Spirit of Mount Vernon Directions

Cruises departing from Washington, D.C.

Spirit's Mount Vernon cruises depart from Pier 4 at 6th & Water Streets SW, Washington, DC. You’ll find easy-to-follow directions below, and plenty of parking waiting your arrival.

Parking

Car and bus paid parking are available just steps away from the dock.

Directions

From Rockville/Gaithersburg Maryland Area:

Take 270 South to 495 Northern Virginia.
Take George Washington Parkway to 395 North.
Go over 14th Street Bridge staying on 395.
Take the Maine Avenue Exit.
Cross over Maine Avenue.
Turn left onto Water Street.
Spirit Cruises is located at the end at 6th & Water Streets, S.W.,
Pier 4.

From BW Parkway:
(Baltimore, Greenbelt, New Carrolton and Landover, Maryland)

Take Baltimore-Washington Parkway toward D.C.
Take 50 West Exit . 50 West is also New York Avenue
Turn left on 7th Street, N.W.
Keep straight on 7th Street to the Waterfront
Turn left on Water Street and go down 1 1/2 blocks
Spirit Cruises is located on the right side at 6th & Water Streets,
S.W., Pier 4

From Virginia:

Take 395 North to Washington and keep straight
Go across the 14th Street bridge, staying on 395
Take the Maine Avenue Exit
Cross over Maine Avenue
Turn left on Water Street and go down 3 blocks
Spirit Cruises is located on the right side at 6th & Water Streets, S.W., Pier 4

From Downtown:

Go south on 7th Street until it dead ends at the waterfront
Turn left on Water Street and go down 1 1/2 blocks
Spirit Cruises is located on the right side at 6th & Water Streets, S.W., Pier 4

From Georgetown:

Go down M Street or K Street
M Street will turn into Pennsylvania Avenue
Follow Pennsylvania Avenue to 17th Street. Turn right on 17th Street and then turn left on Constitution Avenue
Turn right on 9th Street and go straight
Go through tunnel following signs for Maine Avenue
Keep straight
This will end on Water Street at Hogates
Turn left on Water Street and go 1 1/2 blocks
Spirit Cruises is located on the right side at 6th & Water Streets, S.W., Pier 4

From Rt. 66:

Take 66 across the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge
Follow the main roadway and you will be on Constitution Ave., NW.
Follow Constitution Avenue to 7th Street, NW.
Turn Right on 7th Street and follow it south. It will dead end on Water Street.
Turn left on Water Street, SW and proceed past 7th Street.
Spirit Cruises is located on the right side at 6th & Water Streets,
S.W., Pier 4

From Waterfront Metro Station:
Waterfront Green Line Metro is within easy walking distance - just three blocks from the pier.