Downtown Tempe / Mill Avenue

Map, Directions and Parking to Mill Avenue in Downtown Tempe

Mill Avenue is a vibrant area in downtown Tempe. Restaurants, night life, movies, shops, Sun Devil Stadium and Tempe Beach Park/Tempe Town Lake are are all part of the Mill Avenue downtown district in Tempe. Many popular events are held on Mill Avenue, including the semi annual Tempe Festival of the Arts, Tempe Festival of Lights Parade, and the nationally acclaimed the Insight Fiesta Bowl Bowl Block Party. Also within a few block is the main Arizona State University campus, including ASU Gammage.

For purposes of this map, the address I am using for Mill Avenue and Downtown Tempe is that of the Downtown Tempe Community / Mill Avenue District Office at:

310 S. Mill Avenue
Tempe, Arizona 85281
480-350-8625

Directions to Downtown Tempe and Mill Avenue:

From Sky Harbor International Airport: Take Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) and exit at Priest Drive. Turn south (right) on Priest, east (left) on Rio Salado Parkway, and then south (right on) Mill Avenue.

From the southeast: Take the Price Freeway 101 Loop north to the red Mountain Freeway Loop 202. Go west on the 202 toward Phoenix. Exit at Rural Road and make a left (south) to Rio Salado Parkway. Make a right (west) on Rio Salado to Mill Avenue and make a left (south).
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Take US60 Superstition Freeway to Mill Avenue exit. Drive south on Mill Avenue.

From the south: Take I-10 west towards Phoenix. Exit at 143 Hohokam Expy, and take that to the University Exit. Go east (right) on University to Mill Avenue and make a left (north) on Mill.

From the north: Take SR51 to the Loop 202 red Mountain Freeway. Go east on the 202. Exit at Priest Road and make a right (south) to Rio Salado Parkway. Make a left (east) on Rio Salado to Mill Avenue and make a right (south).

Parking in Downtown Tempe:
Parking in downtown Tempe Town Lake can be confusing. There are some free lots and some pay lots, and of course, any spot you can find in on the streets of downtown Tempe around Mill Avenue. Specifics about parking can be found at the Downtown Tempe web site.

By METRO Light Rail: Downtown Tempe is accessible by METRO light rail. Use the Mill Avenue/3rd Street station. Here is a map of the METRO light rail stations.

Downtown Tempe / Mill Avenue Map

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