"Amateur Radio + People = Fellowship"
Parking Information
With thousands
of vehicles coming to Hamvention, parking as always is a concern.
Visitors are urged to obey all no parking signs and to avoid parking
on private property. Your vehicle may be ticketed and/or towed and
you will have to pay to retrieve it. There are several parking options.
Salem Mall
Free Parking: Once
again free parking will be available behind the Salem Mall and is
the easiest way to get to Hamvention. Located at the corner of
Shiloh Springs Road and Salem Avenue, which is within 5 minutes of
Hara Arena. It is also known as Route 49. Shuttle buses will
be running to Hara Arena. If you did not purchase an advance
bus pass, bus passes will be available at Salem Mall. Look for
a small canopy in the parking lot.
Handicapped Parking: All
handicapped parking arrangements had to be made in advance. The handicapped
parking is East of the Arena. Click here for more information.
Paid Parking:
Hamvention has no paid parking available at the Arena, but paid parking
for $8 per day, will be available in the lots across from Hara Arena.
Hamvention has no control over that parking. It is also on grass lots
so weather conditions will determine how many spots are available.
Some churches and other businesses in the past have offered paid parking
near Hamvention but we have no information on whether any of those
spots will be available this year or what their cost might be.
The easiest choice is to park at Salem Mall and ride the bus to the
Arena.
Camper Parking Areas
KOA bus service
There WILL be daily regular bus transportation from this location
to Hamvention (bus passes are $3/day, $8/weekend). The schedule is
being arranged at this time, and will be similar to last year's.
Forest Park Shopping Center
The Forest Park Shopping Center will NOT be used for 2006.
Bus Schedules
We will have the bus schedules posted shortly. The buses will start
in time to get the first participants to the Arena at 8 am Friday,
7 am Saturday and Sunday.
Other Parking
There are approximately 6,000 privately owned pay-to-park parking
spaces near Hara Arena that are not associated with Hamvention® and
are weather-dependent.
Truckers - bringing your 18 wheeler
to Hamvention? Stay tuned into this web site for updates.
Motorcycle parking - at the arena
(over in the corner where it's been before).
Loading Passes
If you purchase equipment that is too difficult to carry to your
car, you can get a temporary pass to get near the Inside/Outside Exhibits
area.
You can obtain a temporary loading pass from the guard at Entrance
1 during the show. This restricted loading pass will be good for 20
minutes and will allow you to use a designated area to load and unload
equipment or to pick up your exhibitor packet at the Exhibits Office.
These passes will be time stamped and must be given to the guard at
Exit Number 1 when you leave.
Please check back here frequently for updates. As soon as we have
information, we will post it here.
