Directions to fields: Daisy Field, Jamaica Plain
Daisy is a two-baseball, one soccer lighted field in Olmstead Park in Jamaica Plain.
By car:
Take Jamaicaway south over Rt. 9 and past small (Leverett) pond.
At next light, make a right onto Willow Pond Rd. and park in small parking
lot or along road. Coming north along Jway, look for Bynner St. on right
(next intersection after Perkins St.), and make left on to Willow Pond Rd.
at light.
MBTA Directions:
1) (15 min. walk) Take E Green Line to last stop, Heath St. From stop continue south along S. Huntingdon St. 0.3 miles to Bynner St. Make a right on Bynner St. and continue 0.1 miles. Olmstedt Park/Daisy field is at intersection of Jamaicaway with Willow Pond Rd.
2) (5 min. walk) Take #39 bus (bus route map) out of Copley Sq. towards Forest Hills. #39 stops at corner of S. Huntington and Bynner St. Follow Bynner St. 0.1 miles west to Jamaicaway; Olmstedt Park/Daisy field is at intersection with Willow Pond Rd.
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Tufts University - Alumni Field From the North
Route 93 South to Route 16W. Follow a couple lights to Boston Avenue. Take a left onto Boston Avenue (just after the large U-Haul building, at a stop light). Follow Boston Avenue for 0.9 miles. Turn left onto College Avenue and go over the train tracks. Go down hill and turn right into first parking lot. Enter gate and Field A will be directly to your left, Field B is to your right behind the Baseball Field's right field wall and Field C is behind center field.
From Boston
Take Memorial Drive or Storrow Drive to the end. Follow the signs to Route
2/Route 16 (this equates to getting onto the Fresh Pond Parkway). Continue
on Route 2/Route 16 through the rotaries. After passing Summer Shack and the
Alewife T Station on your left, get into the right lane and onto Route
16 East. Stay on Route 16 through rotaries and lights. Take a right onto Boston Avenue (just before the large U-Haul building, at a stop light). Follow Boston Avenue for 0.9 miles. Turn left onto College Avenue and go over the train tracks. Go down hill and turn right into first parking lot. Enter gate and Field A will be directly to your left, Field B is to your right behind the Baseball Field's right field wall
From the West
Route 128 to Route 2. Follow to the Alewife T Station. Bear left onto Route
16 East. Stay on Route 16 through several rotaries and lights.
Follow a couple lights to Boston Avenue. Take a right onto Boston Avenue (just befor the large U-Haul building, at a stop light). Follow Boston Avenue for 0.9 miles. Turn left onto College Avenue and go over the train tracks. Go down hill and turn right into first parking lot. Enter gate and Field A will be directly to your left, Field B is to your right behind the Baseball Field's right field wall
Via the T
Take Red line to Davis square stop. Walk North from Davis on College Ave,
to Powderhouse Square (rotary). Cross the rotary and stay on College Ave.
Pass the football stadium on your left and continue up the hill. Go straight
across intersection at stop sign and cross bridge over train tracks.
Go down hill and turn right into first parking lot. Enter gate and Field A will be directly to your left, Field B is to your right behind the Baseball Field's right field wall
-- updated courtesy of Clay Dreslough
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