Getting to Thompson Park:

Basically- getting to the park is SIMPLE. All you have to do is find the Garden State Parkway, and the rest is Warsteiner:

• From New York and North Jersey -
  Take the Garden State Parkway south to exit 109 (and take Rt. 520 WEST, towards Lincroft)

• From West Jersey and PA -
  Take Rt. 78, 80 or whatever, to the Garden State Parkway to exit 109 (and take Rt. 520 WEST, towards Lincroft)
  

• From Philly and Southeastern PA -
  Take the PA Turnpike to the NJ Turnpike North to exit 7A to Rt. 195 East, to the Garden State Parkway North, to exit 109 (and take Rt. 520 WEST, towards Lincroft)

• From South Jersey -
  Take the Garden State Parkway North to exit 109 (and take Rt. 520 WEST, towards Lincroft)

• Once on Rt. 520 West -
  Once you have turned off of the exit ramp from the Garden State Parkway, and onto Rt. 520 West, continue on 520 through several lights (you will pass an ACME food market on the right, and an Exxon on the left). At the Exxon gas station there is a light. Proceed through that light, and through the next 2 lights (the second of which will be the entrance of Brookdale Community College, site of the Autocross on Sunday). After that light- make the NEXT LEFT into the Thompson Park main entrance. (If you miss that entrance, there is a second entrance that has a sign welcoming you to the soccer fields, but it will not take you to the site of the party, so turn around.) Once in the main entrance, make the first left (toward the tennis courts) and proceed straight PAST the tennis courts onto a somewhat obscure gravel road. You are there! Total distance from the parkway to the picnic site is probably less than 2 miles.

• Maps and details of Thompson Park are available from:
  http://www.monmouthcountyparks.com/parks/thompson.html