Directions & Parking

The Sanford Center | 1111 Event Center Drive NE, Bemidji, MN

Directions

Directions from the South

From Brainerd: Take 371 from Brainerd and turn left onto Hwy 2. Take 1st exit into BJL and follow to 1st st south.
From Motley or Park Rapids: Take Highway 71 north.

Directions from the North

From Highway 71 N or Highway 2 E: Follow Highway 197 (Paul Bunyan Drive) from the Airport/Mall area towards Bemidji State University and Lake Bemidji. Continue South through downtown Bemidji and follow the South Shore to 1st Street S or Event Center Dr. (by the Green Mill and Hampton Inn).

Parking

We have approximately 1200 public parking spaces available for hockey, concerts, and convention center events.