Where is the event this year?

Maps & Directions

The 2008 SmartAlex will be held at Hidden Falls Park in St. Paul. Registration will be at the picnic shelter just down the hill from the Magoffin entrance on Mississippi River Boulevard.

Click here for map of St. Paul

Click here for map of Hidden Falls

Directions if coming from the North South East West?

From the West:
Take interstate 94 east to the Cretin Vandalia exit. Go south on Cretin Avenue to Ford Parkway. Go west on Ford Parkway to Mississippi River Boulevard east. Follow Mississippi River Boulevard until you reach the Hidden Falls Park entrance. Turn right into the park entrance. Parking is available near the picnic shelter at the bottom of the hill.

From the North:
Take interstate 35E south to the Shepard Road exit. Go west on Shepard Road, which will turn into Mississippi River Boulevard. Follow Mississippi River Boulevard until you reach the second Hidden Falls Park entrance. Turn left into the park entrance. Parking is available near the picnic shelter at the bottom of the hill.

From the East:
Take interstate 94 west to 35E south. Take interstate 35E south to the Shepard Road exit. Go west on Shepard Road, which will turn into Mississippi River Boulevard. Follow Mississippi River Boulevard until you reach the second Hidden Falls Park entrance. Turn left into the park entrance. Parking is available near the picnic shelter at the bottom of the hill.

From the South:
Hidden Falls Park can be easily accessed from either Highway 5 (much closer to the enterence of the park) or Interstate 35E. Take the Shepard Road exit and go west. Shepard Road will turn into Mississippi River Boulevard. Follow Mississippi River Boulevard until you reach the second Hidden Falls Park entrance. Turn left into the park entrance. Parking is available near the picnic shelter at the bottom of the hill.