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Directions to Orange County Campus
525 College Park Road
Hillsborough, NC 27278
919-536-7238
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Orange County Campus – from Chapel Hill (Franklin Street)
- Take Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., 9.2 miles towards Hillsborough (MLK Blvd. becomes NC Hwy 86).
- Turn left onto Waterstone Drive.
- Drive 0.6 miles, and turn right into Orange County Campus parking lot at 525 College Park Road.
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- Take Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., to I-40 West.
- Take exit 261 – Hillsborough/Old NC Highway 86.
- Turn right onto Old NC Highway 86.
- Travel 0.1 mile, and turn right onto Waterstone Drive.
- Travel 0.6 miles, and turn left into Orange County Campus parking lot at 525 College Park Road.
Orange County Campus – from Hillsborough (Churton Street)
- Take Churton Street/Old NC Highway 86 2.5 miles towards Chapel Hill.
- Turn left onto Waterstone Drive.
- Drive 0.2 miles, and turn left into Orange County Campus parking lot at 525 College Park Road.
Orange County Campus – from Durham or Greensboro
- Take Interstate 85 to Interstate 40 East.
- From Greensboro, take exit 261 towards Hillsborough, and turn left onto Old NC Highway 86. From Durham, take exit 164 towards Chapel Hill/Hillsborough, and turn left onto old Highway 86.
- Turn right onto Waterstone Drive.
- Take the first left onto College Park Road; then turn right into the parking lot.
Orange County Campus – from Raleigh
- From I-40 West, take Exit 261 - Hillsborough/NC Highway 86.
- Turn right onto Old NC Highway 86.
- Travel 0.1 mile, and turn right onto Waterstone Drive.
- Travel 0.6 miles, and turn left onto College Park Road and right into the parking lot.
Orange County Campus – from Durham Tech's Main Campus (Lawson Street)
- Take the Durham Freeway (Highway 147 North), which merges into 85.
- Take exit 164 off Interstate 85 towards Chapel Hill/Hillsborough.
- Turn left onto Old NC Highway 86.
- Drive 1.5 miles, and turn left onto Waterstone Drive.
- Travel 0.2 miles, and turn onto College Park Road and right into the parking lot.