Charter Bus Parking & Dropoff Guide to Juneau Sports Venues & Arenas
It's so much easier to enjoy a tournament or rivalry game when your driver already knows where to unload, stage, and park your bus! Check out the local roadway routes, drop-off zones, and parking rules for top Juneau and Alaska sports venues below so your roster or fan group arrives right on time.
Treadwell Ice Arena (Home of the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears (high school hockey) and the Juneau Adult Hockey Association)
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Major Roadways to Treadwell Ice Arena
Teams traveling from Downtown Juneau or the Mendenhall Valley take Egan Drive (AK-7) to the Juneau-Douglas Bridge and turn south onto 3rd Street, which becomes St. Ann’s Avenue in Douglas. From St. Ann’s Avenue, your driver turns east onto Savikko Road to enter Savikko Park and pull directly up to the rink. This straightforward route keeps large motorcoaches off narrow residential side streets in Douglas.
Charter Bus Drop-Off & Pickup at Treadwell Ice Arena
Your charter bus can drop players and fans off at the paved turnaround loop right outside the main entrance of Treadwell Ice Arena off Savikko Road, giving teams a quick walk to the locker rooms with their gear. Since curbside idling is restricted to active loading and unloading, gather your whole roster in the lobby after the final buzzer before signaling your driver to pull up.
Charter Bus Parking & Waiting at Treadwell Ice Arena
Oversized vehicles can park in the outer gravel and paved perimeter spaces of the Savikko Park parking lot adjacent to the arena and Sandy Beach, free of charge. If the main rink lot fills up during weekend hockey tournaments or community events at the Douglas Native Association building, your driver can stage along the wide outer pull-outs on Savikko Road.
Event-Day Closures & Traffic
Traffic across the Juneau-Douglas Bridge and along 3rd Street can bottleneck during weekday rush hours (4:00–5:30 p.m.) and Friday night puck drops when Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé High School hosts home games. During summer events like the Fourth of July festivities at Savikko Park, Savikko Road closes to through-traffic, requiring buses to unload along St. Ann’s Avenue. Always build a 30-minute buffer into your game-day itinerary so players have plenty of time to tape sticks and warm up!
Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park (Home of the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears (high school football and baseball))
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Major Roadways to Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park
From Downtown Juneau or the ferry terminal at Auke Bay, your bus travels along Egan Drive (AK-7) and exits onto Mendenhall Loop Road heading north into the Mendenhall Valley. From Mendenhall Loop Road, your driver can turn west onto Gladys Way or Stephen Richards Memorial Drive to connect with Riverside Drive, which runs directly alongside the park’s turf football stadium and baseball diamonds. This corridor is flat, wide, and easy for 45-foot motorcoaches to navigate.
Charter Bus Drop-Off & Pickup at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park
Drivers can unload athletes, coaches, and equipment along the designated bus loading curb in the main lot off Riverside Drive or inside the Floyd Dryden turnaround loop on Gladys Way, just steps from the turf football field and track gates. Keep your team and equipment bags grouped together near the bleachers after the game so boarding takes less than five minutes.
Charter Bus Parking & Waiting at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park
During weekday afternoon games, charter buses stage in the oversized perimeter stalls of the Riverside Drive surface lot or in the adjacent school bus loop after 3:30 p.m. once dismissal traffic clears. If a multi-team weekend tournament packs the main park lots, drivers can wait nearby at the Dimond Park overflow lots off Riverside Drive and return in minutes.
Event-Day Closures & Traffic
Expect heavy congestion along Mendenhall Loop Road and Riverside Drive between 2:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays when school buses and parent pickups converge around Floyd Dryden and nearby valley schools. On Friday nights under the lights or during regional track meets, the main Riverside Drive lot fills up up to an hour before kickoff. Plan to arrive at least 60 to 90 minutes before game time so your driver can unload equipment smoothly without getting boxed in by spectator cars.
George Houston Gymnasium (Home of the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears (high school basketball))
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Major Roadways to George Houston Gymnasium
Approaching from the Mendenhall Valley or the airport, your driver heads south on Egan Drive toward Downtown Juneau and turns inland at the 10th Street intersection to connect with Glacier Avenue. Heading north on Glacier Avenue brings your bus straight past the State Museum and into the high school campus corridor. Because several hillside streets in downtown Juneau are steep and tight, commercial buses stick strictly to Egan Drive, 10th Street, and Glacier Avenue for safe clearance. From there, the gym entrance sits right between Glacier Avenue and the waterfront channel.
Charter Bus Drop-Off & Pickup at George Houston Gymnasium
Charter buses drop players and spectators off at the designated school loading zone along Glacier Avenue directly in front of the main Juneau-Douglas High School entrance and gymnasium lobby. After the final buzzer, have your group gather inside the main foyer before walking out together to board.
Charter Bus Parking & Waiting at George Houston Gymnasium
On-campus parking around 1639 Glacier Avenue is tight during packed varsity doubleheaders and tournament nights against rival Thunder Mountain. After active unloading on Glacier Avenue, your driver can pull into the lower surface lot near the Marie Drake Planetarium if oversized spots are open, or relocate to commercial staging areas along Egan Drive near the Subport Lot and Centennial Hall. Because downtown street parking isn’t built for 40-foot coaches, off-site staging keeps your bus clear of crowded residential blocks. Once your coach texts that the team is out of the locker room, the bus loops back up Glacier Avenue in under five minutes!
Event-Day Closures & Traffic
Glacier Avenue sees steady commuter and pedestrian traffic between 3:15 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., especially during the legislative session and winter basketball season. During rivalry games and holiday tournaments, curb space along Glacier Avenue fills quickly with parent drop-offs, and local police strictly enforce no-parking zones in front of the school fire lanes. Arriving 60 minutes prior to tip-off gives your athletes a stress-free walk into the gym.
Alaska Airlines Center (Home of the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves (University of Alaska Anchorage))
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Major Roadways to Alaska Airlines Center
From Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) or Downtown Anchorage, drivers take International Airport Road or the Seward Highway (AK-1) to Tudor Road, then turn north onto Lake Otis Parkway or Bragaw Street to reach Providence Drive. The 5,000-seat arena sits on the eastern edge of the UAA campus at the intersection of Providence Drive and Spirit Way.
Charter Bus Drop-Off & Pickup at Alaska Airlines Center
Your charter bus pulls off Providence Drive onto Spirit Way or Wellness Street to access the dedicated drop-off turnaround circle on the north and east sides of the Alaska Airlines Center. This curb puts athletes and fans right outside the main box office plaza and auxiliary gym entrances without crossing busy four-lane traffic on Providence Drive. Because UAA campus police prohibit unattended idling in the turnaround loop, make sure everyone has their bags and coats ready before disembarking. For post-game pickup, meet your group by the Seawolf statue outside the main lobby before calling your driver in from the staging lot.
Charter Bus Parking & Waiting at Alaska Airlines Center
Oversized motorcoaches and minibuses park in the East Lot or the South Lot off Spirit Way and Providence Drive, which feature wide surface aisles that accommodate 56-passenger charter buses without height restrictions. Standard event parking is managed via UAA’s pay-by-plate kiosks or pre-arranged tournament passes during ASAA state basketball, volleyball, and wrestling championships. If the immediate arena lots reach capacity during a sold-out concert or state tournament weekend, drivers can stage in the UAA West Campus Central Lot or nearby overflow surface lots along Elmore Road. Your confirmation team will go over your exact campus parking plan before your trip!
Event-Day Closures & Traffic
Because the arena sits immediately adjacent to Providence Alaska Medical Center, Providence Drive and Tudor Road experience heavy rush-hour and hospital shift-change traffic alongside game-day crowds. Give your group an extra 30 to 45 minutes of travel time before major UAA games or ASAA tournament sessions, and keep emergency hospital lanes clear at all times.
Quick Tips for Juneau Game-Day Charter Bus Groups
Browse our top game-day tips to keep your Juneau athletic trip running like clockwork from pre-game warmups to the ride home! If you’re traveling with bulky hockey bags, football pads, or coolers, book a 56-passenger charter bus with under-floor luggage bays, or reserve a nimble 20-passenger minibus or sprinter van with a driver for quick transfers between the airport, the Auke Bay ferry terminal, and local gyms. Once you book online through the national booking platform, a dedicated confirmation team will verify every stop, pickup window, and staging lot on your itinerary!