Midwest Junior Rowing Championship

Harsha Lake at East Fork Lake Park

Bethel, OH

Directions & Parking:

Harsha Lake at East Fork Lake Park

Bethel, OH

3294 Elklick Road Bethel, OH 45106

Parking at the beach lot is reserved for officials, coaches and volunteers. A parking pass is required.

Please allow 1 hour from the entrance to the park to park your vehicle and ride the shuttle to the venue. If you park in the grass, you will receive a ticket. (More Directions & Parking info below)

Results:

Here Now (www.herenow.com)

Hotel Information:

Hampton Inn & Suites Cincinnati/Kenwood

2000 Ronald Reagan Drive Cincinnati OH 45236

Saturday, May 16 & Sunday, May 17

Details below are subject to change (last updated 5/14/2026)

Thursday, May 14

Boat Loading at practice (all Regionals Rowers are expected to attend unless you are cleared by a coach to miss)

Friday, May 15

Shell Trailer & Booster Equipment arrival at regatta site.

Saturday, May 16

ROWER Call Time: 6:00a Eastern Time
PARENT Call Time: Parents can drop rower off then go park and take the shuttle back to the site to set up
Coach's & Coxswains Meeting: None - coaches will go over info with the rowers on Saturday morning
Approximate Rower Dismissal Time: TBD (depends on if boats make the finals)
Team Dinner: 6:00p
Team Meeting at hotel: 6:45p

Sunday, May 17

ROWER Call Time: 6:00a Eastern Time
PARENT Call Time: Parents can drop rower off then go park and take the shuttle back to the site to set up
Regatta End Time: TBD - but could be approximately 2p (All rowers are expected to stay until all boats are loaded and you are dismissed by a coach - unless you have cleared leaving early with a coach ahead of time.)

No Boat Unloading

We will NOT be unloading boats on Sunday after regionals. We will be unloading at our last practice on TUESDAY. There will be no practice on Monday.

Race Schedule - Saturday

NOTE: I do not know what heats the rowers are in yet. This will be updated once they releast the heat sheet.

Race Schedule - Sunday

NOTE: I do not know what heats the rowers are in yet. This will be updated once they releast the heat sheet.

Parent Information

THURSDAY - Booster Equipment Loading at the Rowing Center (during practice time 5:15-7p)

Parents are meeting to pack the Booster Equipment on Thursday evening at the Rowing Center while the rowers are loading boats at the Boatyard.

FRIDAY - Early Evening

The Booster Equipment will arrive on Friday early evening. Parents that are in the area at that time can come and stake out a site and get some things set up. I will keep you updated on our arrival time.

SATURDAY - Parent Call Time and Site Setup

Saturday morning, the rower call time is 6:00a. Parents can drive through and drop rowers off, then go park in the remote parking areas (see maps below) and take the shuttle back to the site. Tent/food setup can start when you arrive after parking.

SATURDAY - Cooking/Food Planning

Our races are all extremely early on Saturday. If no one makes the finals, we could be done before lunch. Even if someone makes the finals, we may be able to leave and come back. My suggestion is that the plan is cold breakfast before they race, then have pancakes and bacon ready for after they race. Once we know if anyone makes finals, we can make a plan for the rest of the day.

SUNDAY - Parent Call Time and Site Setup

Same as Saturday morning, the rower call time is 6:00a so parents can drive through and drop rowers off, then go park in the remote parking areas (see maps below) and take the shuttle back to the site to start prepping cold breakfast.

SUNDAY - Cooking/Food Planning

Racing is more spread out on Sunday with one race early and one race later. My recommendation is that we have cold breakfast out, then do hot breakfast after the girls come in from their race. After that, we can do a quick assessment of where we are and come up with a plan for the rest of the day that will include when/if cooking should happen and when regatta site tear down could happen. I understand that everyone has a 6 hour drive home and know that getting out of there sooner rather than later is preferable, so that will be considered in the plan.

SUNDAY - If Boats Make the Finals

If boats make the finals on Sunday, we will have a conversation about the timing and figure out site breakdown, boat loading and whether or not there are people that can leave after we take care of the boats that we can take care of and the booster equipment.

Directions & Parking Additional Info

Parents, please remember that you can not park at the regatta site, you have to drop your rower off and take the shuttle.

Parking at the Beach Lot is reserved. A parking pass is required.

Wheelchair parking available at the beach parking lot.

If you do not have a parking pass, you will be directed to the additional parking available in the Indian Mound shelter, Turkey Ridge shelter and Tate boat ramp lots. A shuttle is available to the venue.

Parents who are dropping off a rower may proceed to the beach area to drop off the rower at the designated area and exit to the available parking areas.

Beach Road 3 lots are available for parking without a shuttle. Course viewing at the 1500 meter mark is available at the end of Beach Road 3. It is very short walk from the end of Beach Road 3 to the course finish line at the beach area.

Slade Road/US Army Corps of Engineer Boat ramp offers parking and a view of the start dock. Restrooms are available.

Please park in designated areas. Cars parked in prohibited areas will be ticketed. Roads inside the park are monitored and patrolled.

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Directions to Harsha Lake, East Fork State Park Beach area. (GPS address: 3294 Elklick Road, Bethel OH 45106)

From I-75 or I-71 southbound, take I-275 East (South) to Beechmont Ave. – Rt. 125E
From 1-75 or I-71 northbound, take I-275 East (North) to Beechmont Ave. – Rt. 125E.
I-275 East/North to Beechmont Ave. – Rt. 125. Exit (#65).
Follow Beechmont Ave – Rt. 125 East – for 9.5 miles. You will pass through Withamsville, Amelia and Mt. Holly. The road will change names – Stay on Rt. 125 East.

Note: As you pass through Amelia watch for the 25 mph zone, it is closely patrolled, even at 6 am!

At Bantam there is a light – turn left onto Bantam. Drive .2 mile to the East Fork State Park entrance. Turn left into the park, and follow the signs to the Beach.

Drive about .9 mile, passing a cemetery and church on the left. Turn left where the park signs indicate the Beach and continue on for .6 mile to the lake. You will go down a small hill, and the lake will be in front of you. The park is roughly 1 hour east of Cincinnati.

Communications via GroupMe

It is really important that everyone going to the regatta has GroupMe loaded on a device and unmutes it so that you are getting updates. You also need to be sure that you are checking GroupMe regularly for updates. We will only be sending updates via GroupMe next weekend.

What to Pack

Please see Regattas 101 for information on what parents should, what rowers should pack, and what to expect at a regatta.

Regattas 101 >

Race Course

This is a 2000m buoyed race course. The team tent will be near the finish line and the beach area near the tent is really a great area for viewing the race. There are a couple other areas where the race can be viewed as well, but would require driving. Slade Road/US Army Corps of Engineer Boat ramp offers parking and a view of the start dock.

US Rowing Waivers

Some of you may need to sign your rower's US Rowing waiver online in order for them to compete at the regatta. If this affects you, you will get an email.

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