2009 Midwest Scholastic Rowing Directions

Directions to East Fork State Park: from I-275 Exit #65, Beechmont Avenue East-Amelia (State Rd 125). Come 11 miles to light at Elklick Road. Take left, go half-mile then left into park and follow signs to Beach area.

Downloadable directions from cincinnatirowing.com
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Parking for Regatta

Please refer to aerial photo of East Fork State Park (below) for clarification and locations of the parking lots and the beach area as described.

Due to the limited amount of parking at the Beach regatta site, traffic will be controlled in the following ways:

1. Thursday and Friday- Teams will be allowed to unload their boats and set-up their team tents on Thursday and Friday without any restrictions as to time and parking though the beach road access will be closed by the Park Rangers at 11pm. Teams are to place their boats to the right of the beach as they enter the beach area down the hill from the park entrance. After unloading the boats, trailers will be moved to the parking lot at the top of the hill (as you come down to the beach area). No trailers can remain at the beach due to the limited area and limited parking spaces. Team tents are to be set up in the marked area to the left on the grass between the concession tent and the beach. Tent placement is on a "first come" basis.

2. Saturday and Sunday-Teams will be allowed in the parking lot at the beach from 5:00am-7:00am for unloading their boats and dropping off their teams and equipment. At 7:00am the access to the beach area will be curtailed and you will be asked to park in one of the out-lying parking lots and a shuttle service will be provided from those lots to the beach. Cars with handicap tags will be allowed to park at the beach parking lot at all times.

3. Teams with buses are asked to unload at the farthest row from the entrance to the parking lot. The curve at the end is a very tight fit for large tour buses and East Fork State Park has limited bus turn around to that row due to damage to the median. Buses will ONLY be allowed to park in the last parking lots. We ask bus drivers to park at an angle as directed by the lot attendant in order to maximize space availability. Once those lots are filled buses will be directed to park at an out-lying lot and shuttle service will be provided for the drivers to and from the beach area.

4. Teams will be allowed to load boats and equipment at the end of racing on Saturday and Sunday. At that time, access to the beach will be allowed as parking becomes available.