GCRA began using the newly constructed Griggs Reservoir Boathouse in April of 2011.

The contract to construct the Griggs Reservoir Boathouse was approved by the Columbus City Council on October 5, 2009. This boathouse is a shared facility between GCRA, Ohio State University's Women's Varsity Rowing Team and the City of Columbus.

Only current GCRA members have security access to the boathouse. The boathouse is available between 5:00am and 9:30pm. You must not enter the building outside these hours or the alarm will be triggered.

The Scioto Room in the Griggs Reservoir Boathouse is no longer a rentable event space. please contact the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, Permit and Rental Services for information on their event venues. GCRA is not involved in the scheduling of non-rowing events in the facility.

The Scioto River

Griggs Reservoir is part of the Scioto River. The name Scioto is derived from the Wyandot (Wendat) word for “deer.” The Scioto River also historically played an important role as part of the Underground Railroad as a route for enslaved peoples seeking freedom in the North.

Land & Water Acknowledgment

The land on which our boathouse stands is part of the ancient homeland and traditional territory of many Native peoples including the Shaawanwaki (Shawnee), the Lenape (Delaware), the Seneca-Cayuga, and the Wyandot (Wendat), whose name for the Scioto River persists though they were forcibly removed to territory further West. We pay respect to Indigenous peoples past, present, and future and their continuing connection to the land and water we use for rowing.