Knowland Park
Date: (Sat.) Sep. 13, 2008
Location: Oakland, CA
Event Directors: 
- 650.365.4275, - 510.245.9735
Course Setters: Jim Fish, Dean French
Type: C; National Orienteering Day event on a NEW MAP
Come out and join us on Saturday, Sept. 13, for our National Orienteering Day event on our new map of Knowland Park in Oakland. Orienteer on Bob Cooley's (BAOC Mapping Director) newest map.
This is a good time and place to invite your family, friends, and co-workers to join us.
There will be White, Yellow, and Sprint courses offered. The White and Yellow courses are suitable for beginners, and there will be time to do both courses.
Scout, school, homeschool, alumni, and other groups of 8 or more, please let us know how many in your group ahead of time, so that we will be sure to print enough maps and have extra clinic instructors for your group.
Parking is $6 per car. The registration area will be up the hill at the far end of the parking lot. The restrooms are just past the zoo entrance, before you head up the hill to the registration area.
Here's the event schedule (note later than usual times):
- Registration will be from 9:45–12:30.
- Starts available from 10:45–12:50.
- Clinics available from 10:00–11:30.
- Courses close at 2:30. You must check in at the finish by then even if you haven't finished your course.
We need volunteers to help with:
- Set-up at 9:00 AM.
- Clinics from 10:00–11:00 for youth groups, for scouts, and for mixed groups. (Let me know if you would prefer to lead one of the youth/scout clinics.)
- Starts: 10:45–11:15 and 11:15–12:50.
- Finish: 10:45–12:00, 12:00–1:15, and 1:15–2:30.
- Control pickup at 2:30.
- Buying and setting out the special NOD refreshments. (I'll supply the table, tablecloth, and baskets. I usually do this, but I'm looking for a volunteer this year since I'm the event director.)
To volunteer send an e-mail to .
Some of you might like to visit the Oakland Zoo (http://www.oaklandzoo.org) after our event. Mention BAOC and you can get a discount on the zoo admission: $5.50 per adult, $4.50 per child.
We hope to see you there for our first event at Knowland Park.
Driving Directions
Ride sharing is encouraged.
For directions, see the Oakland Zoo (http://www.oaklandzoo.org) Web site.
Take exit 29, Golf Links Rd, off of I-580. Go in the Oakland Zoo Parking entrance, pay $6 parking fee, and head up the hill to the very top of the parking lot to find our registration table.
Public Transit
For public transportation, see the trip planner (http://transit.511.org/tripplanner/index.aspx).