Event Announcement Archive (2025)
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: 2025 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Archive?year=2025), 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Please be aware that links to external web sites or email addresses may be out of date.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. 1 - 31 | 2025 NAV-X GPS Map Trek #1 @ Mt Diablo State Park; Diablo, CA |  - 707.714.7264NAV-X Challenge (NAV-X) |
Gavin Wyatt-Mair |
| Rogaine; Let's kick off 2025 with some cool rocks! Entertaining 2 hr/4 hr GPS course on the flanks of Mount Diablo around the infamous Rock City. Do-it-yourself course anytime in January or February, or join meetup on Feb. 16 at 10:00 AM. (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Jan. 12 (Sun.) |
"2024" Golden Goat & Golden Kid Camp Tamarancho, Fairfax, CA |
- 415.456.8118 |
Mikkel Conradi |
| C; After missing a year, we have the return of an extra-long "Goat" course, and a long "Kid" course, with a shared mass start; there will be NO BEGINNER COURSES at this special event | |||
| Jan. 17 - 19 | Georgia Navigator Cup — U.S. Masters Nationals; Lithia Springs, GA | Georgia Orienteering Club (GAOC) | |
| A; Friday Middle-distance NRE; U.S. Masters Nationals: 2-stage Classic (NRE) races on Sat. & Sun. (full range of courses); the annual Mal Harding Extreme-O on MLK Monday; pre-registration is required (entry deadlines: Jan. 1, 8, & 13) | |||
| Jan. 24 - 27 | Oceania Orienteering Championships 2025; Palmerston North, NZ | ||
| A; Sprint, Middle, Long, and Relay events; Middle & Long "warm-up" events Jan. 18-19; 2 "training" days Jan. 21-22 (entry deadline: Jan. 3) | |||
| Jan. 26 (Sun.) |
Coyote Lake – Harvey Bear Ranch County Park Gilroy, CA |
, - 707.567.3496 |
Tom De Vre, Theo Verhoeven |
| B; Standard 7-course event for beginners through advanced; at the Coyote Lake side of the park as in previous years; everyone is welcome, including non-members and beginners, with free, brief, beginner instruction available | |||
| Feb. 1 (Sat.) |
Go Wild! Lime Ridge, 2-hour Map Adventure; Walnut Creek, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Enjoy a trail & wilderness scramble among majestic oaks, quarries, & grasslands of Lime Ridge Open Space. Teams of 1-5 have 2 hours to use a custom map to find up to 20 checkpoints on & off the trails. Preregister for lower fees. (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Feb. 1 - 28 | 2025 NAV-X GPS Map Trek #1 @ Mt Diablo State Park; Diablo, CA | - 707.714.7264 NAV-X Challenge (NAV-X) |
Gavin Wyatt-Mair |
| Rogaine; Continuing from January: Entertaining 2 hr/4 hr GPS course on the flanks of Mount Diablo around the infamous Rock City. Do-it-yourself course anytime in February, or join meetup on Feb. 16 at 10:00 AM. (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Feb. 8 (Sat.) |
Left My Heart in San Francisco 5K, 10K San Francisco, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Valentine-themed 5K & 10K map adventure courses: Teams of 1-5 will find dozens of Hearts sculptures scattered around San Francisco using a custom-made map! Answer simple multiple-choice question at each. Preregister for lower fees. (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Feb. 9 (Sun.) |
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline Richmond, CA |
- 510.407.1876 |
Steve Gregg |
| C; How will Steve challenge us this year? Everyone is welcome, including non-members and beginners, with free, brief, beginner instruction available | |||
| Feb. 14 - 16 | Sprint Camp 2025; Vancouver, BC, Canada | Greater Vancouver Orienteering Club (GVOC) | |
| Training; Courses will be "Sprint" distance (12-15 minutes winning time) and will focus on Sprint orienteering skills; training session Friday evening; mix of races and training sessions for the rest of the weekend, finishing early Sunday afternoon | |||
| Feb. 16 (Sun.) |
2025 NAV-X GPS Map Trek #1 @ Mt Diablo State Park; Diablo, CA | - 707.714.7264 NAV-X Challenge (NAV-X) |
Gavin Wyatt-Mair |
| Rogaine; Special in-person event within the continuing 2-month 2 hr/4 hr GPS course on the flanks of Mount Diablo around the infamous Rock City; do-it-yourself course anytime in February, or at this 10:00 AM meetup (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Feb. 19 (Wed.) |
BAOC Board Meeting Video Conference |
- 415.309.1853, - 669.264.4761 |
|
| Meeting of the Board of Directors; 7:30 PM; all club members are welcome | |||
| Feb. 22 (Sat.) |
Palo Alto Find-Your-Way 5K & 10K; Palo Alto, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
| Discover the wonders of old-Palo Alto neighborhood parks/scenery/decor/history. Teams of 1-5 choose 5K or 10K challenge to find up to 36 checkpoints with a custom map, answering a simple question at each; preregister for lower fees (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Feb. 28 - Mar. 2 | Western States Championships and U.S. Team Trials Presidio of San Francisco and Calero County Park, San Francisco and San Jose |
- 415.309.1853 |
Gavin Wyatt-Mair, Caroline Sandbo (COC), John Richardson, Misha Kreslavsky |
| A; Three days of National Ranking Events (NREs) for beginners through advanced; everyone, including beginners, is welcome each day; results of best 2 days will be combined for the Western States Champs | |||
| Mar. 1 - 4 | POM: Portugal “O” Meeting 2025; Loulé, Faro, Portugal | ||
| A; 7 competitions: 2 night Sprints, 2 Middle, 2 Long, PreO; 3 pre-events Feb. 25-27; Model event Feb. 28 (entry deadline: Feb. 15) | |||
| Mar. 1 - 31 | 2025 NAV-X GPS Map Trek #2 @ Auburn State Recreation Area; Auburn, CA | - 707.714.7264 NAV-X Challenge (NAV-X) |
TBD (NAV-X) |
| Rogaine; 3 hr/6 hr GPS course; classic destination in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, specifically the area around Olmstead Loop in Cool; using a NAV-X style map with recent Lidar data; do-it-yourself course anytime in March and April (Not a BAOC event) | |||
| Mar. 8 - 16 | Southwest Spring Week 2025; Tucson & Phoenix, AZ | Tucson Orienteering Club (TSN) | |
| B; Popular 9-day (non-NRE) festival with a variety of events (Classic, Night-O, Middle, Score-O, ...) (entry deadlines: Feb. 28 [days 1-7], March 13 [days 8-9]) | |||
| Mar. 9 (Sun.) |
Browns Valley Open Space Preserve Vacaville, CA |
- 415.456.8118 |
Andrew Masalkov |
| C; This event will offer courses for first-timers & experienced orienteers; non-members and beginners are welcome; brief, free beginner instruction will be available | |||