Event Announcement Archive (2024)
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: 2024 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2024), 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Please be aware that links to external web sites or email addresses may be out of date.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. 12 - 15 | Georgia Navigator Cup; Cartersville, GA | Georgia Orienteering Club (GAOC) | |
| A; Popular annual event; Red Top Mtn (new map); Friday Middle-distance NRE, 2-Day Classic NRE Saturday & Sunday, Extreme-O on Monday (entry deadlines: Jan. 5 & 10) | |||
| Jan. 13 - 15 | Anza-Borrego Desert Orienteering Festival; Borrego Springs, CA | San Diego Orienteering (SDO) | |
| B; THE EVENT IS SOLD OUT! Saturday: 1/3/6-hour Rogaine-style Adventure Trek; Sunday AM: 7-course Middle in the "maze" canyons; Sunday evening: mass-start Goat; Monday: NRE Classic on varied terrain (entry limit of 250 has been reached!) | |||
| Jan. 20 (Sat.) |
Go Wild! Lime Ridge; Walnut Creek, CA |  - 510.681.6181terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| 2-hour Map Adventure: Enjoy a trail & wilderness scramble among the majestic oaks, quarries, & grasslands of Lime Ridge Open Space. Teams of 1-5 use a custom map to find up to 20 checkpoints in 2 hours. Preregister for lower fees. (Not a BAOC event.) | |||
| Jan. 26 - Feb. 6 | Oceania Sprint Orienteering Championship; New Plymouth & Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| A; 4 races the 1st weekend near New Plymouth: Oceania KO sprint & relay champs; the following weekend in Auckland will have the Triple Crown: 3 races, the first being the Oceania Sprint Championship; all are WREs (entry deadline Jan. 5) | |||
| Jan. 28 (Sun.) |
Coyote Lake-Harvey Bear Ranch County Park Gilroy, CA |
- 650.906.9672 |
Theo Verhoeven, Tom De Vre |
| B; Standard 7-course event for beginners through advanced; back at the Coyote Lake side of the park as in previous years; beginners are welcome and can learn about orienteering at free Beginner Clinics | |||
| Feb. 6 (Tue.) |
BAOC Casual Forum Video Conference |
- 669.264.4761 |
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| All club members are very welcome. This will be an informal forum on Zoom from 8–9 pm — the goal is to provide a space to brainstorm ideas and chat with other club members. We will forward any popular suggestions to the Board to consider. | |||
| Feb. 10 (Sat.) |
I Left My Heart in San Francisco 5K, 10K, 2-Hour Scramble San Francisco, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Valentine-themed adventure: About 24 Hearts sculptures are scattered around scenic spots in San Francisco's downtown, South of Market, and Mission Bay neighborhoods. Teams of 1-5 will find them on the 5K, 10K, or 2-hour Scramble. (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Feb. 11 (Sun.) |
Calero County Park San Jose, CA |
- 707.567.3496 |
John Richardson |
| B; Standard, 7-course, Classic-distance event for beginners through advanced orienteers; beginners are welcome and can learn about orienteering at free Beginner Clinics (unlike last year, this will NOT be a National Ranking Event [NRE]) | |||
| Feb. 17 - 18 | WIOL Championships & Relay; Auburn & Mercer Island, WA | Cascade Orienteering Club (COC) | |
| B; NOT NREs; Saturday: Campus/forest event at Green River College, Auburn; Sunday: Relay event at Luther Burbank Park, Mercer Island; both events are open to all; Pre-registration is required — no registration at the events (entry deadline Feb. 14) | |||
| Feb. 25 (Sun.) |
Browns Valley Open Space Preserve Vacaville, CA |
- 510.681.6181 |
Richard Thorsted |
| B; Our second visit to this new map of a "smaller Morgan Territory", with bigger rocks and fewer trees, will offer the standard 7 courses, from Beginner to Advanced; beginners are welcome and can learn about orienteering at free Beginner Clinics | |||
| Mar. 2 - 10 | Southwest Spring Week (SWSW) 2024; Tucson, AZ | Tucson Orienteering Club (TSN) | |
| B; Popular multi-day event in southern Arizona with a variety of events from Sprints to 3-hr Rogaine (but no NREs) (entry deadlines: Tucson events: February 28; Phoenix events: March 1 & 7) | |||
| Mar. 9 (Sat.) |
Westbrae Find-Your-Way 5K & 10K Berkeley, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Discover the parks, scenery, decor, & history of West Berkeley’s “Westbrae” neighborhood. Choose 5k or 10k challenge, find up to 30 checkpoints, navigate with a custom map, answer simple questions. Preregister for lower fees (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Mar. 14 (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 | |||
| Mar. 17 (Sun.) |
Joseph D. Grant County Park San Jose, CA |
- 415.309.1853 |
Tac Sugiyama, Derek Maclean |
| B; Standard 7 courses, plus a "Silver" option, for beginners through advanced; free introductory instruction for beginners, who are very welcome | |||
| Mar. 22 - 24 | 2024 OUSA Junior Nationals; near Moses Lake, WA | Cascade Orienteering Club (COC) | |
| A; Friday: Middle-distance NRE at Frenchman Coulee; Saturday: 2024 Junior Nationals Day 1, Classic NRE at Bishop Recreation Area; Sunday: 2024 Junior Nationals Day 2, Classic NRE at Quincy Lakes South (no on-site reg., entry deadlines: March 4 & 15) | |||
| Apr. 5 - 7 | Flying Pig XXVI — 2024 U.S. Masters Nationals; Cincinnati, OH | Orienteering Club of Cincinnati (OCIN) | |
| A; Team Trials for JWOC & WUOC teams; Fri. Middle-distance event 15 mi NE of Cincinnati; Sat./Sun. 2-day combined-time Classic events 35 mi NNW of Cincinnati; Great American Eclipse (total solar eclipse) on Mon., April 8 (entry deadline March 26) | |||
| Apr. 13 - 14 | 44th Annual West Point NRE; West Point, NY | U.S. Military Academy Orienteering Club (USMAOC) | |
| A; 2-day combined-time Classic NRE (entry deadline April 9) | |||
| Apr. 13 (Sat.) |
Almaden Find-Your-Way 5K & 10K; San Jose, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Discover quirks & wonders of San Jose's Almaden neighborhood: parks, scenery, decor, & history. Choose 5k or 10k challenge, find up to 30 checkpoints, navigate with a custom map, answer simple questions. Preregister for lower fees (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Apr. 20 (Sat.) |
Mississippi Bar Fair Oaks, CA |
- 530.919.3160 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Dan Rathbun (GCO) |
| C; Score-O event: Find as many checkpoints you can within the time limit, individually or as a team | |||
| Apr. 21 (Sun.) |
Long Island Classic; Huntington, NY | Hudson Valley Orienteering (HVO) | |
| A; 1-day NRE event on a new map in Caumsett State Park; all standard OUSA competitive courses & classes will be offered; model course on April 20; NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION for competitive classes (entry deadlines: April 12 & 18 at 11 AM EDT) | |||
| Apr. 27 (Sat.) |
Old Town Sacramento Find-Your-Way 5K, 10K; Sacramento, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Discover the quirks & wonders of Sacramento's old town & surroundings. Choose a 5K or 10K challenge to find up to 30 checkpoints, using a custom map to navigate, answering a simple question at each one. Preregister for lower fees (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Apr. 28 (Sun.) |
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline Richmond, CA |
- 510.407.1876 |
Steve Gregg |
| C; Five courses for beginners through advanced; free introductory instruction for beginners, who are very welcome; the BAOC 2024 AGM will be held at this event | |||
| Apr. 28 (Sun.) |
BAOC Annual General Meeting Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA |
- 925.516.7622, - 669.264.4761 |
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| Annual membership meeting and election of officers | |||
| May. 5 (Sun.) |
Indian Valley College Novato, CA |
- 415.895.6039 |
Petra Sundstrom |
| B; Orienteering returns to the verdant hills around the Indian Valley College campus after a 7-year hiatus, with a new map; there will be the standard 7 courses (White through Blue); free introductory instruction for beginners, who are very welcome | |||
| May. 11 (Sat.) |
2024 Sprint WOC Team Trials; UConn, Storrs, CT | Western Connecticut Orienteering Club (WCOC) | |
| A; Morning individual Sprint, afternoon mass-start one-man Relay; non-Team-Trial participants will run individual Sprint courses, but NOT NREs (entry deadline: May 1) | |||
| May. 18 - 26 | World Orienteering Week (international) | ||
| During this week every orienteering event — local club training, smaller competition to bigger event — will count as a WOW event, with the objective of spreading the sport of orienteering around the world | |||
| May. 18 (Sat.) |
San Mateo Find-Your-Way 5K & 10K; San Mateo, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Discover quirks & wonders of San Mateo's downtown & neighborhoods: parks, scenery, decor & history. Choose 5K or 10K challenge, find up to 30 checkpoints, navigate with custom map, answer simple questions. Preregister to save money (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| May. 19 (Sun.) |
Sacramento Bar Fair Oaks, CA |
- 916.717.8570 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Kyle Polak (GCO) |
| B; Point-to-point courses for beginner (White & Yellow), intermediate (Orange), and advanced (Brown & Red) orienteers; classic punch cards & pin punches; max. time is 2 hours; note the "early" closing times: reg. @ 10:30; starts @ 11:00; courses @ 1:00 | |||
| May. 25 - 27 | Sprint San Diego; San Diego, CA | - 415.359.4237 San Diego Orienteering (SDO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| C; SDO is hosting a sprint weekend in the San Diego area on Memorial Day weekend; standard Sprints on Saturday & Sunday mornings, chase Sprints in the afternoons; "longer park race" on Monday; all new maps; max 75 entries (entry deadline May 21 at 10PM) | |||
| Jun. 2 (Sun.) |
Summer Series Event #1: Presidio of San Francisco Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
- 415.531.3627 |
Deron van Hoff |
| C; This is the first event of the 2024 Summer Series. Everyone is welcome, including beginners, with free short clinics to explain orienteering. | |||
| Jun. 9 (Sun.) |
Viva Calle SJ at Lake Cunningham San Jose, CA |
- 408.313.3753 |
Rex Winterbottom |
| A single Sprint course in this small park as part of the Viva Calle SJ event, where BAOC will promote orienteering; please join us | |||
| Jun. 15 (Sat.) |
Summer Series Event #2: Evergreen Valley College Evergreen Valley College, San Jose, CA |
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Werner Haag |
| C; This is the second event of the 2024 Summer Series. Everyone is welcome, including beginners, with free short clinics to explain orienteering. | |||
| Jun. 21 - 30 | Pacific Northwest Orienteering Festival 2024 (PNWOF); WA & MT | ||
| A; 9 events, 6 NREs; Western States Champs; by Cascade O' Club (COC), Eastern WA O' Club (EWOC), & Grizzly Orienteering (GrizO); first 5 events near Spokane (first 3 events limited to 150), final 4 events near Missoula, MT (entry deadline: June 16) | |||
| Jul. 1 - 7 | JWOC 2024; Czechia | ||
| A; Annual international championship event for juniors; four public races in the Czech O-Tour; see website & bulletins for details [actual start is June 30] | |||
| Jul. 1 - 5 | 56th Kainuu Orienteering Week; Kajaani, 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" (entry deadline: June 6) [actual start is June 30] | |||
| Jul. 1 - 7 | 5 Days of Italy; Paganella, Trento Province, Italy | ||
| A; In the Dolomites of northern Italy: one Sprint, three Middles, and one Long event (entry deadline: June 15) | |||
| Jul. 4 (Thu.) |
San Francisco Bay 2 Bankers 5K, 10K San Francisco, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| The 12th running of the Bay 2 Bankers will have another never-been-done-before mystery theme celebrating the vibes of San Francisco; start at Ghirardelli Square & visit some classic city neighborhoods. Preregister for lower fees (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Jul. 7 (Sun.) |
Summer Series Event #3: Diablo Valley College Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA |
- 925.516.7622 |
François Léonard |
| C; This is the third event of the 2024 Summer Series. Everyone is welcome, including beginners, with free short clinics to explain orienteering. | |||
| Jul. 11 - 16 | WOC Tour (WOC Public Events); Edinburgh, Great Britain | ||
| A; Public events in conjunction with the annual world championships; warm-up race, urban Sprint, indoor race, urban & campus Middle-distance, urban Long-distance, urban Sprint (entry deadlines: June 18, July 12) | |||
| Jul. 12 - 16 | WOC 2024; Edinburgh, Great Britain | ||
| A; Annual world championships; also see "WOC Tour" public events | |||
| Jul. 13 - 16 | Pan-American Masters Games, 2024 Cleveland; Cleveland, OH | ||
| Sprint (7/13), Long-distance (7/15), and Middle-distance (7/16) events; possibly a model course; open to men and women 35 and older; 5-year age categories (entry deadline: July 1) | |||
| Jul. 13 (Sat.) |
Land's End Find-Your-Way 5K & 10K San Francisco, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Discover Land's End and its surrounding neighborhoods, their parks, scenery, decor & history. Choose a 5K or 10K challenge, find up to 30 checkpoints, navigate with a custom map, answer simple questions. Preregister for lower fees. (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Jul. 17 (Wed.) |
BAOC Board Meeting Video Conference |
- 415.309.1853, - 669.264.4761 |
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| Short meeting of the Board of Directors; 7:30 PM on Zoom; all club members are welcome | |||
| Jul. 21 - 27 | O-Ringen Smålandskusten; Sweden | ||
| A; Annual, "world's largest", orienteering event (entry deadline: June 2) | |||
| Jul. 21 (Sun.) |
Summer Series Event #4: UC Berkeley University of California, Berkeley, CA |
|
Wayne Staats |
| C; This is the fourth event of the 2024 Summer Series. Everyone is welcome, including beginners, with free short clinics to explain orienteering. | |||
| Aug. 1 - 5 | 2024 FISU World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC); Bansko, Bulgaria | ||
| A; Open to students and recent graduates at least 18 and no older than 25 on Dec. 31, 2024 | |||
| Aug. 2 - 9 | WMOC: World Masters Orienteering Champs; Turku, Finland | ||
| A; Annual competition for those over 35 years of age; Sprint Model, Qualification, & Final; Forest Model & Qualification; Middle Final; Long Final; also Sprint, Middle, & Long "public races" (entry deadline: June 30) | |||
| Aug. 3 - 11 | Canadian Orienteering Festival (COC & NAOC); Toronto, Kingston, & Ottawa, CA | ||
| A; Full week of orienteering: Canadian Championships (Middle 8/3, Long 8/4, Sprint 8/6), North American Championships (Sprint 8/6, Sprint Relay 8/7, Knock-out Sprint 8/8, Middle 8/10, Long 8/11) (entry deadline: July 15) | |||
| Aug. 3 (Sat.) |
Tahoe Basin Night-O - CANCELED | ||
| This event has been canceled. Please check its page for details. | |||
| Aug. 3 (Sat.) |
Summer Series Event #5: Burton Creek State Park Burton Creek State Park, Tahoe City, CA |
- 415.531.3627, - 415.309.1853 |
Derek Maclean |
| C; This is the fifth event of the 2024 Summer Series. Everyone is welcome, including beginners, with free short clinics to explain orienteering. | |||
| Aug. 4 (Sun.) |
Little Truckee Summit Sierraville, CA |
- 415.531.3627 |
Matej Šebo |
| A; Full-featured National Ranking Event for beginner through advanced orienteers; beginners are welcome, with free, short introduction-to-orienteering sessions; BAOC membership is not required | |||
| Aug. 10 (Sat.) |
Alameda Point Find-Your-Way 5K & 10K; Alameda, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| DATE CHANGED! Discover the quirks & wonders of Alameda Point: parks, scenery, decor, & history. Choose 5K or 10K challenge, find up to 36 checkpoints, navigate with a custom map, answer simple questions. Preregister for lower fees. (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Aug. 25 (Sun.) |
Summer Series Event #6: Bedwell Bayfront Park Bedwell Bayfront Park, Menlo Park, CA |
- 650.281.5280 |
Matthias Kohler |
| C; At this beginner-friendly park, we have the final event of the 2024 Summer Series. As usual, everyone is welcome, including beginners, and there will be free, short, beginner and intermediate clinics to explain orienteering. | |||
| Aug. 30 (Fri.) |
Laramie Practice Weekend; Laramie, WY | Rocky Mountain Orienteering Club (RMOC) | |
| C; Advanced practice courses, 4 courses Friday–Monday at Happy Jack area; must be an OUSA club member; only ADVANCED-level courses; NO timing, results, instruction; pre-registration required by 10:00 pm MDT, August 28th; event actually ends Monday, 9/2 | |||
| Aug. 31 (Sat.) |
Samoa Dunes Find-Your-Way 5K & 10K; Samoa, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| 1 of 3 weekend events: Trails galore, the beach, the spray of the waves, & tons of dunes. Enjoy a maze-like 5K or 10K adventure using a custom-made map to navigate to 10-20 checkpoints. Preregister for lower fees. (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Sep. 1 (Sun.) |
Sequoia Park Find-Your-Way 5K & 5M; Eureka, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Second of 3 weekend events: Sequoia Park has many trails around its gigantic redwoods & landmarks! Choose a maze-like 5K or 5-mile adventure using a custom-made map to navigate to 10 checkpoints. Preregister for lower fees. (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Sep. 2 (Mon.) |
Ferndale Find-Your-Way 5K & 10K; Ferndale, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Third of 3 weekend events: Discover the quirks & wonders of Ferndale, its parks, scenery, decor, & history. Choose a 5K or 10K challenge to find up to 36 checkpoints on a custom-made map. Preregister for lower fees. (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Sep. 7 - 8 | Pawtuckaway Camping Weekend and 1-Day Classic NRE; Nottingham, NH | Up North Orienteers (UNO) | |
| A; Full range of courses Saturday & Sunday, plus Canoe-O, Vampire-O Wicked Hard Night-O; potluck supper; camping on-site; Saturday Classic courses will be an NRE (entry deadline: Sept. 3) | |||
| Sep. 8 (Sun.) |
San Francisco Mapathon & Half-Mapathon Adventure Courses | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Enjoy highlights & secrets of San Francisco in an epic way: a Mapathon or Half! 26.2 or 13.1 miles; foot-only & foot+bike divisions; use a custom map to navigate to 12 or 25 checkpoints & 1 aid station. Preregister for lower fees. (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Sep. 9 (Mon.) |
BAOC Board Meeting Video Conference |
- 415.309.1853, - 669.264.4761 |
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| Quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors; 7:30 PM; all club members are welcome | |||