Driving Directions

NGA Campus East
Conference Center
7500 GEOINT Drive
Springfield, VA 22150


Directions from I-95 and Points South

  • Take I-95 North toward the Springfield Interchange
  • Take EXIT 166B/Backlick Road (VA-617 N) onto Fairfax County Pkwy (SR-286, formerly SR-7100)
  • Take Backlick Road North (VA-617 N)
  • Continue on Backlick Road (past Fullerton Road)
  • At the intersection of Backlick Road & Barta Road, turn LEFT onto Barta Road
  • Go STRAIGHT at the intersection with Heller Road
  • Turn LEFT onto GEOINT Drive (toward NGA’s Main Gate)
  • Before entering Main Gate, turn RIGHT into the Visitor Parking Lot
  • After parking, check in at the Visitor Control Center

Directions from Springfield and the Franconia/Springfield Parkway

  • Take Backlick Road South
  • At the intersection of Backlick Road & Barta Road, turn RIGHT onto Barta Road
  • Go STRAIGHT at the intersection with Heller Road
  • Turn LEFT onto GEOINT Drive (toward NGA’s Main Gate)
  • Before entering Main Gate, turn RIGHT into the Visitor Parking Lot
  • After parking, check in at the Visitor Control Center

Directions from the North and West along Fairfax County Parkway

  • Take Fairfax County Pkwy (SR-286, formerly SR-7100) South
  • Take the exit for SR-286 (formerly SR-7100) Fairfax County Parkway South
  • Take the next exit for Barta Road
  • Turn LEFT onto Barta Road Continue STRAIGHT on Barta Road to enter the Fort Belvoir North Area
  • Continue STRAIGHT past the NGA’s West GateTurn
  • RIGHT onto GEOINT Drive (toward NGA’s Main Gate)
  • Before entering Main Gate, turn RIGHT into the Visitor Parking Lot
  • After parking, check in at the Visitor Control Center

The emergency numbers for families to reach any visiting guest are 571-558-3836 and 571-558-3837.


Parking

A special parking pass and instructions will be emailed to confirmed registrants shortly before the event, as soon as NGA Security approves the registration list and releases the parking passes.