Parking Options
A. The City Parking Garage located on Depot Street – This is the RECOMMENDED place to park when visiting the CEC for an extended period of time. The cost is $0.25 per hour. You must pre-pay for your time. Please check the upstairs and downstairs for the prepay machine or you can pay for your time through the MeterFeeder app! There is a 12-hour limit.
B. Around the “Diamond” – this is the next best place to park, although it is often difficult to find a spot. It is $0.25 for 2 ½ hours with a maximum of 8 hours. This applies to the “inside” spaces only (on the left of the driving lane). Enforced 7am to 8pm.
C. The City Parking Lot – this is ideal only for short visits. All meters have a 2 hour limit. Enforced 7am to 8pm.
The CEC’s Elk County Center is located at 4 Erie Ave, St. Marys, PA 15857.
Our offices are on the 2nd floor in Suite 200.
Getting to the Community Education Center:
From the East on Interstate 80:
St. Marys is located approximately 30 miles north of Interstate 80.
From 80 Westbound, take exit 111 for Penfield. Proceed North on Rt. 153 for approximately 8 miles to Penfield. Turn right at the traffic light onto Rt. 255 North. Follow Rt. 255 North for approximately 19 miles. See “From the South” below for the remainder of directions.
From the West on Interstate 80:
From 80 Eastbound, take exit 101/Dubois. Turn left at the bottom of the ramp to follow Rt. 255 North for approximately 30 miles. See “From the South” below for the remainder of directions.
From the South:
Follow Rt. 255 North into downtown St. Marys. After Northwest Bank, Gunner’s Restaurant, and St. Marys Pharmacy on the right, you will come to a stop sign where all traffic must turn right into the Diamond (traffic circle). Turn right into the Diamond, and enter the center lane (this lane is marked “Erie Ave.”). Proceed to the stop sign. The CEC is located directly ahead.
From the North:
Follow Rt. 255 South into downtown St. Marys. After the traffic light at the Apollo Theater, stay in the left lane of the Diamond (traffic circle) and follow signs to the left for Rt. 120 East. Enter the center lane after making the left (this lane is marked “Erie Ave.”). Proceed to the stop sign. The CEC is located directly ahead.
From the West (north of I-80):
Follow Rt. 120 East to St. Marys. At the intersection for Rt. 255 there is a traffic light. Turn left onto Rt. 255 North. Stay in the left lane. Proceed through one traffic light. You will come to a stop sign where all traffic must turn right into the Diamond (traffic circle). Turn right into the Diamond, and enter the center lane (this lane is marked “Erie Ave.”). Proceed to the stop sign. The CEC is located directly ahead.
From the East (north of I-80):
Follow Rt. 120 West to St. Marys. As you enter downtown, there will be a Sheetz gas station on your right at a traffic light. Turn right to continue following Rt. 120 West. Just before the railroad tracks, turn right onto Erie Ave. The CEC is located immediately on the left.