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Peachtree Road Race: Guide to parking, road closures and directions

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Published  July 3, 2022 10:38am EDT
Buckhead
FOX 5 Atlanta

Atlanta Track Club CEO on return of Peachtree Road Race

Just under 50,000 runners are expected to participate in Monday's race.

ATLANTA - The Peachtree Road Race returns in 2022, looking more like it has in years prior to the pandemic.

Still considered the world's largest 10K, Atlanta Track Club CEO Rich Kenah said there are approximately 50,000 runners participating in this edition of the race. 

In 2021, the road race was split up over multiple days to reduce crowd size and mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The race was virtual in 2020. The format looks more like the pre-pandemic form of the iconic Atlanta event.

"It feels a little bit like ‘Back to the Future,’" Kenah said. "This is the 53rd running of the Peachtree, but we really haven't had a ‘normal’ Peachtree since 2019."

Whether you're heading to Buckhead to race on July 4th or cheering on family and friends at the finish line in Midtown, here's your guide to navigating Atlanta before and during the race:

Peachtree Road Race road closures

Final preparations for 2022 Peachtree Road Race

The event is back to its traditional one-day format. Organizers give advice for runners.

The starting area in Buckhead, Peachtree Road between Lenox Road and Lenox Parkway will be closed starting midnight on Monday. All other start area closures will begin at 4:30 a.m. 

  • Peachtree Road from Lenox Road to Peachtree Dunwoody Road
  • Around Lenox Road from Peachtree Road to Lenox Road
  • Lenox Road from Peachtree Road to Ferncliff Road
  • Buckhead Loop from Peachtree Road. to GA 400
  • Phipps Boulevard from Buckhead Loop to Wieuca Road
  • Wieuca Road from Old Ivy Road to Roxboro Road
  • Roxboro Road from Kingsboro Road. to Peachtree Dunwoody Road
  • Prichard Road from Roxboro Road to Oak Valley Road
  • Lakeside Road from Pritchard Road to Kingsboro Road
  • Kingsboro Road from Roxboro Road to Lenox Road
  • Oak Valley Road from Peachtree Road to E. Paces Ferry Road

The Atlanta Police Department will close the course, including Peachtree Street, once the start area is secure, APD will begin to close the course starting at 5:30 a.m. 

These streets will be closed near the finish area:

  • 10 Street from Charles Allen to Monroe Drive until 5 p.m. Monday
  • 10th Street from Myrtle to Charles Allen 2:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday
  • Monroe Drive from Kanuga to Virginia 5:30 a.m. to noon Monday
  • 8th Street from Monroe to Peachtree Street 7:15 a.m. to noon Monday
  • Peachtree Place from Peachtree Street to West Peachtree 8 a.m. Monday

Peachtree Road Race parking

Atlanta Track Club members were able to purchase starting line parking online. The lot is located 300 meters from the starting line at the Alliance Center Parking Deck at 3424 Peachtree Road. Take the Lenox Road exit off of Ga. 400 North or Ga. 400 South at 5 a.m.

Purchasers received a hang tag and a prepaid parking ticket for exiting the parking deck

Participants and spectators are encouraged to use MARTA, which will start service early on race day.

Lenox Station is closest to the starting line. Midtown or Art Center stations provide the most convenient access to the finish line.