Head of the Eagle
- Oct 5, 2019
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- Eagle Creek Park
- Indianapolis, IN (USA)
- Hosted By: Indianapolis Rowing Center
- 2019 Registered Regatta
- Cancelled
Indianapolis Rowing Center (IRC) is located in Eagle Creek Park on the Northwest side of Indianapolis. The facilities include a large pole barn that houses private boats, club boats, and boats belonging to area colleges. There are on-site showers and restroom facilities, as well as the coach’s office. The boathouse is open March - November.
The boathouse is located at 7350 Eagle Beach Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46254 (Do NOT use Mapquest for directions). The boathouse # is 317-991-1829.
There are parking lots along Eagle Beach Drive for spectator and competitor parking. Sprint races can be watched along the shore of the course in the last 250m.
The 2,000-meter course on Eagle Creek Reservoir was the site of the rowing events for the 1987 Pan-Am Games, the 1994 World Rowing championships and has hosted USRowing National Championship Regattas 16 times since 1987. The Indianapolis Rowing Center also hosts high school and collegiate regattas in the spring and the Head of the Eagle each October.
Please note all spectators and competitors must pay the Eagle Creek Park gate entry fee ($6/car/day, $15/van). There is no additional fee to watch the regatta.