Travel and Student Accommodations

Travel to Penn State University

If you are traveling by car, the Penn State University Park campus is located in the center of the state, at the intersection of routes 26 and 322, fifteen miles south of Interstate 80, and is within driving distance of many major cities, including Harrisburg (1.5 hours, 90 miles), Pittsburgh (3 hours, 137 miles), Philadelphia (3.5 hours, 194 miles), Washington, D.C. (4 hours, 190 miles), New York City (5 hours, 250 miles), and Toronto (6.5 hours, 304 miles).

If you are traveling by air, the State College/University Park Airport is located near the University Park campus. Click here to access more information on flights.

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Location and Student Accomodations

The Stock Market Madness Camp will be conducted in classroom facilities on Penn State's University Park campus.

The Penn State residence halls are an ideal lodging location for youth programs. Housing, Food Services, and Residence Life offers a secure and friendly environment for youth. The residence hall community also offers an excellent atmosphere for fun, learning, and growth. Below are some details:

• Each floor is gender-specific, and each building is normally assigned to one gender.
• University policy requires that youth groups provide a minimum of one counselor for every twenty participants of the same gender. Counselors must be 18 years or older and of the same gender as participants. Housing also provides one conference assistant per building for youth programs. Our conference assistants can help participants who need directions, have a bout of homesickness or roommate issues.
• All residence hall areas have television lounges and pay laundry facilities. Pay phones are available in common areas.
• Attendees may indicate one roommate preference on the registration form. Listing a roommate preference does not guarantee enrollment of the roommate in the program. If no preference is indicated, the housing office will assign a roommate.
• Each hall has 24 hour door card access for assigned residents. Only residents can access the hall. The doors are always locked.
• Because the security and safety of youth participants are important, youth attendees must be in their assigned residence halls by 11:00 p.m. University-student auxiliary police monitor the residence halls and the surrounding areas overnight.