DIRECTIONS

NEW for 2026: Do NOT approach the boathouse from Riverboat Row! You cannot pass through the bridge construction site. There is a new parking lot behind the levee, at the address 451 W 5th St, Newport, KY 41071. To get there from downtown Cincinnati, take the Taylor Southgate Bridge over the Ohio River, then immediately exit the roundabout onto route 8W. Stay on the main road, with the Megacorp pavilion on your left and the Ovation complex on your right. At the next roundabout, take the first open exit (after the closed 4th street bridge exit), pass the housing complex, then turn right onto the small road at the base of the levee. Park in the gravel lot to the left or the side street, and walk up the wooden stairs to get to the boathouse.