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Please be aware that links to external web sites or email addresses may be out of date.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.
| 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 |  - 415.359.4237San Diego Orienteering (SDO) |
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| 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 |
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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. 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 | |||
| 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) | |||
| Mar. 26 (Sun.) |
Sacramento Bar Fair Oaks, CA |
- 530.919.3160 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Jonas Libell (GCO) |
| B; Full-on orienteering event with courses for beginners (White & Yellow), intermediate orienteers (Orange), and advanced orienteers (Brown & Red), using classic punch cards; 2-hour time limit (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Mar. 30 (Thu.) |
BAOC Board Meeting Video Conference |
- 925.516.7622, - 650.906.9672 |
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| Quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors; 8:00 PM; all club members are welcome | |||
| Apr. 1 - 30 | NAV-X GPS Challenge #1: Annadel State Park; Santa Rosa, CA | NAV-X Challenge (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) | |||
| Apr. 2 (Sun.) |
Calero County Park San Jose, CA |
- 408.688.4482 |
Rich Parker |
| A; Standard, Classic-distance event for beginners through advanced orienteers; this will be our annual, 1-day, National Ranking Event (NRE) with standard fees (i.e., not normal NRE fees) | |||
| Apr. 8 (Sat.) |
Sunnyvale Find-Your-Way 5K & 10K; Sunnyvale, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Discover the quirks & wonders of Sunnyvale: Teams of 1–5 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) | |||
| Apr. 15 - 16 | 43rd Annual National Event; West Point, NY | U.S. Military Academy Orienteering Club (USMAOC) | |
| A; Sprint/Middle/Long National Ranking Events: Middle & Sprint on Saturday at West Point, Long on Sunday at Harriman State Park (entry deadline: April 8) | |||
| Apr. 15 (Sat.) |
Larkspur Find-Your-Way 5K & 10K; Larkspur, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Discover the quirks & wonders of Larkspur & Corte Madera: 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) | |||
| Apr. 20 (Thu.) |
BAOC Annual General Meeting Video Conference |
- 925.516.7622, - 650.906.9672 |
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| Annual membership meeting and election of officers | |||
| Apr. 23 (Sun.) |
Wild Goose Chase 5k & 10k Howell Mountain; Angwin, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| 5k/10k map adventure courses; enjoy the lush forests & plentitude of trails of the Howell Mountain Forest! 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) | |||
| Apr. 30 (Sun.) |
NAV-X GPS Challenge #3: Pacheco State Park; Hollister, CA | NAV-X Challenge (NAV-X) | |
| Rogaine; 3- or 6-hour Map Trek NOT using the MapRun6 smartphone app or MapRunG Garmin app; traditional, in-person, 1-day event; get to as many of the checkpoints as you can (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| May. 1 - 31 | NAV-X GPS Challenge #2: Auburn; Cool, CA | NAV-X Challenge (NAV-X) | |
| Rogaine; 2- or 4-hour Map Trek using the MapRun6 smartphone app or MapRunG Garmin app; get to as many of the checkpoints as you can (dates shown are due to a website limit; actual dates are April 1 through May 31) (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| May. 6 - 7 | Boulder Dash; Hollis, NH | Up North Orienteers (UNO) | |
| A; 2-day combined-time Classic NRE (entry deadlines: April 18, May 2) | |||
| May. 7 (Sun.) |
Mississippi Bar Fair Oaks, CA |
Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) | Dan Rathbun (GCO) |
| C; Score-O event: Find as many check points as you can within the time limit, individually or as a team, using classic pin punches and punch cards (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| May. 13 (Sat.) |
Morro Bay Find-Your-Way 5K & 10K; Morro Bay, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Discover the quirks & wonders of Morro Bay: Choose 5k or 10k map adventure course; teams of 1–5 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) | |||
| May. 21 (Sun.) |
Relay Event Bedwell Bayfront Park, Menlo Park, CA |
- 408.313.3753 |
Misha Kreslavsky |
| C; You get to have fun doing a Relay, and we get to practice administration of a Relay in anticipation of the NAOC Relay at the California Orienteering Festival | |||
| May. 27 - 29 | “Sprint” Adventure Running Festival; Atascadero, Morro Bay, & San Luis Obispo, CA | - 510.681.6181, |
Rex Winterbottom, Matej Šebo |
| A; 3 days, 6 events (1 NRE Sunday AM); for runners, walkers, hikers of all ages; new maps; 2km–3km courses; variety of formats; about 20 controls per course; terraloco events: Stages 1, 2, 3, 5, 6; BAOC events: Stages 3 & 4 = BAOC Summer Series event #1 | |||
| Jun. 4 (Sun.) |
California State University, Sacramento - CANCELED Sacramento, CA |
Kyle Porter (GCO) - 916.956.4896 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Dwight Freund (GCO) |
| This event has been canceled. Please check its page for details. | |||
| Jun. 11 (Sun.) |
Summer Series Event #2: Mills College Mills College, Oakland, CA |
- 510.407.1876 |
George Minarik |
| C; This is the second event of the 2023 Summer Series. Beginners are welcome! | |||
| Jun. 18 (Sun.) |
Summer Series Event #3: Vasona Park Vasona Lake County Park, Los Gatos, CA |
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Taylor Pospisil |
| C; This is the third event of the 2023 Summer Series. Beginners are welcome! | |||
| Jun. 24 - 25 | Marmot O Cup (MOC); Spokane, WA | Cascade Orienteering Club (COC) | |
| A; The NRE events have been canceled, being replaced by two *non-NRE* events; see the event website for details (entry deadline: June 20) | |||
| Jul. 1 - 9 | JWOC: Junior World Orienteering Champs; Baia Mare, Romania | ||
| A; Annual international championship event for juniors, and “Romanian Cup” public event (Sprint, Long, 2 Middle) | |||
| Jul. 1 - 7 | WTOC: World Trail-O Champs 2023; Zákupy, Czech Republic | ||
| A; Two PreO events, TempO event, Relay event (team organized by OUSA); public events at one PreO day & the TempO event (entry details TBD) -- rescheduled from 2022 | |||
| Jul. 1 - 5 | 5 Days of Italy; Pieve di Cadore, Veneto, Italy | ||
| A; In the Dolomites of northern Italy: Two Sprints, three Middle, and one Long event | |||
| Jul. 2 - 7 | 55th Kainuu Orienteering Week; Kuhmo, Finland | ||
| A; Four events over six days; competition categories and open courses; quotes from website: “3,500 to 10,000 orienteers annually”, “one of the most popular sporting events in Finland” | |||
| Jul. 4 (Tue.) |
San Francisco Bay 2 Bankers 5K, 10K San Francisco, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| 11th annual Bay 2 Bankers: another never-been-done-before mystery theme celebrating the classic vibes of San Francisco; start at Ghirardelli Square; meander through some classic neighborhoods of the city; preregister for lower fees (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Jul. 9 (Sun.) |
Summer Series Event #4: UC Berkeley University of California, Berkeley, CA |
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François Léonard |
| C; This is the fourth event of the 2023 Summer Series. Beginners are welcome! | |||
| Jul. 11 - 16 | WOC: World Orienteering Championships; Flims Laax, Switzerland | ||
| A; Annual world championships, with associated Swiss O Week “spectator races” open to everyone (see separate schedule entry) | |||
| Jul. 15 - 22 | Swiss O Week; Flims Laax, Switzerland | ||
| A; Popular open event in conjunction with the WOC; 3 Long and 3 Middle events (entry deadline: May 31) | |||
| Jul. 17 - 19 | 2023 Western States Orienteering Championships San Francisco Bay Area |
- 925.934.6567 |
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| A; All are welcome, including beginners. Championship event for orienteers from the western U.S. states that have 10,000-foot mountains; Stages 1–3 of the California Orienteering Festival — see Schedule entries for individual days | |||
| Jul. 17 (Mon.) |
Presidio of San Francisco San Francisco, CA |
- 650.248.0909 |
Matej Šebo |
| A; All are welcome, including beginners; NRE Sprint event in an urban park; California Orienteering Festival, Stage 1; Western States Orienteering Championships, Day 1 | |||
| Jul. 17 - 30 | California Orienteering Festival; San Francisco Bay Area & Lake Tahoe Area | - 925.934.6567 |
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| A; All are welcome, including beginners. Many days of activities including multiple NRE events, Western States O’ Championships, North American O’ Championships (NAOC), and World Rogaining Championships (WRC) — see Schedule entries for individual event | |||
| Jul. 18 (Tue.) |
Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA |
- 510.681.6181 |
Andrew Masalkov |
| A; All are welcome, including beginners; NRE Middle-distance event in urban park; California Orienteering Festival, Stage 2; Western States Orienteering Championships, Day 2 | |||
| Jul. 19 (Wed.) |
Morgan Territory Regional Preserve Livermore, CA |
- 510.684.2001 |
Deron van Hoff |
| A; All are welcome, including beginners; NRE Long-distance forest event; California Orienteering Festival, Stage 3; Western States Orienteering Championships, Day 3 | |||
| Jul. 21 - 24 | North American Orienteering Championships (NAOC) Truckee, CA |
- 925.934.6567 |
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| A; All are welcome, including beginners. California Orienteering Festival, Stages 4–7: Biennial American-Canadian championships, hosted by BAOC; Model event; NRE/WRE Sprint, Middle, & Long events; Elite & Club Relays | |||
| Jul. 23 - 29 | O-Ringen; Åre, Sweden | ||
| A; Annual, “world’s largest” orienteering event; main 5-day event is 2 Middle & 3 Long; other options available (entry deadline: June 1) — rescheduled from 2022 | |||
| Jul. 26 (Wed.) |
California Orienteering Festival, Stage 8 Spooner Lake/Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park, Between Incline Village, NV and South Lake Tahoe, CA |
- 925.934.6567 |
Nik Weber |
| A; All are welcome, including beginners; NRE Middle-distance alpine-forest event | |||
| Jul. 27 (Thu.) |
California Orienteering Festival, Stage 9 Independence Creek, Truckee, CA |
- 925.872.3935 |
Gavin Wyatt-Mair |
| A; All are welcome, including beginners; NRE Long-distance alpine-forest event | |||
| Jul. 28 - 30 | World Rogaining Championships (WRC) Northstar California Resort, Truckee, CA |
- 925.934.6567 |
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| Rogaine; California Orienteering Festival, Stage 10: Annual world championships, hosted by BAOC; limited to 1000 entries; model event on Friday | |||
| Jul. 29 - Aug. 2 | Bavarian Forest 5 Days; Zwiesel, Bavaria, Germany | ||
| A; City Sprint & 4 forest days; age classes (10-80) and open categories; max. 800 entries (entry deadline: July 9) | |||
| Jul. 29 - Aug. 4 | O'France 2023; Bolquère, France | ||
| A; Urban Sprint (nearby in Spain), 3 Middle, 2 Long events (entry deadline: May 31) | |||
| Jul. 30 - Aug. 4 | Scottish 6-Day; Elgin, Scotland (near Inverness) | ||
| A; Event results based on best four of five events: two Middle and three Long; plus an optional, limited-entry, non-counting Sprint (entry deadline: June 30) | |||
| Aug. 5 - 13 | Canadian Orienteering Championships; Ottawa/Montreal, Canada | ||
| A; 6-day O-Fest (8/5–8/10) followed by 3-day championships with Sprint, Middle, & Long events (8/11–8/13) (entry deadline: July 23) | |||
| Aug. 11 - 18 | WMOC: World Masters Orienteering Champs; Košice, Slovakia | ||
| A; Sprint Model, Qualification, & Final; Forest Model & Qualification; Middle Final; Long Final (entry deadline: June 30) — rescheduled from 2020 | |||
| Aug. 12 (Sat.) |
Summer Series Event #5: Diablo Valley College Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA |
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James Roney |
| C; This is the fifth event of the 2023 Summer Series. Beginners are welcome! | |||
| Aug. 19 (Sat.) |
Capitola Find-Your-Way 5K & 10K; Capitola, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Discover the quirks & wonders of Capitola—parks, views, decor, & history: Choose a 5k or 10k challenge; find up to 36 checkpoints, answer a multiple-choice question at each; use a custom map to navigate; preregister for lower fees (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Aug. 27 - Sep. 2 | 21st IARU World ARDF Championships; Liberec, Czech Republic | ||
| Annual ARDF (Amateur Radio Direction Finding) championship | |||
| Aug. 27 (Sun.) |
Summer Series Event #6: Bayfront Park Bedwell Bayfront Park, Menlo Park, CA |
- 650.281.5280 |
Matthias Kohler |
| C; This is the final event of the 2023 Summer Series. Beginners are welcome! | |||
| Aug. 29 - Sep. 4 | Laramie Daze; Laramie, WY | Rocky Mountain Orienteering Club (RMOC) | |
| B; This event is no longer "tentative"! The schedule is three non-NRE races and three NRE races. Details are on the event website (click on the date in the BAOC Schedule). (Registration closed 8/29/23.) | |||
| Sep. 1 - 30 | NAV-X GPS Challenge #5: Sunol Regional Wilderness; Sunol, CA | NAV-X Challenge (NAV-X) | |
| Rogaine; 3- or 6-hour Map Trek using the MapRun6 smartphone app or MapRunG Garmin app; get to as many of the checkpoints as you can (dates shown are due to a website limit; actual dates are Sept. 1 through Oct. 31) (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Sep. 2 - 4 | North Coast Go!; Fortuna, Eureka, Arcata, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Adventure Running Festival: three 5K events and one 2-hour Scramble; relish California's premier urban redwood parks and their coastal towns; for runners, walkers, hikers, and adventurers of all ages. Preregister for lower fees (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Sep. 12 (Tue.) |
BAOC Board Meeting Video Conference |
- 925.516.7622, - 669.264.4761 |
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| Quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors; 8:00 PM; all club members are welcome | |||
| Sep. 16 (Sat.) |
San Francisco Mapathon San Francisco, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Enjoy amazing highlights & lesser-known secrets of San Francisco in an epic way—a 26.2 mi Mapathon! Foot-only & foot+bike divisions; custom map; teams of 1–5; 25 checkpoints; 2 aid stations. Preregister for lower fees (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Sep. 19 (Tue.) |
2023 Orienteering USA Annual General Meeting Conference Call |
Orienteering USA (OUSA) |
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| This online meeting will be held 5:00 to 7:00 pm (PDT); information and updates will be posted on the OUSA website (click on the date in the BAOC Schedule) | |||
| Sep. 23 - 24 | 2023 Masters Nationals; Buffalo/Rochester, NY | Rochester Orienteering Club (ROC) | |
| A; 2-day Classic event (sanctioned & Champs approved) (entry deadlines: Sept. 3 & 17) | |||
| Sep. 24 (Sun.) |
UC Berkeley (again) University of California, Berkeley, CA |
- 925.516.7622 |
François Léonard |
| C; “Celebration” event open to everyone — created to help some club members celebrate their wedding! | |||
| Sep. 24 (Sun.) |
Sierra College Rocklin, CA |
Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) | Ryan Zahner (GCO), Mats Jansson (GCO) |
| C; Modified Score-O event or Motala (several loops) event; details TBD (Not a BAOC event) (pending park approval) | |||