2010 National Scout Jamboree Local Travel Information
Fort A. P. Hill is located within Caroline County, VA. The Town of Bowling Green, VA, population 766, is the community closest to Fort A. P. Hill’s main entrance.
Caroline County is located within 30 miles of the Richmond, VA metro area. The County occupies 549 square miles, 77,000 acres of which belong to the Ft. A.P. Hill military reservation.
Direction to Fort A.P. Hill traveling from the North via I-95
- Take Interstate 95 south to exit 126 (FREDERICKSBURG/MASSAPONAX AREA).
- Turn right off of Exit 126 onto Route 1.
- Go approximately 1 mile - at third stoplight turn left onto Route 17 (you should see the sign for Fort A.P. Hill just before the third light).
- Go approximately 6 miles until you come to the intersection of Routes 17 and 2 (there will be a stop light).
- Turn right onto Route 2 South and go about 14 miles until you come to the stoplight in Bowling Green (intersection of Routes 2 and 301).
- Turn left at the light and proceed to U.S. 301. Turn left (north) onto U.S. 301 at the second stop sign...you will soon see two small motels and a restaurant on your right...the Fort A.P. Hill main entrance is just a bit further on your left.
Direction to Fort A.P. Hill traveling from the South via I-95
- Take Interstate 95 north to Exit 104 (Carmel Church/Bowling Green).
- Get on Route 207 toward Bowling Green. A sign on the exit ramp points to Fort A.P. Hill.
- At approximately 10 miles, you will want to get on Route 301 toward Port Royal. Again signs point the way to A.P. Hill.
- Go approximately 3 miles and the main entrance to Fort A.P. Hill is on the left.

