Schedule (2012)
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Unless otherwise noted, all of the club's events take place within the San Francisco Bay Area, are on Sundays, go on rain or shine, and offer courses for beginners. Please check our Frequently Asked Questions for information about event schedules, costs, and what to bring.
For the latest information for any event, please check this website closer to the event, or contact the Event Director. There are additional details about the event schedule below.
Note that there is a Google calendar of "local" events below the list of events.
For a list of additional events in the planning stage, and where we need your help as an Event Director or Course Setter, look at the Planning Calendar (PDF/~10KB).
If an event you are interested in no longer appears on the schedule, please check the Archive of event announcements or the Results.
To see only BAOC events, change the drop-down box below from All Clubs to BAOC, and click on Reload. Similarly, you can select a different year, and restrict the displayed list to only a certain type of event.
| Date | Event Name, Location, Type, and Notes |
Event Director or Contact |
Course Setter(s) |
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| Feb. 12 (Sun.) |
Las Trampas Scramble Las Trampas Regional Wilderness, San Ramon, CA |
- 541.401.7595 | Wes Erck |
| Rogaine; Mini-rogaine style course (team score-O) — mass start with a 3-hour time limit | |||
| Feb. 18 - 20 | 2012 Southwest Spring B-Meet, Tucson, AZ | Tucson Orienteering Club (TSN) | |
| B; Long (Sat.), Middle (Sun.), and Classic (Mon.) courses in the high desert near Sonoita, fifty miles south of Tucson | |||
| Feb. 19 (Sun.) |
BAOC COOL/BAWS #7 (Open to All) Vasona Lake County Park, Los Gatos, CA |
William Morris, Daniel Kopisch |
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| C; Meet #7 at Vasona Lake Park (since we couldn't go there in December) — Regular event for everyone | |||
| Feb. 25 - 26 | Discover Valley of Fire, near Las Vegas, NV | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (tl) |
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| Rogaine; On Saturday, enjoy a 2-hour map trek, a potluck, and then group camping is available. On Sunday, trek for 2, 4, or 6 hours. (Early registration ends Feb. 19.) | |||
| Mar. 3 (Sat.) |
Get Lost!! in Fort Ord, Seaside, CA | Get Lost!! Running, Racing (GL!!) |
Dennis Wilkinson |
| Rogaine; Wild Adventure Hunt — A 4-hour and 2-hour rogaine... on foot or on bike... a trail run or ride unlike any other! | |||
| Mar. 4 (Sun.) |
BAOC COOL/BAWS #8 (Open to All) Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley, CA |
Joseph Doetsch | |
| B; Meet #8 and season championships — Regular event for everyone (pending park approval) | |||
| Mar. 10 - 11 | Birkhead Wilderness Classic (U.S. Individual Championships), Asheboro, NC | Backwoods Orienteering Klub (BOK) | |
| A; 2012 U.S. Individual Classic Orienteering Championship (early registration deadline is Jan. 15) | |||
| Mar. 17 - 18 | Western Region Interscholastic Championships Location To Be Announced |
- 925.872.3935 | Jay Hann |
| Junior; Location to be announced | |||
| Mar. 24 (Sat.) |
Discover the Bay: Foot, bike, and transit; San Francisco, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (tl) |
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| Rogaine; 6 hr and 12 hr urban & wild map adventure covering San Francisco, down the Peninsula, into Marin, up and down the East Bay | |||
| Mar. 25 (Sun.) |
Granite Bay, Folsom Lake State Recreation Area Granite Bay, CA |
- 209.295.6261 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Mats Jansson |
| C; White, Yellow, Orange, and advanced courses ... plus NEW! Mountain-Bike-O (pending park approval) | |||
| Mar. 30 - Apr. 1 | Flying Pig XVI, Cincinnati, Ohio | Orienteering Club of Cincinnati (OCIN) | |
| A; Individual OUSA A-meet — four "A" sanctioned races (Sprint & 3 Middle) in 3 days — in northern Kentucky. | |||
| Apr. 7 (Sat.) |
Salomon Dontgetlost.ca Giant's Rib Raid, Niagara Peninsula | Golden Horseshoe Orienteering Club (GHO) | |
| Apr. 7 (Sat.) |
Millbrae Street Scramble, Millbrae, CA | Get Lost!! Running, Racing (GL!!) |
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| Rogaine; 90-minute or 3-hour urban rogaine—on foot or bike; explore the streets of Millbrae, as well as parts of Burlingame, Hillsborough, and San Bruno | |||
| Apr. 13 - 15 | Georgia Navigator Cup (U.S. Individual Championships), Carrollton, GA | Georgia Orienteering Club (GAOC) | |
| A; 2012 U.S. Sprint, Middle, Long, & Trail-O Championships, OUSA A-meet | |||
| Apr. 20 - 22 | U.S. Interscholastic & Intercollegiate Championships, Whidbey Island and Monroe, WA | Cascade Orienteering Club (COC) | |
| A; OUSA sanctioned 2-day A-meet | |||
| Apr. 22 (Sun.) |
Sacramento Bar Fair Oaks, CA |
- 916.408.8052 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Jennifer Kerr (GCO) |
| C; White, Yellow, Orange, and advanced courses (pending park approval) | |||
| Apr. 28 (Sat.) |
Discover Sonoma, Sonoma, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (tl) |
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| Rogaine; 2 & 4 hr urban map adventure | |||
| Apr. 29 (Sun.) |
Billygoat XXXIV, Moreau Lake State Park, Gansevoort, NY | Empire Orienteering Club (EMPO) | |
| Long-running, traditional Goat event | |||
| May. 5 - 6 | West Point A-meet, West Point, NY | U.S. Military Academy Orienteering Club (USMAOC) | |
| A; OUSA sanctioned 2-day A-meet with Sprint, Middle, and Long courses | |||
| May. 12 (Sat.) |
Rossmoor Bar Rancho Cordova, CA |
- 916.443.4082, - 916.847.6324 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Dwight Freund |
| C; White, Yellow, Orange, and advanced courses (pending park approval) | |||
| May. 19 - 21 | Ottawa O-Fest, Ottawa, ON, Canada | Ottawa Orienteering Club (OOC) | |
| A; Canadian A-meet | |||
| May. 19 (Sat.) |
Santa Cruz Street Scramble, Santa Cruz, CA | Get Lost!! Running, Racing (GL!!) |
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| Rogaine; 90-minute, 3-hour, or 7-hour urban rogaine—on foot or bike; explore the streets of Santa Cruz, as well as parts of Capitola, Live Oak, Soquel, and UCSC | |||
| Jun. 30 - Jul. 7 | (WMOC) World Masters Orienteering Champs, Bad Harzburg, Germany (80 km SE of Hannover) | ||
| A; Model event; Sprint qualification and final; Long qualification (2) and final | |||
| Jun. 30 (Sat.) |
Mill Valley Street Scramble, Mill Valley, CA | Get Lost!! Running, Racing (GL!!) |
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| Rogaine; 90-minute, 3-hour, or 7-hour urban rogaine—on foot or bike; explore the paths, streets, and stairs of Mill Valley, Homestead Valley, and Tamalpais Valley, as well as parts of Belvedere, Corte Madera, Sausalito, Strawberry, and Tiburon! | |||
| Jul. 7 - 14 | (JWOC) Junior World Orienteering Champs; Kosice, Slovakia | ||
| A; Annual international championship event for juniors | |||
| Jul. 7 - 14 | Tour O Swiss 2012; Basel to Lausanne, Switzerland | ||
| B; Combination of touring and 5 orienteering events | |||
| Jul. 14 - 21 | (WOC) World Orienteering Champs; Lausanne, Switzerland | ||
| A; Sprint, middle, long, and relay events | |||
| Jul. 14 (Sat.) |
SF Golden Gate Escape II, San Francisco, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (tl) |
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| Rogaine; 5, 10, 25 km urban map adventure around the bayfront and the many hills of San Francisco | |||
| Jul. 15 - 20 | Swiss 5-Days 2012, Lausanne, Switzerland | ||
| A; Public event in conjunction with the WOC — Sprint, Middle, Classic, and Long events | |||
| Jul. 21 - 27 | Croseo 2012, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK | ||
| 6 days of Welsh Orienteering | |||
| Jul. 28 (Sat.) |
Monterey Street Scramble, Monterey, CA | Get Lost!! Running, Racing (GL!!) |
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| Rogaine; [Tentative event as of December 2011] | |||
| Aug. 11 - 19 | 2012 Canadian Orienteering Championships, Calgary and Edmonton, Canada | ||
| A; Two sets of Sprint, Middle, and Long events on consecutive weekends — see individual events Aug. 11-12 & Aug. 17-19 | |||
| Aug. 11 (Sat.) |
Oakland Peak to Bay II, Oakland, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (tl) |
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| Rogaine; 5, 10, 25 km urban map adventure | |||
| Aug. 11 - 12 | Western Canadian Orienteering Championships, Calgary, CA | Foothills Wanderers Orienteering Club (FWOC) | |
| A; Sprint, Middle, and Long events — part of the 2-week Canadian Orienteering Championships | |||
| Aug. 17 - 19 | Canadian Orienteering Championships, Edmonton, CA | Edmonton Overlanders Orienteering Club (EOOC) | |
| A; Sprint, Middle, and Long events — part of the 2-week Canadian Orienteering Championships | |||
| Aug. 25 (Sat.) |
Berkeley and Oakland Hills Street Scramble, Berkeley, CA | Get Lost!! Running, Racing (GL!!) |
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| Rogaine; [Tentative event as of December 2011] | |||
| Aug. 29 - Sep. 3 | Laramie Daze & 2012 Western States Championships, Laramie, WY | Laramie Range Orienteering Club (LROC) | |
| A; 5 days of mass-start events (including the One Cowboy Relay and the Rocky Mountain Goat) that "will be incredible", and a 2-day Classic combined-time "A" event | |||
| Aug. 31 - Sep. 1 | 10th World Rogaining Championships, Přebuz, Karlovy Vary, CZ | ||
| Rogaine; Annual international rogaine championships | |||
| Sep. 9 (Sun.) |
River Bend Park Rancho Cordova, CA |
- 916.922.8671 | Jeff Thompson (GCO) |
| C; White, Yellow, Orange, and advanced courses (pending park approval) | |||
| Sep. 29 - 30 | North American Rogaining Championships | - 206.291.8250 Meridian Geographics (MerGeo) |
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| Rogaine; This event is in the early stages of planning (it is NOT sanctioned yet) — check back later for details (pending park approval) | |||
| Sep. 30 (Sun.) |
Discover San Diego, San Diego, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (tl) |
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| Rogaine; 2, 4, 6 hr urban map adventure | |||
| Oct. 14 (Sun.) |
Briones Regional Park Martinez, CA |
- 925.934.6567 | Gavin Wyatt-Mair, Alan Houser |
| B; Regular 7-course BAOC event in conjunction with the Scout-O Championships (pending park approval) | |||
| Oct. 14 (Sun.) |
Scout-O Championships Briones Regional Park, Martinez, CA |
- 925.934.6567 | Gavin Wyatt-Mair, Alan Houser |
| Junior; 20th annual Scout-O Championships for all scout levels (pending park approval) | |||
| Oct. 16 - 17 | U.S. Team Training Camp, Harriman State Park, Stony Point, NY | U.S. Orienteering Team | |
| Training; Training opportunities sponsored by the U.S. Orienteering Team (also see Oct. 22-26) | |||
| Oct. 18 - 21 | 2012 North American Orienteering Championships, Bushkill, PA | Delaware Valley Orienteering Association (DVOA) | |
| A; Sprint, Middle, Long, & relay courses, OUSA A-meet in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area | |||
| Oct. 20 (Sat.) |
Lower Sunrise and Sacramento Bar Rancho Cordova and Fair Oaks, CA |
- 916.408.8052 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Jonas Libell (GCO) |
| C; White, Yellow, Orange, and advanced courses | |||
| Oct. 22 - 26 | U.S. Team Training Camp, Harriman State Park, Stony Point, NY | U.S. Orienteering Team | |
| Training; Training opportunities sponsored by the U.S. Orienteering Team (also see Oct. 16-17) | |||
| Oct. 27 - 28 | 2-day event with classic courses, Bethel, CT | Western Connecticut Orienteering Club (WCOC) | |
| B; Preliminary information — weekend after N.A. Champs event in PA | |||
| Oct. 27 (Sat.) |
Haunted Hallowe'en Hustle, Foster City, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (tl) |
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| C; Explore the awesome tradition of Hallowe'en decorations in the neighborhoods of San Mateo, Foster City, & Belmont. Daytime & evening starts available. | |||
| Oct. 28 (Sun.) |
Morgan Territory Regional Preserve Livermore, CA |
- 925.462.2254 | Luc Poppe, Theo Verhoeven, Cedric Lasfargues |
| B; All the standard courses will be offered — Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced; for those competitively inclined, this will be the 2012 BOAC Club Championships (pending park approval) | |||
| Nov. 2 - 4 | 40 Hours With Mr. Coe, Hollister, CA | Get Lost!! Running, Racing (GL!!) |
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| Rogaine; An A to B to C rogaine, starting 10:00 PM Friday and ending 1:00 PM Sunday, with a required break from 10:00 PM Saturday to 3:00 AM Sunday — about 100 mi total — limited to 200 foot, 200 bike (pending park approval) | |||
| Nov. 10 - 11 | Discover Red Rock Canyon, Mojave, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (tl) |
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| Rogaine; On Saturday, enjoy a 2-hour map trek, a potluck, and then group camping is available. On Sunday, trek for 2, 4, or 6 hours. | |||
| Nov. 18 (Sun.) |
Mississippi Bar Fair Oaks, CA |
- 209.295.6261 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Dan Rathbun (GCO) |
| C; White, Yellow, Orange, and advanced courses (pending park approval) | |||
| Dec. 1 (Sat.) |
Holiday Hustle, Alameda, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (tl) |
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| Rogaine; 5, 10, 25 km urban map adventure | |||
| Dec. 8 (Sat.) |
San Carlos Street Scramble, San Carlos, CA | Get Lost!! Running, Racing (GL!!) |
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| Rogaine; 90-minute or 3-hour urban rogaine—on foot or bike; explore the streets of San Carlos, as well as parts of Belmont and Redwood City | |||
| Dec. 9 (Sun.) |
Sailor Bar Fair Oaks, CA |
- 530.919.3160 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Mats Jansson |
| C; New map! (pending park approval) | |||
Schedule of events in 2013 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Schedule/Current?year=2013)
Notes
Additional notes about the above schedule:
- Events in bold are regular BAOC orienteering events. The schedule also includes other events of potential interest, such as training sessions, board meetings, national A-meets, and regional events. You can use the drop-down boxes at the top of the page to limit the events that are listed.
- B and C meets are regular BAOC events. B meets provide the standard seven courses (White, Yellow, Orange, Brown, Green, Red, Blue). C meets offer a subset of these courses, or another flavor of orienteering, such as Score-O.
- A-meets are regional or national events for competitive orienteers. They offer courses in all competitive classes and are counted in the national rankings. Note, however, that these meets also have courses for recreational orienteers.
- All A, B, and C events offer beginners clinics and courses unless otherwise noted.
- Junior events are specifically for youth under 21 years of age (but are often open to everyone.
- Training sessions are often suitable for beginners, but sometimes are intermediate and up; check the event details.
Google Calendar of Events
The Google calendar below shows announced orienteering events. It should contain BAOC, GCO, GetLost!!, and terraloco events, as well as selected other California events like Mt Pinos and Anza Borrego. However, please do not rely on this calendar for accuracy. The schedules on each club's website (including our own) will have the most accurate and up-to-date information.
If you have your own Google calendar, you can subscribe to this calendar, and see its events displayed on your personal Google calendar. Just click on the button at the bottom of the calendar to subscribe.
Notes:
- This calendar was suggested by Shura Kretchetov, and was developed by Shura and Alex Finch. (February 14, 2011)
- If the calendar is not displayed, or if no events are shown in the calendar, that means Google is having a problem. In that case, please check back later.
More Schedule Information
You may find more events by looking at the SConet Combined Schedule (http://www.thethinkingsport.com/folder_o_sconet/h_sched_all.php), the OUSA event calendar (http://orienteeringusa.org/orienteers/on-foot/events/sanctioned-events-calendar), the OUSA working calendar (http://www.event-finder.org/o-planning/maincal.shtml), the OUSA Rogaine calendar (http://orienteeringusa.org/orienteers/rogaines/events), or the Web sites of other orienteering clubs.
If you are looking for an announcement for a past BAOC event, check out the archive of old event schedules (http://baoc.org/sched/archive.php).
The best driving directions are usually within the event announcements themselves, but we also have a page containing driving directions (http://baoc.org/maps/directions.php) to most of the parks.
If you'd like to orienteer more often, volunteering to help put on events is a sure way to do it. Please contact the Events Coordinator, , regarding event directing and course sestting; contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Vacant (no email address available), regarding helping at events. You can look at the Planning Calendar (PDF/~10KB) to see what is in the planning stage and where help is still needed.
If you have additional information concerning any of these events, know of an event that should be added, or see something that's incorrect, please contact the .
