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2024 Orienteering USA
National Championships
Friday–Sunday, 11–13 October 2024
Scranton, Pennsylvania

A National Ranking Event and Championship
presented by Delaware Valley Orienteering Association
including two International Orienteering Federation (IOF)
World Ranking Events

11 October — Sprint Championship at Nay Aug Park in Scranton, PA

12–13 October — Middle and Long Championships at
Merli Sarnoski County Park, Lackawanna County, PA

NOTE: TECH SHIRT SALES CLOSED

This registration page is for White and Yellow recreational courses offered at the DVOA-OUSA National Event in Scranton, Pennsylvania. This is not intended for participants seeking NRE courses.

We use electronic punching to record the exact time and order that participants visit the control points on their course.
Please note: We are offering FREE e-punch rental for all recreational entries!

This is a Score-O lasting 180 minutes (3 hours). Numerous controls are placed over a large area. Locate as many you desire in any order within the time limit. It is a great format for hard-core competitors who might finish in less than two hours and for casual hikers who will enjoy the extra time.

Location: Erie County Bureau of Forestry (Sardinia); start location is the Visitor's Center, off of Genesee Road.

Time: Check-in starting at 10:30; course start between 11:00 and 11:30. Participants must complete the course by 2:30 PM.

Course: Single Score-O format course with 25 controls. Map scale is 1:10,000 and in 5 colors. Note that there is a significant penalty if the course is not completed within 180 minutes.

Cost: $10 fee ($5 members and juniors, 12-20 years old; no charge for children 11 years old and younger) includes 5-color park map and event entry. Registration deadline is Thursday, October 12 at 11:00 PM.

(Note: Each member of a group, including children 11 years and younger, must be registered and have a completed waiver. We recommend that a group leader complete the registration for all group members. Contact the event director if your group is larger than 4 people.)

Choose "Register" and then the "Enter Data Manually" option to register for our event. Online registration will close at Midnight on Friday October 11th. On the day of event, you can start any time between 10am and Noon. Course pickup will begin by 2pm. If you are going out as a group, only one person needs to register and you only pay one fee. While registering you will enter your team name, number of participants, team member names and have an opportunity to buy extra maps for them at only $3 each! This event uses an epunch timing technology. We loan epunch chips at no additional cost to participants who don't have their own. On the following page, select Yes under epunch rental if you will be using one of our chips. If you have your own, you can select No and enter your epunch chip number. Information about the event can be found on our website at https://chicago-orienteering.org/events/2024/miami_woods_20241013.php

Registration will close at the Wednesday (10:00 am) [October 16, 2024].

$7 for Beginner Course (On-trail beginners)
Other courses: $10 for orienteering club members, juniors, and $15 for everyone else
Day of or late registration: $20 for most courses (Intermediate/Advanced); $10 for Beginner as map supplies last

6:15 pm Dusk to 7:15 pm starts. Control pickup will begin at [8]pm

If you are going out as a group (staying together and only using one timing chip), only one person needs to register and you only pay one fee. While registering you will record the names of your teammates and have an opportunity to buy maps for them at only $3 each!

Group Registrations If you are bringing a large group (e.g. JROTC units, scouts) and need any help with registration or would like to arrange for instruction for your group, reach out to the registrar at [frankdvoa@aol.com. The earlier you contact us and/or register the better - thanks!

Registration will close (10:00 am) on Thursday [10/17/2024].

$7 for White Course (On-trail beginners)
Other courses: $10 for orienteering club members, juniors, and $15 for everyone else
Day of or late registration: $20 for most courses (Y/O/Br/G/R); $10 for White

11:00am-1:00pm starts for Public. Control pickup will begin at [2:00]pm

If you are going out as a group (staying together and only using one timing chip), only one person needs to register and you only pay one fee. While registering you will record the names of your teammates and have an opportunity to buy maps for them at only $3 each!

Group Registrations If you are bringing a large group (e.g. JROTC units, scouts) and need any help with registration or would like to arrange for instruction for your group, reach out to the registrar at [MaryFrank]. The earlier you contact us and/or register the better - thanks!

You do not need to have an Orienteering USA membership to register for individual club events. You can choose the "Enter Data Manually" option below and register for our event.

Early Registration: closes Midnight on Sunday, Oct 6th. Foot $12

Online registration: closes at Midnight on Friday, Oct 18th.

Event Date: Saturday, Oct 19th. 6:30pm - 9:30pm, Late / Day of Registration: $15 Foot for ages 13 or older and adults, Free for youth under 13 years (accompanied by adult registration). We cannot ensure we will have maps if you register on the day of.

Groups: One map will be provided for each paid registration. If you are going out as a group (staying together and only using one punch), only one person needs to register and you only pay one fee. While registering you will record the names of your teammates and have an opportunity to buy additional maps for them at only $3 each.
Please ensure that a separate registration (waiver and payment) has been completed for every single person in your group, regardless of age, relationship, etc. Re-use/sharing of the map and/or walking any part of a course by unregistered persons is not permitted.

Groups with Children: Children 12 and younger accompanied by their fully registered parent/legal guardian are FREE (children 12 and under not accompanied by their fully registered parent/legal guardian will charged the full adult rate)! All minors must have a waiver properly signed by their own Parent or Legal Guardian. Your children's friends are most welcome, but do not bring them if they do not have a waiver properly signed by their own Parent or Legal Guardian.

Large Group Registrations: reach out to the registrar at register@WildTerrainNav.com.

The earlier you contact us and/or register the better - Thanks!
Location: McAuliffe Park at Baird Creek Park, 3100 Sitka St, 54311

Regular orienteering courses, White thru Red (beginner - expert).

Starts will be open from 11 am until 1 pm
Families / children doing the Trail of Treats do not need to pre-register.
Start will be at the Mayer Shelter. Use the Springfield Rd entrance to the park, not the entrance off route 732.

A hands-on introduction to the sport of orienteering. After this session you'll be armed with the basic skills you need to attend one of our regular events, including understanding an orienteering map and all event logistics.

Point to point classic orienteering. Register by Thursday night! Please be sure to have a recreation passport or else self register. Registrar notes are not usually read until regular registration closes; for more urgent response, please contact us directly. +1s / team members don't need to sign up here, but rather should complete the online waiver here: https://smoc-runs.com/pages/219

NOTE: Special start location. The start is in a new section of the park. Please visit mnoc.org for directions to the new location.

Regular orienteering meet with Orange through Red courses, with a Score-O option for beginners. For more information about the course colors, see our Event Types page.

This will be the first regular Badger Orienteering Club event of the fall season.

Four courses will be offered:
Short (2-3km) Beginner skill level,
Medium (3-5km) Intermediate skill level,
Short Advanced (3-5km) Advanced skill level,
Long (5-7km) Advanced skill level.

A group of 4 or less staying together and using one fingerstick (timing device) is considered one entry - only one person needs to register and pays one fee.

See www.badgerorienteering.com for more information about this event.
Badger Club members use code BGRMEMBER during check-out for a $5 discount.

For safety reasons all participants must carry a whistle on course, so look for the $2 whistle purchase while registering. They will also be for sale at the event.

Please note, you do not need a PayPal account to make payment. Clicking on the PayPal button at the end will allow you to pay by credit/debit card.

Annual ICO Halloween-O at Eagle Creek Park. Event Headquarters: Lilly Lake Shelter Check-in: 3:00 pm 1-hr and 2-hr races start: 4:00 pm 1-hr race cutoff: 5:00 pm 2-hr race cutoff: 6:00 pm Park gates close: 7:00 pm

Registration will close at the end of the day (11:59pm) on Thursday 10/24/24.

Price: $10 for orienteering club members, juniors, and $15 for everyone else
Day of or late registration: $20

6:00pm-8:00pm starts. Control pickup will begin at 9:00pm

If you are going out as a group (staying together and only using one timing chip), only one person needs to register and you only pay one fee. While registering you will record the names of your teammates and have an opportunity to buy maps for them at only $3 each!

Group Registrations If you are bringing a large group (e.g. JROTC units, scouts) and need any help with registration or would like to arrange for instruction for your group, reach out to the registrar. The earlier you contact us and/or register the better - thanks!

Please join us on Sunday, October 27th at Cedar Hill Park for a fun Halloween-themed Score-O format orienteering event.

This is a semi-mass start event. Participants will have ~3 hours to collect as many points as possible on the course. Each control will have a different point value. Highest total points wins, and ties will be broken by fastest time. See our website for a full schedule and precise meet location.

If you are coming as a group* please let us know.
*(JROTC/ROTC/Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts/Church/School)
Event will only be canceled for severe weather conditions; otherwise, no refunds will be issued within three days proceeding the event.
***see club website for more details***

Regular orienteering courses, White thru Red (beginner - expert).

Starts will be open from 11 am until 1 pm
Families / children doing the Trail of Treats do not need to pre-register.
Start will be at the Condo Shelter. Use the park entrance off Reigart Rd.

This site is for pre-registration of all courses Fees are $10 for adult club members (member of any orienteering club or Westmoreland sanctuaries) and $15 for non-members. Juniors 18 or below $7/$10. If you are going out as a group (staying together and only using one timing dibber/SI card with max group size of 4), only one person needs to register and you only pay one fee (additional $5 for each person over 2). When checking in you will have an opportunity to buy maps for them at only $2 each! Two maps are included in group registration automatically. Each team member will have to sign a waiver on-site before going on a course.

Regular orienteering meet with White through Red courses. For more information about the course colors, see our Event Types page.

Point to point classic orienteering. Register by Thursday night! Please be sure to have a recreation passport or else self register. Registrar notes are not usually read until regular registration closes; for more urgent response, please contact us directly. +1s / team members don't need to sign up here, but rather should complete the online waiver here: https://smoc-runs.com/pages/219

Regular orienteering courses, White thru Red (beginner - expert).

Starts will be open from 10 am until 1 pm.
Start at Indian Mound Shelter, south side of lake.
Enter park from Bantam Rd off State Route 125.
BYO food and drink.

School JROTC groups should contact Mike Minium (MikeMinium AT aol DOT com) for a spreadsheet entry form.

Regular orienteering meet with White through Red courses. For more information about the course colors, see our Event Types page.

Registration will close at the end of the day (11:59pm) on FRIDAY Nov 01, 2024.

$7 for White Course (On-trail beginners)
Other courses: $10 for orienteering club members, juniors, JROTC/ROTC, and $15 for non-members and everyone else
Day of or late registration: $20 for most courses (Y/O/Br/G/R); $10 for White

10:00am-1:00pm starts. Control pickup will begin at 3:00pm

If you are going out as a group (staying together and only using one timing chip), only one person needs to register and you only pay one fee. While registering you will record the names of your teammates and have an opportunity to buy maps for them at only $3 each!

Group Registrations If you are bringing a large group (e.g. JROTC/ROTC units, scouts) and need any help with registration or would like to arrange for instruction for your group, reach out to the registrar at EVENT REGISTRAR. The earlier you contact us and/or register the better - thanks!

Middle, Sprint, and Long orienteering courses to determine state individual champions and North (BAOC + GCO + Nav-X + Truckee) and South (LAOC + SDO) team champions.

Bring your flashlight or headlamp and join us for orienteering in the dark at Knox Farm State Park just outside East Aurora. This year’s event will feature 3 courses from 2 - 4 km in length. All have easy control locations. There will be a mass start. The maximum time allowed will be 90 minutes. Online registration is required to guarantee you a map. The deadline for online registration is 11 PM Thursday, November 7. A few extra maps will be printed to accommodate last minute walk-up registrations. The cost to participate is $10 per person ($5 for members). Juniors who are part of a Family Membership can participate for free. The map scale is 1:10,000. Check-in at the "Milk House" at Knox Farm (42.776808, -78641344) will be from 5:15 to 5:45 PM. The mass start will be at 6:00 PM. If you have any questions, call the Meet Director, Dave Cady, at 716-837-3737.

Our annual score-o event will be at Highland Forest County Park, 1254 Highland Park Rd, Fabius, NY 13063. There will be a 90 minute mass start at Noon on November 10, 2024. Classes are Male Open, Male Masters 50+, Female Open, Female Masters 50+, or Group. Please indicate in the comments section on the registration page what class you are entering. All starts are from the Sawmill area, the cluster of big buildings about 5/8ths of a mile straight south from the park entrance gate. Parking is on the west shoulder of the main park road (right side). Walk up to Sawmill you'll see the reg tent. Maps will be provided to registrants. There will be yellow/orange training courses available. Event fee is $8, or $5 for members of OUSA clubs- if you are a club member but not an OUSA member you still can claim the fee reduction. This fee will appear on final registration, payment not due till day of event or you can pay ahead on PayPal. Can't make it that day? We will be leaving courses up till Noon on November 17. Contact Meet Director for email copy of map. There is a 3 hour "HeadBanger" Class if you want to try and get them all. Add that you want to participate in that class in your registration special requests.

Test your navigation skills after dark with a headlamp! In honor of Veteran's Day, all veterans participate for free.

The 2024 Nav-X Challenge's season finale brings you to Shell Ridge Open Space in the foothills of Mount Diablo in Walnut Creek, CA. This hilly area has beautiful views, and excellent visibility including in the Oak forests. This in-person event will feature interesting 2- or 4-hour courses to challenge your intellect and fitness. Come for the scenic vistas, hidden meadows, spectacular rock formations, and abundant wild life - birds, deer, coyote, ground squirrels, and many more. Using a quality orienteering map, course setter Gavin Wyatt-Mair will be treating us to a Map Adventure sure to please any navigation sports enthusiast, whether you are looking for a scenic 2-hr hike or a 4-hr endurance race. This event will be held in conjunction with a regular BAOC orienteering event and will utilize SportIdent e-punching.

This will be the last Badger Orienteering Club event of the spring season.

Four courses will be offered:
Short (2-3km) Beginner skill level,
Medium (3-5km) Intermediate skill level,
Short Advanced (3-5km) Advanced skill level,
Long Advanced (5-7km) Advanced skill level.

A group of 4 or less staying together and using one fingerstick (timing device) is considered one entry - only one person needs to register and pays one fee.

See www.badgerorienteering.com for more information about this event.
Badger Club members use code BGRMEMBER during check-out for a $5 discount.
For safety reasons all participants must carry a whistle on course, so look for the $2 whistle purchase while registering. They will also be for sale at the event.
Please note, you do not need a PayPal account to make payment. Clicking on the PayPal button at the end will allow you to pay by credit/debit card.

A full spread of courses at one of Tucson's favorite venues!

The 5th event of the 2024 Nav-X season will take place at Mt. Tamalpais Watershed in Fairfax, CA. 2 & 4 hr courses will be offered. We've expanded the area used for BAOC's Bon Tempe map to include the north slope of Mt. Tam, south of Bon Tempe Lake. There is also some overlap with the adventure racing map used for "Bone Tempest". The map scale will be 1:10000 with 5-meter contours. The start will be at the parking lot next to the Bon Tempe dam. This event will use the app "MapRun" for timing on your own schedule. The competitive window for this event is October 1 - November 30. Results during this time period will be included in the official results and accrue Nav-X Challenge series points but the course will still be available on MapRun until 2025 Jan 1, after which it will move to the archived courses. Upon registration, you will receive (1) registration confirmation, (2) within 24 hours, a separate email with links to map documents.

Please join us on December 7th at Shelby Park.

Courses offered (approximate distances in kilometers):

Yellow -Beginner (~2-3 km) Beginner skill level, for new orienteers.
Brown - Advanced Short (~3-4 km) Advanced skill level, (less length and climb).
Green -Advanced Medium (~5-6 km) Advanced skill level.

Course starts are between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM.
Please return from your course by 3:00 PM.

Beginner instruction will be available upon request.

If you are coming as a group* please let us know in advance by emailing Alex Thomas at amtthomas@msn.com.
*(JROTC/ROTC/Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts/Church/School)
Event will only be canceled for severe weather conditions; otherwise, no refunds will be issued within three days proceeding the event.

Late registration begins 12:00 AM on Wednesday, 12/4.
Registration closes at noon on Friday, 12/6.

***see club website for more details***

Renew or start your SMOC Membership. Members get $5 off races and access to training forums.

The 2024 Nav-X Club Membership gives you access to 18 archived Nav-X GPS courses: 2023 (5), 2022 (5), & 2021 (8) + arm warmers + $2 discount to Nav-X GPS events and discounts to events put on by other OUSA clubs (e.g. BAOC and GCO). It's $35 for new members and $25 for renewing members, $10 off for juniors.

Tucson Orienteering Membership - One year of individual or family membership and discounts on event entry fees. Note: In the world of orienteering, each club is assigned a unique acronym. Our Tucson club is designated 'TSN'. Please do not unintentionally select 'TOC', which is Toronto.

Membership in ICO supports the club and provides member benefits including discounts at local and regional orienteering events and a vote in decisions that affect the future of the club.

The WARS Season Pass gives free entry to all OCIN TROL/WARS 2024-25 Season events, November through March 2025, as well as free or reduced entry to several non-TROL/WARS events in fall and spring.

PLEASE NOTE: Only adults and older juniors / college students may purchase WARS season passes. High school and younger students who wish to participate in TROL/WARS events, may purchase a TROL season pass -- but WILL be able to participate on WARS courses.

For the 2024-25 WARS season, age class is based on 2024 orienteering age (age on 12/31/2024), regardless of birth date -- including in 2024. When registering for individual events, the default age class will remain the same through the entire WARS season.

The TROL Season Pass gives free entry to all OCIN TROL/WARS 2024-25 Season events, November through March 2025, as well as free or reduced entry to several non-TROL/WARS events in fall and spring.

PLEASE NOTE: Only high school and younger students may participate in the TROL season-long competition. College students, and adults, who wish to participate in TROL/WARS events, may purchase a WARS season pass.

TROL participants, however, are not limited to TROL classes; they may run in any class for which they are eligible, based on gender & age.

Please join us on March 22nd at Cedars of Lebanon State Park.

We are meeting at the shelter on Stables Road.
(See website for site map)

Courses offered (approximate distances in kilometers):

Yellow -Short (~2-3 km) Beginner skill level, for new orienteers.
Orange -Intermediate (~4-5 km) Intermediate skill level.
Brown - Advanced Short (~3-4 km) Advanced skill level, (less length and climb).
Green -Advanced Medium (~5-6 km) Advanced skill level.
Blue -Advanced Long (~10-12 km) Advanced skill level.
3-hour time limit for courses.
Course starts are between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM.
Please return from your course by 3:00 PM.

Beginner instruction will be available.

If you are coming as a group* please let us know.
*(JROTC/ROTC/Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts/Church/School)
Event will only be canceled for severe weather conditions; otherwise, no refunds will be issued within three days proceeding the event.
***see club website for more details***

Welcome to Buffalo's Cultural District for a sprint on the Buffalo State University campus followed by a sprint in Delaware Park. Both events feature a spectacular finish arena on the Great Lawn of the world renowned Buffalo AKG Art Museum. You may enter one or both events, enjoy a picnic lunch, and then visit the AKG, the Burchfield Penney Art Center, or the Buffalo History Museum. For more orienteering, the Rochester Orienteering Club is holding an NRE Ultra-Long the following day in Mendon Ponds Park.

Orienteering Cincinnati Membership - One year of individual or family membership and discounts on event entry fees.