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Tahoe 4-Day 2026
Date: Jul. 31 - Aug. 3, 2026
Location: Lake Tahoe Area
Event Directors: 
- 510.681.6181, , - 904.210.1813, , - 650.250.2878
Course Setters: Derek Maclean, Rex Winterbottom, Peter Wailes, Kyle Poland
Type: B; Four days of fun in the Tahoe area with forest-Sprint, Classic, Summer Series, & Sprint events; with new maps! Beginners & non-members are welcome. Entry in all events or other Summer Series events is not required. (Entry deadlines: June 28, July 28) (pending park approval)
Related Event Information
Optional Online Registration (https://eventreg.orienteeringusa.org/register/tahoe4day2026) Pre-registration List (https://eventreg.orienteeringusa.org/reglist/tahoe4day2026) Volunteer Sign-up (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ti-APHMFdFA6D3WSsLDOx7LHmaBjt8cHCEFibgWLfI4/edit) Day-1 Event Information Day-2 Event Information Day-3 Event Information Day-4 Event Information Attackpoint Event Page (https://attackpoint.org/eventdetail.jsp/event_60560) Last Year’s Event
Four days of orienteering in the Tahoe area! The plan is for Sprint, Classic, Summer Series, and Sprint events. There will be new maps!
Sarah Williams has created a map showing the four locations (https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edit?mid=1tuwaxCixsub2xHDrhGdmYh18hLaxWYQ&usp=sharing).
Here is the schedule of the four events (click on a date to go to the webpage for that event):
| Date | Format | Location | Event Director | Course Setter |
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| Fri., July 31 | Forest Sprint | Sierra College Tahoe-Truckee | Emily Ellsworth | Derek Maclean |
| Sat., Aug. 1 | 7-course event | Lake Tahoe Community College | Jerry Skirvin | Rex Winterbottom |
| Sun., Aug. 2 | Summer Series event #4 | Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park | Matteo Guareschi | Peter Wailes |
| Mon., Aug. 3 | Sprint | Donner Memorial State Park | Ouri Karni | Kyle Poland |
"Thank you!" to all the Event Directors and Course Setters for stepping up, and to the volunteers who will be signing up!
Registration
Registration is open here (https://eventreg.orienteeringusa.org/register/tahoe4day2026) for a Tahoe 4-day Package and for individual events. The prices for the Tahoe 4-day Package and for individual events are shown below. (Be sure to read the notes below the prices table.)
Registration will also be available at each event, but the 4-Day Package is available only online.
Online registration closes at 11:59 PM PDT on July 28.
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| Regular Price | 1 day | $20 | $5 | $25 | $5 | $8 | $3 | Regular Price | ||
| thru July 28 | 4-day Package | $60 | $15 | $75 | $15 | $24 | $9 | thru July 28 | ||
| At an event | Each day | $20 | $5 | $25 | $5 | $8 | $3 | At an event | ||
- Notes:
- The 4-day Package is available only online.
- Registration for individual events can be done online (at the "Early" or "Regular" prices above) and at the events (at the "Each Day" prices above).
- Juniors are age 8 through 20 (under age 8 is free).
- For the events at Sugar Pine Point State Park (August 2) and Donner Park (August 3), the Short and Long courses are considered "advanced".
- Online registration closes at 11:59 PM PDT on July 28. That will be the last chance for the 4-Day Package.
- Non-member adults buying the 4-day Package for Intermediate or Advanced Courses might want to know that a 1-year individual BAOC membership costs only $15 (a family membership costs $20). The total cost of the 4-day Package and individual membership would be the same as the non-member 4-day Package, and you would have the member benefit at other events over the next 12 months. Membership details are here.
- The list of current registrations is available here (https://eventreg.orienteeringusa.org/reglist/tahoe4day2026).
Overview of the Events
Here is an overview of the four events (click on a heading to go to the event webpage):
Friday PM at Sierra College Tahoe-Truckee
- Park on the campus (39.32233,-120.20385)
- Schedule
- Registration open: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
- Starts open: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- Courses close: 5:30 PM
- Courses
- Sprint courses for beginner through advanced orienteers
- Organizers
- ED: Emily Ellsworth
- CS: Derek Maclean
Saturday AM at Lake Tahoe Community College
- Park on the campus (38.9260,-119.9707)
- Schedule
- Registration open: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
- Starts open: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
- Courses close: 2:00 PM
- Courses
- Full set of seven courses for beginners through advanced orienteers
- Organizers
- ED: Jerry Skirvin
- CS: Rex Winterbottom
Sunday AM at Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park
- Park in the Day-Use lot in the park (39.0568,-120.1217) — need to pay the park's $10 per vehicle Day-Use fee at the entrance
- Schedule
- Registration open: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
- Starts open: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
- Courses close: 2:00 PM
- Courses
- Traditional set of three Summer Series courses (Beginner, Short, and Long)
- Organizers
- ED: Matteo Guareschi
- CS: Peter Wailes
Monday AM at Donner Memorial State Park
- Parking
- At the park museum and visitor center, before the park entrance (39.3247,-120.2328)
- Schedule
- Registration open: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
- Starts open: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM (1-minute start intervals)
- Courses close: 12:30 PM
- Courses
- Sprint courses for beginner through advanced orienteers
- Organizers
- ED: Ouri Karni
- CS: Kyle Poland
Request for Volunteers
As always, we will need a lot of volunteers to make these events happen. The schedules for volunteer tasks are available in the Volunteer Sign-up form (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ti-APHMFdFA6D3WSsLDOx7LHmaBjt8cHCEFibgWLfI4/edit). Please help by signing up for one or more shifts during the four days.
Check Back for More Information
More information will be available on this page closer to the events. Also look at the pages for the individual events for details.
Driving Directions
Directions to the events are on the individual event webpages.