Originally Posted by Grizzly69
I'll be going to this show for the first time, so I've got questions:

What is the best route from the St louis area? ( By "best" I don't mean fastest - maybe just the least confusing ? )

How close or far is the spectator parking from the swap meet area ?

Do they charge extra for parking ?

Are you allowed to drive in to pick up parts in the swap meet area ?


Interstate 64 East to Evansville then south is the route we take.
This is the route that we have taken the last 2 years.
A buddy that was going to the Hot Rod Reunion there suggested that route.

Mapquest link with directions.
STL To Beech Bend Raceway

St Louis
to Beech Bend Park (Beech Bend Camp Ground)

4 hr 30 min

282.2 miles

St Louis to Beech Bend Park (Beech Bend Camp Ground)


I deleted the first part of the directions it listed as they were just about downtown STL.

I figure you know how to cross the river and get into Illinois.



Take left ramp onto I-55 N/I-64 E (The Great River Rd) toward I-70 E/US-40 E/Chicago/Indianapolis. Go for 0.6 mi.

Take I-64 E

Take exit 29A toward IN-57 S/Evansville/Henderson Ky. onto I-69 S. Go for 13.8 mi.

Then 13.83 miles

Take exit 7A toward Lloyd Expwy. onto IN-66 E (E Lloyd Expy). Go for 22.0 mi.

Then 21.99 miles

Turn right onto N State Road 161 (IN-161) toward Owensboro. Go for 8.2 mi.

Then 8.23 miles

Continue on Jr Miller Blvd (KY-2262). Go for 0.7 mi.

Then 0.67 miles

Turn left onto E 4th St (KY-2155). Go for 0.3 mi.

Then 0.25 miles

Turn right onto Triplett St (KY-2155). Go for 1.3 mi.

Then 1.28 miles

Continue on New Hartford Rd (KY-2155). Go for 0.9 mi.

Then 0.91 miles

Keep right onto New Hartford Rd (KY-2155). Go for 0.9 mi.

Then 0.92 miles

Turn left and take ramp onto US-60 E/US-231 N (Wendell H Ford Expy) toward Hawesville. Go for 0.8 mi.

Then 0.77 miles

Take exit 17 toward Bowling Green onto I-165 S (William H Natcher Pkwy). Go for 65.2 mi.

Then 65.16 miles

Take exit 5 toward US-68/Bowling Green/Russellville. Go for 0.4 mi.

Then 0.37 miles

Turn left onto Russellville Rd (US-68). Go for 1.3 mi.

Then 1.29 miles

Continue on Russellville Rd (US-68-BR). Go for 1.5 mi.

Then 1.45 miles

Turn left onto University Blvd (US-68-BR). Go for 0.6 mi.

Then 0.61 miles

Continue on Kentucky St (US-68-BR). Go for 1.1 mi.

Then 1.13 miles

Continue on Adams St (US-68). Go for 0.5 mi.

Then 0.50 miles

Turn left onto Riverview Dr. Go for 0.4 mi.

Then 0.43 miles

Continue on Beech Bend Rd. Go for 1.4 mi.

Then 1.41 miles

Turn right onto Beech Bend Park Rd. Go for 0.6 mi.

Then 0.62 miles

Turn slightly left. Go for 463 ft.

Then 0.09 miles

Beech Bend Park (Beech Bend Camp Ground)

798 Beech Bend Park Rd, Bowling Green, KY 42101-7631

Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol