Rowing

Rowing

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.

Membership & Fees

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 is valid for the following calendar year.

Boat Storage

Membership Fees

Rowing clubs are permitted four free uses of a meeting room per year for club, board, or 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 is valid for the following calendar year.

Boathouse Membership Fee

Regattas

2026 Regatta Calendar

Resources

Boathouse Rules and Policies

Click here to download Boathouse Rules and Policies.

Boathouse Etiquette Manual

Click here to download Boathouse Etiquette Manual.

Clubs

Camden County welcomes all these clubs to Cooper River.

High Schools

Masters (Adult Rowing)

Check back for updated news.

Regatta & River Use

Click here to download the regatta and river use application or fill out the form at the bottom of the page.

Request Application Guidelines

  1. All event applications must be submitted through the Camden County Boathouse Office.
  2. All applications must be accompanied by a $2,000.00 deposit to be considered.
    • Accepted payment methods:
      • Debit/Credit
      • Check
      • Cashier’s Check
      • Money Order
    • Payable to Camden County Treasurer.
    • The $2,000.00 deposit will be deducted from the final invoice.
  3. Applications must be received by June 1st for the following calendar year.
    • Applications received after June 1st will receive second consideration for dates.
    • Permit fees are due by September 1 for the following season.
  4. The application will be reviewed and approved within 30 days of receipt by the Boathouse, and the applicant will be notified in writing of date confirmation.

Required Information (Due 21 Days Prior to Event)

All events must submit:

Additional Notes

Camden County Boathouse will provide park guidelines that must be:

This ensures all guidelines are properly followed.