Directions

From the North: 
(directions given from Hanover, PA to the Ag Center)  Take Rt. 94 South (becomes MD Rt. 30 at the state line).  Follow 30 to Manchester and turn right on Rt. 27.  Follow Rt. 27 to Rt. 140 East (in Westminster).   Turn left onto the ramp to 140 East and travel to the first traffic light.  Turn right onto Center Street.  Take Center Street through to Gist Road (you will go through two traffic lights and drive past the Farm Museum and Carroll County General Hospital before you get to Gist Road).  Turn right on Gist Road and follow to the stop sign.  Turn right on Smith Avenue.  Smith Avenue will dead end at the Carroll County Agricultural Center.
 
From the South:
Take Interstate 270 West to Rt. 27.  Follow Rt. 27 to Kate Wagner Road. (Kate Wagner Road intersects Rt. 27 before you reach the city of Westminster)  Make a right onto Kate Wagner Road (which intersects Rt. 27 at a traffic light) and follow approximately 1.2 miles.  Turn left onto Gist Road (You will see an elementary school to your left once on Gist Rd. and a housing development to your right.)  Continue on Gist Road  until you reach a stop sign.  At the stop sign turn left onto Smith Avenue.  Smith Avenue will dead end at the Carroll County Agricultural Center.
 
From the East:
From Baltimore Beltway 695, take Interstate 795 north toward Westminster.  Follow the signs onto MD 140 and take 140 into Westminster.  Turn left onto Center Street.  Take Center Street through to Gist Road (you will go through two traffic lights and drive past the Farm Museum and Carroll County General Hospital before you get to Gist Road).  Turn right on Gist Road and follow to the stop sign.  Turn right on Smith Avenue.  Smith Avenue will dead end at the Carroll County Agricultural Center.
 
From the West:
Take I-70 East to the Mt. Airy/Route 27 Exit.  Head North on Rt. 27 toward Westminster for approximately 15 miles.  Make a right onto Kate Wagner Road (which intersects Rt. 27 at a traffic light) and follow approximately 1.2 miles.  Turn left onto Gist Road (You will see an elementary school to your left once onGist Rd. and a housing development to your right.)  Continue on Gist Road  until you reach a stop sign.  At the stop sign turn left onto Smith Avenue.  Smith Avenue will dead end at the Carroll County Agricultural Center.