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Planning to visit the George M. Holmes Convocation Center? Here are some parking tips.

Sixty-five spaces are available at the convocation center. An additional 220 spaces are available within a five-minute walk at the Hill Street lot, located between the center and John Thomas Hall.

Visitors also may park in other parts of campus traditionally used for evening or weekend events, such as the lots next to Raley Hall, Edwin Duncan Hall, B.B. Dougherty Administration Building, Founders Hall and University Drive, as well as on-street parking along River Street.

Dr. Clyde Robbins, director of design and construction at Appalachian State University, says especially large events at the convocation center probably will require the public transportation system AppalCART to shuttle spectators.

Construction of a $10.7 million parking deck began in late July. Located next to Kerr Scott Hall, it will hold 750 cars and house the university’s police and parking operations. Completion is expected in December 2001.

Long-range plans call for two more parking decks, each accommodating 400 to 500 cars. Possible locations will be at the convocation center and Legend’s, the university’s nightclub on Hardin Street.

 Take I-40 East towards Statesville
 Take the US-70 exit, exit number 77, towards Old Fort
 Merge onto US-70
 Turn Left onto US-221
 Stay straight to go onto NC-105
 Turn Left onto US-321
 Turn right onto US-421/NC-19

  Take I-77 North/US-21 North towards Statesville
  At Statesville, take the I-40 West exit, exit number 51B, towards Hickory
  Take exit number 123, towards Hickory (US-70)/Lenoir(US-321)
  Keep right at the fork in the ramp
  Merge onto NC-2913 North
  Turn slight left onto US-321 North
  Turn right onto US-321 BYP
  US-321 BYP becomes US-221/US-321
  Stay straight to go onto US-321
  Stay on US-321 until Boone, North Carolina

 Take the I-40 west towards Winston-Salem
 Take the I-40 East/US-421 exit, Exit number 188, towards Winston-Salem / Yadkinville / Wilkesboro
 Keep left at the fork in the ramp
 Merge onto US-421 North
 Stay on US-421 North until Boone, North Carolina

 Take the I-181 South/US-23 South/US-19W South ramp
 Merge onto I-181 South/US-23 South/US-19W South
 Take the US-321/TN-67 exit, exit number 31, towards Elizabethton
 Keep right at the fork in the ramp
 Merge onto US-321 North/TN-67 East
 Turn Slight Right onto US-321 North/US-19E South/TN-37 South
 Turn Left onto US-321/TN-67
 Turn Right onto US-321/TN-159
 US-321/TN-159 becomes US-321
 Stay straight to go onto US-421/NC-194
 Stay on US-421/NC-194 until Boone, North Carolina

 Start out going North on US-221/US-220 BR towards US-11 North
 US-221/US-220 BR becomes US-221/US-11 North/US-220 BR
 Take the I-581 North/US-220 North ramp towards Lexington/Salem
 Merge onto I-581 North/US-220 North
 Take I-81 South ramp towards Bristol
 Merge onto I-81 South
 Take I-77 South exit, exit number 81, towards Charlotte
 Merge onto I-77 South
 Take the US-421 North exit, exit number 73B, towards N Wilkesboro
 Merge onto US-421 North
 Us-421 North becomes US-421 BYP
 Turn slight right onto US-421 North
 Stay on US-421 North until Boone, North Carolina