88th Annual Fair                                                September 15-18, 2011                                                    La Plata, Maryland All Rights Reserved - Charles County Fair, Inc., © 2011 - info@charlescountyfair.com - (301) 932-1234 www.charlescountyfair.com Charles County Fair P.O. Box 968 La Plata, Maryland 20646 t: 301-932-1234 f: 301-934-6221 www.charlescountyfair.com info@charlescountyfair.com Driving Directions We are located at the Charles County Fair Grounds, 3 miles south of the town of La Plata on Fairgrounds Road just off of US Route 301 in historic Southern Maryland. During fair time, just follow the signs. Our road address is 8440 Fairgrounds Road. Printable directions  From the Washington DC Beltway: Take Exit 7A, Branch Ave south (MD Route 5), nine miles to US Route 301 south. Follow US Route 301 south approximately 18 miles through Waldorf and La Plata. Fairgrounds are on the left. From Virginia: Take US Route 301 north across the Harry Nice Bridge and go about ten miles. Fairgrounds will be on right on Fairground Road. For those with GPS we are at: Latitude 38 degrees, 28 minutes, 51.72 seconds N, Longitude 76 degrees, 59 minutes, 10.93 seconds W For information about our fair queen, Queen Nicotina LXXVI, click here! Click here for information on our partners and sister fairs! Parking General parking is available on the fairgrounds.  However, we strongly recommend using our satellite parking lots at the Charles County Courthouse/Government Building parking lot and the Bel Alton Volunter Fire Department and take a shuttle bus to the fair!  Shuttle buses run from 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday and 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday every 15 to 30 minutes.        Please park responsibly! Charles County Fair Board of Directors   The Charles County Fair, Inc. is an independent non- profit corporation managed by an all volunteer Board of Directors. President:  Charlie Gardiner Vice President: Bruce Culver Secretary: Louise Stine Treasurer: Glenn Belmore Directors: Ruth Culver Robert Deskins C.J. Gardiner Joe Gardiner Kim Gladwell Ida Jean Glover Samuel Graves, Jr. Kenny Hayden Luci Kidwell Michael Magrogan John Magrogan, Jr. Tina Stine Betty Turner Archie Verdiglione Pat Wathan Jack Welch Sandy Wilson David Ziegler Michael Zinn At Large:  J.T. Hindle Honorary Director:  George Dyson   Junior Fair Board - Charles County Fair