Directions to the Center (Interactive map at bottom of page)
If using GPS make sure to enter entire name “Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center” Entering only Dyken Pond may direct you to the east side of the lake, which is 25 minutes from the Center. Please follow the directions below.
From Route 2
East on Route 2. Watch for Tamarac School on the left and Tamarac Plaza on the right. Go 1.5 miles. Watch for Dyken Pond sign on the right. Turn right onto Route 79 (Blue Factory Rd). Go two miles. Turn left at Dyken Pond sign onto Route 80 (Madonna Lake Rd). Bear right at fork (Jay Hakes Rd is to the left). Bear right at Dyken Pond sign onto Dyken Pond Rd (go straight instead of following the turn). Continue 2 ½ miles. Dyken Pond Road is a dirt road. Don’t get discouraged. We’re at the end of the road!
From Points West
Follow Route 7 east from Troy. Continue approximately 4 miles. Turn right at traffic light onto Route 278. Continue until the end. At traffic light, turn left onto Route 2. You will see Tamarac School and Plaza. Follow directions above.
From Points East
From Route 22, follow Route 2 west. You will pass the blinking light in the town of Grafton. Approximately ½ mile from there, look for the white Methodist Church on the left. Turn left at the church onto County Route 85 and continue for 3.1 miles. Turn left onto Route 80 (Madonna Lake Rd). After .8 miles, turn left at the sign.