Island Park Boathouse

Located:	On East Helena Street across from Island Park
From I-75 N:	Take Exit #56 at Stanley Avenue. At the bottom of the exit ramp turn left (west) and go through two traffic lights. **See Below.
From I-75 S:	Take the abrupt Exit #56B at Stanley Avenue WEST. At the bottom of the ramp bear right and go through one traffic light at Keowee Street. **See Below.
**Below:	After the light at Keowee Street, the road takes a dogleg to the left. Stay on Stanley until you reach the T-intersection with Helena Street. Turn right (west) onto Helena Street. At the top of the knoll you will see the beige boathouse on the left and Five Rivers MetroParks Island Park (and bandshell) on the right. There are parking lots available on either side of Helena St., but trailer parking only on the boathouse (left/south) side.
From Downtown:	Take either Main Street or Riverside Drive north until you reach Helena Street. Turn right (east) onto Helena Street and cross the Great Miami River on the Helena Street Bridge. The GDRA boathouse is on the right (south) across from the Island Park Entrance.

About the rowing docks: Located just downriver from the boathouse is 100' of high quality dock space to launch rowing crews and for returning crews to dock their shells. Dock space is at a premium in high-use hours so we strive to launch, dock, and move on and off the docks in a timely and safe fashion.

About the Boathouse and Boatyard: The Island Park Boathouse is maintained by the Greater Dayton Rowing Association. The University of Dayton occupies the center bay of the boathouse. The rowing programs share neither equipment nor supplies. GDRA occupies the smaller Bay #1 (toward the parking lot) and it is filled with privately owned shells, the dressing room, the telephone area and bulletin boards. The larger Bay #3 is located on the river side of the boathouse. Small privately owned and club-owned shells are stored on the outside wall of the house and larger junior sweep shells are racked on the opposite side. Some shells are ceiling racked with a pulley system. Only qualified adult rowers may handle the rowing equipment and junior rowers with coaches advise. Only paid adult members and junior crew captains have the boathouse combination. Most rowers know the boatyard combinations.

The fenced area near the docks is a locked outdoor storage facility for rowing equipment referred to as The Boatyard. It was erected in 2004 when the current boathouse began to overflow. The safety launches are stored outdoors here. There is a separately locked storage space for gasoline within the boatyard. Both the University of Dayton and Greater Dayton Rowing have their own respective areas of the facility and do not share equipment or supplies.