2016 Pittsburgh Steelers Training Camp Guide
The road to a Super Bowl championship is a long one. For the Pittsburgh Steelers and their fans, they hope the road begins at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe.
This year will mark the 51st anniversary of training camp being held at Saint Vincent College.
Players will be reporting to camp on Thursday, July 28.
According to the Steelers, there will be 14 practices open to the public. The first will take place on Friday at 2:55 p.m.
The popular night practice will be held on Friday, Aug. 5.
Arrivals
Over the years, some players have arrived at camp in interesting ways.
While some players arrived in luxury vehicles, Keisel pulled up in a dump truck.
No one has topped Keisel since, but some have tried.
TRAINING CAMP SCHEDULE
- Thursday, July 28 All players report by 4 p.m.
- Friday, July 29 2:55 p.m. (Open To Public)
- Saturday, July 30 2:55 p.m. (Open To Public)
- Sunday, July 31 2:55 p.m. (Open To Public)
- Monday, Aug. 1 2:55 p.m. (Open To Public)
- Tuesday, Aug. 2 Players Day Off (No Practice)
- Wednesday, Aug. 3 2:55 p.m. (Open To Public)
- Thursday, Aug. 4 2:55 p.m. (Open To Public)
- Friday, Aug. 5 7 p.m. Latrobe Memorial Stadium (Open To Public)
- Saturday, Aug. 6 2:55 p.m. (Open To Public)
- Sunday, Aug. 7 2:55 p.m. (Open To Public)
- Monday, Aug. 8 Players Day Off (No Practice)
- Tuesday, Aug. 9 Joint Practice with Detroit (Time TBD; Open To Public)
- Wednesday, Aug. 10 Joint Practice with Detroit (Time TBD; Open To Public)
- Thursday, Aug. 11 Practice Not Open To Public
- Friday, Aug. 12 First Preseason Game vs. Detroit (7 p.m. KDKA-TV)
- Saturday, Aug. 13 Players Day Off (No Practice)
- Sunday, Aug. 14 2:55 p.m. (Open To Public)
- Monday, Aug. 15 2:55 p.m. (Open To Public)
- Tuesday, Aug. 16 2:55 p.m. (Open To Public)
- Wednesday, Aug. 17 Practice Not Open To Public
- Thursday, Aug. 18 Second Preseason Game vs. Philadelphia (7 p.m. KDKA-TV)
*Schedule Subject To Change
Parking & Directions
Parking is free and available in the fields adjacent to the camp entrance. For handicap parking access, see a parking lot attendant upon arrival.
If you're using a GPS to guide you to camp, here's the address to use:
Saint Vincent College
3000 Fraser Purchase Road
Latrobe, PA 15650
Directions From The Steelers' Website:
From the Pittsburgh International Airport and Pittsburgh area:
Follow signs to Pittsburgh and travel on I-376 East towards Pittsburgh for 17 miles through the Fort Pitt Tunnel. (if traveling from the airport.) Stay in the right lane and follow I-376 East (Parkway East) for approximately 18 miles to the PA Turnpike exit in Monroeville Milepost #56. Travel east on the PA Turnpike (I-76) to Milepost #67 Irwin. Upon exiting, bear right and follow Route 30 East to Latrobe for approximately 15 miles. Once you pass Westmoreland Mall, Saint Vincent College is approximately 3-4 miles east of that landmark. Make a left hand turn at the traffic light at Saint Vincent Drive to the entrance of Saint Vincent College from Route 30 East. Proceed 1/2 mile, and turn left onto campus. Approximate travel time is one hour 30 minutes from Airport.
From Harrisburg, Philadelphia, New Jersey and points east:
Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike, I-76 West, to exit 91 (old exit 9) Donegal, take Pennsylvania Route 711 North to junction with U.S. Route 30 in Ligonier, take Route 30 West 10.4 miles to the stop light at Saint Vincent Drive, turn right onto Fraser Purchase Road (unmarked), go 1/2 mile, and turn left onto campus.
If you are coming from an area not listed, visit the Steelers' website here.
Hotels & Dining Around Latrobe
Check out the map below from LaurelHighlands.org for a variety of hotel and dining options around Saint Vincent College.
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