take a left at the third light onto Northfield Avenue. At first light on Northfield Avenue make a left onto Hillside Avenue . Proceed four tenths of a mile and make a right onto Foxcroft
Drive. The school and parking is on the left.
Madison High School Field
Option #1:
Take Route 124 west into Madison. Turn right at Waverly Place onto Central Avenue. Go 2 blocks and Turn left onto Walnut. Go 1 block and Turn right onto Ridgedale Avenue. Go a half mile and the Madison High School will be on your
left. The driveway is past the school on the left. The field is to the left of the front of the school.
Option #2:
Take Rte 24 West to Exit 2A (Columbia Turnpike). At the end of the exit ramp move immediately into the far left lane and turn left at the first light onto Park Avenue. Turn left at the 5th light onto Ridgedale Avenue. Drive .8 mi to Madison High School. The driveway is past the school on the left. The field is to the left of the front of the school.
Madison Rosedale Field (3/4 grade games)
Rte 124 West toward Madison to Rosedale Avenue just past J&M Plant and Wicker. Take a right at the traffic light onto Rosedale. Field is about ½ mile on right past the community pool.
Maplewood - Dehart Field
Take Millburn Ave straight into Maplewood. Merge onto Springfield Avenue. Follow Springfield Avenue until you reach the traffic light at the intersection of Springfield and Tuscan (Wyman Ford dealership on your right). Take a right onto Tuscan. Follow Tuscan for 3 short blocks. Make a slight right onto Burnett Ave. Park at the playground (will see a large, one story white building on the left). Field is behind the playground.
Maplewood - Underhill Field
Rt. 202 North to 287. North to 78 East to Exit 49B (Maplewood) at end of exit ramp turn right. Go 1/8 mile to jug handle (before traffic light) and take jug handle across to Valley Road. Stay on Valley Road until you get to Parker Ave. (6 lights). Turn right on Parker Ave. (You'll see High School on left). Go approximately 7 blocks to Burr Rd. Make left on Burr Road, which leads you to Underhill Field.
Montclair - Watchung School Field
From Papermill Playhouse:
Take Brookside through the Reservation (becomes Pleasant Valley Way). Cross over South Orange Avenue, cross over Northfield Avenue and make a right onto Route 10. Go up hill (Essex Country Club on right, Organon on left). At traffic light at top of hill, make a left onto Prospect Avenue. Stay on Prospect Avenue (past Essex Green, Pal's Cabin, and The Manor). Come to intersection of Bloomfield Avenue (Acura dealer on left). Make a right onto Bloomfield Avenue. Follow Bloomfield Avenue over the hill. At second light (Montclair Art Museum on right) make a left onto North Mountain Road. Stay on North Mountain Road until Watchung Avenue (flashing red light) make a right onto Watchung Avenue. Stay on Watchung Avenue past Valley Road. Come to a train trestle, make a left under the train trestle. At first traffic light, turn right onto North Fullerton Road. Field is at Watchung School (100 yards on right).
Morristown - Robert E. Taratko Sports Complex
Harter Road, Morris Township, New Jersey
Take I-287 South to Exit 33 ( Harter Road). At the top of the ramp, make a LEFT. When you see a softball field on the right, make a RIGHT. Proceed to the sports complex.
Morris Township - Frelinghuysen Middle School Field
West Hanover Avenue, Morris Township, New Jersey
Take I-287 South to Ridgedale Avenue (Exit 36). At the traffic light, make a RIGHT onto Ridgedale Avenue At the first traffic light (Agway on the left), make a LEFT onto East Hanover Avenue. Proceed 5 traffic lights (after 3rd., it becomes West Hanover Avenue ). 1/2 mile on the LEFT after the 5th. traffic light is the driveway for Frelinghuysen Middle
School.
New Providence/Berkeley Heights - Snyder Avenue Park
240 Synder Avenue Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
Traveling from Summit, NJ on Mountain Avenue: Pass Division Avenue on your right. Travel through 4 lights; at the 5th light turn right onto Snyder Avenue. Travel down the hill passing Hughes Elementary School on your right. Go over the train tracks; the field is on your right just after the tracks.
Traveling from Stirling, NJ on Springfield Avenue: Pass Berkeley Hardware on your left and travel about 1⁄2 mile. Turn right at the light onto Snyder Avenue and travel about 1⁄2 mile. The field is on your left just before the train tracks.
Berkeley Heights - Columbia Middle School Field
Follow Hobart Avenue across Route 24 and into Summit. At end of Hobart Avenue take a right onto Springfield Avenue stay on Springfield Avenue go through Summit and New Providence into Berkeley Heights. When you see Berkeley Hardware on your right take a left at the traffic light onto Plainfield Avenue. Cross the railroad tracks, road bears to the right. Columbia Middle School is on your right. Go past the school and make a right hand turn onto Hamilton. The field and parking lot are behind the school.
Berkeley Heights - Our Lady of Peace Church Field
Take Rt. 78 West to Exit 43. Go to 2nd traffic light and make a right onto Mountain Avenue. Go to 3rd traffic light and make a left onto South Street. Follow South Street through the first light and then about a quarter mile on the left side is Our Lady of Peace Church. Field is on the side of the parking lot.
Berkeley Heights / New Providence - Industrial Field
From Millburn: take Rte 78 West to Exit 41. Bear right as you come off the exit. Turn left onto Plainfield Ave. At the next traffic light turn right onto Mountain Ave. Continue until the next traffic light and then make a left onto Snyder Ave. Go down the hill, pass the grade school on your right, watch for Industrial Avenue on your left. Turn left onto Industrial
(Truesdale Nursery on the corner). Field is at the end of the road on your right.
From Springfield Ave: Through New Providence into Berkeley Height. Make a left onto Snyder Ave (Stop & Shop on the corner) and drive over the Rail Road tracks. Truesdale Nursey will be on your right. Turn right onto Industrial. Field is at the end on your right.
Summit - Franklin School Field
Take Route 124 West and turn left at the light onto Summit Avenue. Continue on Summit Ave. to the next light and turn right onto Springfield Avenue. Go through the Summit Center, passing a Texaco station on your left. Go through the next light (two blocks from the Texaco station) and turn left onto Blackburn Road (immediately after the Summit Hotel). Proceed on Blackburn through a stop sign and past Oak Knoll School on your left. Franklin School and field will be on your left (about 1/4 mile after Oak Knoll School).
Summit - Upper Memorial Field
Springfield Ave in Summit. Turn left onto Maple Ave. Stay straight on Maple (Summit Board of Ed and the Connection are on the corner). Proceed on Maple Ave.for 3 blocks to Ashland Ave. (blinker light). Turn right on Ashland. Memorial Field is on the left in about 0.2 miles. For easy parking and access to fields, turn left on Tulip (second left after turning
onto Ashland), proceed one block (just past Brayton School) and turn right.
Verona - HBW (Henry B. Whitehorne) Middle School Field
Take Pleasant Valley Way all the way to the end (it turns into Lakeside Ave and runs along Verona Park). At the light make a left onto Bloomfield Ave. Go to the next light and make a right onto Gould St. (police station on right). Field will be on the right hand side.
Westfield - Edison School Field
Take Main Street toward Springfield. Cross over Morris Avenue, which turns into Meisel Avenue. Continue on Meisel and cross over Route 22 and make a right at traffic light onto East Broad Street. Follow East Broad Street into downtown Westfield, straight through two traffic lights. After the second light ( North Avenue), go under the railroad bridge staying to the right of the traffic circle. You are now on South Avenue. Get immediately in the left lane. Make a left at the first traffic light onto West Broad Street and then make the first left onto Rahway Avenue. Follow Rahway Avenue .8 mile to the Edison School parking lot on your right (Football stadium is on the left). Park in this lot; the girls lacrosse field is behind the school.
and clicking on 'Town Search' to find your town and there are updated field directions to all town fields.
Caldwell-Kimanis Oval Turf
1 Provost Square, Caldwell NJ
Directions from the SHORT HILLS MALL are as follows:
JFK Parkway N, turns into Livingston Ave through the center of Livingston. Pass under Rte 280, at end of Livingston Ave turn right onto Eagle Rock Ave. Take left at 1st light onto Roseland Ave. Follow Roseland to end and turn right onto Bloomfield Ave (large church on right side). Make 1st right onto Provost (2nd light) just past the library. Field is directly in front of you. Parking lot to the right.
Alternate parking: Before turning right onto Bloomfield there's a parking deck on the right side across from the
Valley National Bank on Roseland Ave. Parents can park in lower level and take staircase (stairs are in back right corner of lot) up one flight to the community center - walk past community center front door and they will see the
field. Or they can park at Calandras Italian Village - next right off Bloomfield after Provost - there is a staircase from their lot to the field, and then they can have a Gelatto or dessert after the game!
The field is tucked away and may be hard to spot.
Chatham Middle School Field
Take Rt. 24 West to Exit 7B (Chatham).
Follow Main Street through 5 traffic lights. The school is just past the 5th light on the right (across from small shopping
center with a CVS). The field is to the left of the school.
Shepard Kollock Field
Take Rt. 24 West to Exit 7B (Chatham).
Follow Main Street and at the first light turn left onto Parrot Mill Road. Take first right onto Henderson Road into the parking lot.
Glen Ridge - Watssessing Park
Brookside Dr. through reservation becomes Pleasant Valley Way. Follow Pleasant Valley to intersection with Bloomfield Avenue. Make a right onto Bloomfield Ave. Take Bloomfield Avenue East hrough Montclair. Make a right onto Ridgewood Avenue . Travel for approximately 1 mile. Make a left onto Carteret Street and follow to end (1/2 mile). The park is directly in front of you. Park along the street.
Harding
Rte 24 W to Rte 287 S
Rte 287 S to Exit 33 Harter Rd. Bear right onto Harter Rd to traffic light
James St Turn right onto James St Proceed to stop sign at the end of James St. Take right onto Blue Mill Rd.
Follow Blue Mill Rdthrough traffic light. Blue Mill then becomes Lee’s Hill Rd Proceed 1/3 mile on Lee’s Hill Rd. Make a right into Harding School parking lot. Fields in Back .
Livingston High School Field
Take Route 24 West to the JFK Parkway (Livingston / Short Hills Mall Exit). Once past the lights in front of the Short Hills Mall, take JFK Parkway through 3 traffic lights ( South Orange Avenue, Hobart Gap & Northfield Avenue). JFK Parkway becomes South Livingston Avenue when you enter town.
About 1/4 mile past the third light you will see Livingston High on the left set back off the road. There is a traffic light in
front. Turn left at this fourth light into the small park in front of the school.
Heritage Middle School Field
Take Route 24 West to the JFK Parkway (Livingston / Short Hills Mall Exit). Once past the lights in front of the Short Hills Mall, take JFK Parkway through 2 lights and take a left at the third light onto Northfield Avenue. At first light on Northfield Avenue make a left onto Hillside Avenue . Proceed four tenths of a mile and make a right onto Foxcroft
Drive. The school and parking is on the left.
Madison High School Field
Option #1:
Take Route 124 west into Madison. Turn right at Waverly Place onto Central Avenue. Go 2 blocks and Turn left onto Walnut. Go 1 block and Turn right onto Ridgedale Avenue. Go a half mile and the Madison High School will be on your
left. The driveway is past the school on the left. The field is to the left of the front of the school.
Option #2:
Take Rte 24 West to Exit 2A (Columbia Turnpike). At the end of the exit ramp move immediately into the far left lane and turn left at the first light onto Park Avenue. Turn left at the 5th light onto Ridgedale Avenue. Drive .8 mi to Madison High School. The driveway is past the school on the left. The field is to the left of the front of the school.
Madison Rosedale Field (3/4 grade games)
Rte 124 West toward Madison to Rosedale Avenue just past J&M Plant and Wicker. Take a right at the traffic light onto Rosedale. Field is about ½ mile on right past the community pool.
Maplewood - Dehart Field
Take Millburn Ave straight into Maplewood. Merge onto Springfield Avenue. Follow Springfield Avenue until you reach the traffic light at the intersection of Springfield and Tuscan (Wyman Ford dealership on your right). Take a right onto Tuscan. Follow Tuscan for 3 short blocks. Make a slight right onto Burnett Ave. Park at the playground (will see a large, one story white building on the left). Field is behind the playground.
Maplewood - Underhill Field
Rt. 202 North to 287. North to 78 East to Exit 49B (Maplewood) at end of exit ramp turn right. Go 1/8 mile to jug handle (before traffic light) and take jug handle across to Valley Road. Stay on Valley Road until you get to Parker Ave. (6 lights). Turn right on Parker Ave. (You'll see High School on left). Go approximately 7 blocks to Burr Rd. Make left on Burr Road, which leads you to Underhill Field.
Montclair - Watchung School Field
From Papermill Playhouse:
Take Brookside through the Reservation (becomes Pleasant Valley Way). Cross over South Orange Avenue, cross over Northfield Avenue and make a right onto Route 10. Go up hill (Essex Country Club on right, Organon on left). At traffic light at top of hill, make a left onto Prospect Avenue. Stay on Prospect Avenue (past Essex Green, Pal's Cabin, and The Manor). Come to intersection of Bloomfield Avenue (Acura dealer on left). Make a right onto Bloomfield Avenue. Follow Bloomfield Avenue over the hill. At second light (Montclair Art Museum on right) make a left onto North Mountain Road. Stay on North Mountain Road until Watchung Avenue (flashing red light) make a right onto Watchung Avenue. Stay on Watchung Avenue past Valley Road. Come to a train trestle, make a left under the train trestle. At first traffic light, turn right onto North Fullerton Road. Field is at Watchung School (100 yards on right).
Morristown - Robert E. Taratko Sports Complex
Harter Road, Morris Township, New Jersey
Take I-287 South to Exit 33 ( Harter Road). At the top of the ramp, make a LEFT. When you see a softball field on the right, make a RIGHT. Proceed to the sports complex.
Morris Township - Frelinghuysen Middle School Field
West Hanover Avenue, Morris Township, New Jersey
Take I-287 South to Ridgedale Avenue (Exit 36). At the traffic light, make a RIGHT onto Ridgedale Avenue At the first traffic light (Agway on the left), make a LEFT onto East Hanover Avenue. Proceed 5 traffic lights (after 3rd., it becomes West Hanover Avenue ). 1/2 mile on the LEFT after the 5th. traffic light is the driveway for Frelinghuysen Middle
School.
New Providence/Berkeley Heights - Snyder Avenue Park
240 Synder Avenue Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
Traveling from Summit, NJ on Mountain Avenue: Pass Division Avenue on your right. Travel through 4 lights; at the 5th light turn right onto Snyder Avenue. Travel down the hill passing Hughes Elementary School on your right. Go over the train tracks; the field is on your right just after the tracks.
Traveling from Stirling, NJ on Springfield Avenue: Pass Berkeley Hardware on your left and travel about 1⁄2 mile. Turn right at the light onto Snyder Avenue and travel about 1⁄2 mile. The field is on your left just before the train tracks.
Berkeley Heights - Columbia Middle School Field
Follow Hobart Avenue across Route 24 and into Summit. At end of Hobart Avenue take a right onto Springfield Avenue stay on Springfield Avenue go through Summit and New Providence into Berkeley Heights. When you see Berkeley Hardware on your right take a left at the traffic light onto Plainfield Avenue. Cross the railroad tracks, road bears to the right. Columbia Middle School is on your right. Go past the school and make a right hand turn onto Hamilton. The field and parking lot are behind the school.
Berkeley Heights - Our Lady of Peace Church Field
Take Rt. 78 West to Exit 43. Go to 2nd traffic light and make a right onto Mountain Avenue. Go to 3rd traffic light and make a left onto South Street. Follow South Street through the first light and then about a quarter mile on the left side is Our Lady of Peace Church. Field is on the side of the parking lot.
Berkeley Heights / New Providence - Industrial Field
From Millburn: take Rte 78 West to Exit 41. Bear right as you come off the exit. Turn left onto Plainfield Ave. At the next traffic light turn right onto Mountain Ave. Continue until the next traffic light and then make a left onto Snyder Ave. Go down the hill, pass the grade school on your right, watch for Industrial Avenue on your left. Turn left onto Industrial
(Truesdale Nursery on the corner). Field is at the end of the road on your right.
From Springfield Ave: Through New Providence into Berkeley Height. Make a left onto Snyder Ave (Stop & Shop on the corner) and drive over the Rail Road tracks. Truesdale Nursey will be on your right. Turn right onto Industrial. Field is at the end on your right.
Summit - Franklin School Field
Take Route 124 West and turn left at the light onto Summit Avenue. Continue on Summit Ave. to the next light and turn right onto Springfield Avenue. Go through the Summit Center, passing a Texaco station on your left. Go through the next light (two blocks from the Texaco station) and turn left onto Blackburn Road (immediately after the Summit Hotel). Proceed on Blackburn through a stop sign and past Oak Knoll School on your left. Franklin School and field will be on your left (about 1/4 mile after Oak Knoll School).
Summit - Upper Memorial Field
Springfield Ave in Summit. Turn left onto Maple Ave. Stay straight on Maple (Summit Board of Ed and the Connection are on the corner). Proceed on Maple Ave.for 3 blocks to Ashland Ave. (blinker light). Turn right on Ashland. Memorial Field is on the left in about 0.2 miles. For easy parking and access to fields, turn left on Tulip (second left after turning
onto Ashland), proceed one block (just past Brayton School) and turn right.
Verona - HBW (Henry B. Whitehorne) Middle School Field
Take Pleasant Valley Way all the way to the end (it turns into Lakeside Ave and runs along Verona Park). At the light make a left onto Bloomfield Ave. Go to the next light and make a right onto Gould St. (police station on right). Field will be on the right hand side.
Westfield - Edison School Field
Take Main Street toward Springfield. Cross over Morris Avenue, which turns into Meisel Avenue. Continue on Meisel and cross over Route 22 and make a right at traffic light onto East Broad Street. Follow East Broad Street into downtown Westfield, straight through two traffic lights. After the second light ( North Avenue), go under the railroad bridge staying to the right of the traffic circle. You are now on South Avenue. Get immediately in the left lane. Make a left at the first traffic light onto West Broad Street and then make the first left onto Rahway Avenue. Follow Rahway Avenue .8 mile to the Edison School parking lot on your right (Football stadium is on the left). Park in this lot; the girls lacrosse field is behind the school.
About Maplewood Girls Lacrosse Club (MGLC)
The Maplewood Girls Lacrosse Club has been introducing the game of lacrosse to girls in Maplewood and South Orange for almost 20 years. The MGLC is a member of the New Jersey Junior Girls Lacrosse League, whose goal is to instill a love of the game of lacrosse through a solid foundation of skills, positive coaching and competitive games for girls throughout New Jersey.
The mission of our program is to:
8-10 games over the season. The fifth and sixth grade team and the seventh and eighth grade teams also practice twice a week. These teams have approximately 12 games over the season against surrounding towns. Teams are coached by volunteer parents. All coaches have attended NJJGLL sponsored clinics.
Registration for the spring season occurs in November. The season begins with practices in mid- to late March (weather permitting) and ends in early June.
The MGLC is a non profit organization.
The mission of our program is to:
- introduce the fundamentals of lacrosse to girls in grades 3-8
- build on these fundamentals through competitive team play
8-10 games over the season. The fifth and sixth grade team and the seventh and eighth grade teams also practice twice a week. These teams have approximately 12 games over the season against surrounding towns. Teams are coached by volunteer parents. All coaches have attended NJJGLL sponsored clinics.
Registration for the spring season occurs in November. The season begins with practices in mid- to late March (weather permitting) and ends in early June.
The MGLC is a non profit organization.
