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Event Announcement Archive (2023)

The Bay Area Orienteering Club has been holding orienteering events for many years, and this archive of pre-event announcements comes in handy for planning future events. The announcements for recent years are stored on our wiki, and can be viewed below by selecting the year and pressing the reload button (or by following these links: 2023 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2023), 2022 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2022), 2021 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2021), 2020 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2020), 2019 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2019), 2018 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2018), 2017 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2017), 2016 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2016), 2015 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2015), 2014 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2014), 2013 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2013), 2012 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2012), 2011 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2011), 2010 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2010), 2009 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2009), 2008 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2008), 2007 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2007), 2006 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2006), 2005 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2005)).

Even older event announcements for the following years are stored in their original format: 2004 (http://baoc.org/sched/s04/), 2003 (http://baoc.org/sched/s03/), 2002 (http://baoc.org/sched/s02/), 2001 (http://baoc.org/sched/s01/), 2000 (http://baoc.org/sched/s00/), 1999 (http://baoc.org/sched/s99/), 1998 (http://baoc.org/sched/s98/).

Please be aware that links to external web sites or email addresses may be out of date. The formatting of the pages varies, due to the fact that this web site has undergone a number of cosmetic changes over the years. If you know the name of the park where the event was held, but not the date, it may be easier to find by using the search box in the upper right-hand corner of this page.

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Date Event Name,
Location,
Type, and Notes
Event Director
or Contact
Course Setter(s)
Jan. 13 - 16 2023 Junior Nationals; Pine Mountain, GA Georgia Orienteering Club (GAOC)
A; Friday: Middle NRE; Sat/Sun: 2-day Classic NRE, combined-time scoring (Junior Nationals); Monday Extreme-O (entry deadlines: Jan. 6 & 12)
Jan. 14 - 15 Anza-Borrego Desert State Park; Borrego Springs, CA - 415.359.4237
San Diego Orienteering (SDO)
A; Popular desert event over MLK weekend; Saturday Goat (5k & 10k) & afternoon Sprint; Sunday Classic-distance NRE & afternoon Maze-O (Score-O in a slot-canyon maze); maximum of 200 participants; no registration at the event (entry deadline: Jan. 8)
Jan. 21 - 22 Bon Tempe Reservoir
Fairfax, CA
- 415.456.8118 Heidi Cusworth (NAV-X),
Bill Cusworth (NAV-X)
C; DATES CHANGED — As in the past, limited participation (only for club members) on Saturday or Sunday; PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED; NO BEGINNER OR INTERMEDIATE COURSE; same advanced-level courses both days
Jan. 28
(Sat.)
Go Wild! Lime Ridge; Walnut Creek, CA - 510.681.6181
terraloco (LOCO)
Rex Winterbottom
2-hour Map Adventure Course; Enjoy a trail & wilderness scramble among the oaks, quarries, & grasslands of Lime Ridge Open Space. Teams of 1–5 find checkpoints along the trails & in the wilds in 2 hours. Preregister for lower fees. (Not a BAOC event)
Feb. 3 - 5 2023 OUSA Ski Orienteering Championships; Lake Placid, NY Empire Orienteering Club (EMPO)
A; Sprint, Middle, & Long events to be held in conjunction with the Empire State Winter Games (entry deadline: Jan. 28)
Feb. 4
(Sat.)
Wild Goose Chase 5k & 10k
Mississippi Bar, Fair Oaks, CA
- 510.681.6181
terraloco (LOCO)
Rex Winterbottom
5k/10k map adventure courses; enjoy the many trails, rock piles, & American River views of Mississippi Bar! Not your typical 5k/10k: follow a map to find the checkpoints; have the trail run of your life! Preregister for lower fees. (Not a BAOC event)
Feb. 12
(Sun.)
Shell Ridge Open Space
Walnut Creek, CA
Jay Hann
B; Standard 7-course event for beginners through advanced
Feb. 18
(Sat.)
Fire Mountain Middle NRE; Mt Vernon, WA Cascade Orienteering Club (COC)
A; Middle-distance classic orienteering; one race; five public courses interspersed with eight student (Washington Interscholastic Orienteering League) courses; preregistration is required (entry deadline: Feb. 15)
Feb. 18 - 26 Southwest Spring Week (SWSW) 2023; Tucson, AZ Tucson Orienteering Club (TSN)
B; Nine days of orienteering and fun in the desert southwest with a variety of courses (registration is open; deadline TBD)
Feb. 26
(Sun.)
Lake Herman Recreation Area
Benicia, CA
- 650.906.9672 Nick Corsano
B; Standard 7-course event for beginners through advanced
Mar. 1 - 31 NAV-X GPS Challenge #1: Annadel State Park; Santa Rosa, CA
NAV-X Challenge (NAV-X)
TBD (Nav-X)
Rogaine; 3- or 6-hour Map Trek using the MapRun6 smartphone app or MapRunG Garmin app; get to as many of the ~50 checkpoints as you can (dates shown are due to a website limit; actual dates are March 1 through April 30) (Not a BAOC event)
Mar. 4
(Sat.)
Wild Goose Chase 5k & 10k
Rossmoor Bar, Rancho Cordova, CA
- 510.681.6181
terraloco (LOCO)
Rex Winterbottom
5k/10k map adventure courses; enjoy the many trails, rock piles, & American River views of Rossmoor Bar! Not your typical 5k/10k: follow a map to find the checkpoints; have the trail run of your life! Preregister for lower fees. (Not a BAOC event)
Mar. 11 - 12 Royal Romp 2023; Quantico, VA Quantico Orienteering Club (QOC)
A; 2-day Classic NRE event at Prince William Forest; advance registration is required (entry deadline: March 4)
Mar. 12
(Sun.)
Joseph D. Grant County Park
San Jose, CA
- 650.941.8251 Derek Maclean,
Kim van Berkel
B; Standard 7-course event for beginners through advanced; free introductory instruction for beginners (pending park approval)
Mar. 24 - 26 2023 U.S. Nationals – Flying Pig XXV; Morehead, KY Orienteering Club of Cincinnati (OCIN)
A; 25th edition of the popular National Event; Friday Sprint at Morehead State University (Morehead, KY); Saturday Long & Sunday Middle at Carter Caves State Park (KY); this event will be the JWOC 2023 Team Trials (entry deadlines: Feb. 28, March 14)
Mar. 25
(Sat.)
Cole Valley Find-Your-Way 5K & 10K
San Francisco, CA
- 510.681.6181
terraloco (LOCO)
Rex Winterbottom
Discover the quirks & wonders of Cole Valley & the Haight: Choose 5k or 10k map adventure course; find up to 30 checkpoints using a custom map to navigate; answer multiple-choice questions at checkpoints; preregister for lower fees (Not a BAOC event)