The Camden County Boathouse at Cooper River is the quintessential setting for recreational and competitive rowing. Cooper River is an ideal water venue praised by athletes and international rowing experts for its sheltered, narrow, six-lane, 2,000-meter race course. Cooper River Park has hosted numerous state and national rowing events, such as the IRA, NCAA, and the SRAAs regattas, in addition to many local high school, college and masters regattas.
The Boathouse features six boat bays for storage of close to one-hundred racing shells. It houses seven local rowing clubs that train daily on the Cooper River, ranging from middle-school-aged to adults in their senior years. Daily rowing on the Cooper started in 2001 with one-hundred area rowers, and that number has now grown to more than 400 rowers practicing every day.
Rowing Club Members
Anyone interested in storing rowing shells at the boathouse must be a club on the Cooper River. There is an annual Public Lottery to store single or double seat boats at the boathouse. The lottery is held in December each year and good for the following calendar year.
Boat Storage
8+ $600.00
4+ $300.00
2x $150.00
1x $150.00
Membership Fees
Fall $25.00
Spring $50.00
Summer $10.00
Masters $40.00
Rowing Clubs will be permitted four free uses of a meeting room per year for club/board/parent meetings (2 hours per meeting), and unlimited use of the training room when available for coaching purposes only. There is an annual Public Lottery to store single or double seat boats at the boathouse. The lottery is held in December each year and good for the following calendar year.
Boathouse Membership Fee
Annual $100.00
2023 Regatta Calendar
Saturday, March 25, 2023
Ivy/Big 10 Double Duel
Teams compete head-to-head over 2,000 meters and then rotate opponents later in the day.
Saturday April 1, 2023
Doc Hosea Invitational – RegattaWorks
Saturday, April 8, 2023…Steve Neczypor Memorial Regatta
Saturday & Sunday, April 15-16, 2023
The KNECHT Cup Regatta
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Garden States Championships
The Garden State Scholastic Championships is the National qualifiers of the SRAA regatta. The teams compete in 1,500-meter heats in using stake boats.
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Cooper Cup
South Jersey Rowing Club
Friday & Saturday, May 12 & 13, 2023
Dad Vail Regatta
The largest collegiate regatta in the United States
Friday-Sunday, May 26-28, 2023
NCAA Women’s National Championship
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets will be required Friday 5.26 through Sunday 5.28 and will be sold on-site near the main parking lot entrance off of North Park Drive. All sales will be credit card only starting at 6:30am each day. No advance sale or cash payment options will be available for spectators.
Gates open at 7am each day
Pricing:
All Access Pass for unlimited access Friday through Sunday
- Adults – $40
- Senior – $25
- Student or Child – $30
Daily Passes – Friday, Saturday or Sunday
- Adults – $15
- Senior – $10
- Student – $10
Notes for Event:
- Local park rules will be enforced throughout the weekend
- Personal tents are permitted in the park in designated areas – they will be permitted in ticketed areas but will not be permitted along the river bank.
- Food can be purchased at concessions (food trucks) that will be located on North Park Drive.
- Food is permitted to be brought into the park and into ticketed areas.
- Alcohol is not permitted in the park and will not be permitted in ticketed areas of the NCAA Championship.
Saturday, July 22, 2023
Cooper River Dragon Boat Festival
Saturday, October 28, 2023
Gold Challenge Cup Foundation – The Gold Cup
Clubs:
Camden County welcomes all these clubs to Cooper River.
High Schools
Bishop Eustace
Haddon Township Crew
Haddonfield Crew Club
Moorestown Crew
South Jersey Rowing Club
Masters (Adult Rowing)
Cooper Rowing Club
River Sisters Dragon Boat Club
River Sirens Dragon Boat Club
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