Facilities

Our boathouse is on Island MetroPark in the Great Miami River, just north of downtown Dayton. The entire island is a beautifully maintained park, operated by Five Rivers MetroParks, which provides an idylic setting for rowing. We share the island with a popular public park on the northern half and a water rescue squad on the southern half, where we are.

The boathouse was built in 1995 and provides basic boat storage for GDRA's Adult and Junior programs and for UD's collegiate program. Storage was expanded with the addition of a fenced boatyard and roofed area in 2003.

We have 130 feet of rowing docks that we built with volunteer labor in 1998. See the dock page for info about that project. Most of the dock comes out of the water on the weekend before Thanksgiving and goes back in around March 1. We always leave enough dock in the water for an eight to launch, though it freezes in place for a few weeks most winters...

Located:	At 124 East Helena Street across from Island Park
From I-75 Northbound:	Take Exit #56 Stanley Ave. At bottom of exit ramp, turn left onto Stanley Ave westbound. *See Below.
From I-75 Southbound:	Take Exit #56B Stanley Avenue WEST. At bottom of ramp, bear right onto Stanley Ave westbound. *See Below.
*Below:	Stay on Stanley for 1 mile, until it ends at the T-intersection with Helena Street. Turn right onto Helena westbound for 200 yards. You will see the beige boathouse on the left.
From Downtown:	Take either Main Street or Riverside Drive north until you reach Helena Street. Turn right (east) onto Helena. After you cross over the Great Miami River, the boathouse is on the right (south) across from the Island MetroPark entrance.
Amenities:	There is a local telephone inside the boathouse 937-222-4769. Restrooms are across the street when the park is open.

Project Information:

Adult Rowing Program Boats

About the River Height Stick

Boathouse and Facilities

Boathouse Manager: Doug Barker