Schedule (2025)
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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.
Click on the event date to go to the event webpage/website. For the latest information for any event, please check the event webpage/website closer to the event, or (for local events) 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. You can subscribe to that calendar to have the events shown on your personal Google calendar.
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 you can 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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Jul. 1 - 31 | 2025 NAV-X GPS Map Trek #5 Tahoe National Forest, Tahoe City, CA |
- 707.714.7264 NAV-X Challenge (NAV-X) |
Vicki Woolworth |
Rogaine; 4 hr/8 hr GPS course; do-it-yourself course (using the MapRun [v7!] smartphone app) anytime in July or August (see the alternative group event on July 29 below) (Not a BAOC event) | |||
Jul. 4 - 11 | Austrian 6 Days; Graz, Steiermark, Austria | ||
A; 6 stages plus "additional sprint" (entry deadline: June 25) | |||
Jul. 5 - 12 | 5 Days Italy 2025; Madonna di Campiglio (near Trento), Italy | ||
A; Popular annual event; 3x Middle, Long, Sprint (entry deadline: June 15) | |||
Jul. 7 - 12 | WOC 2025; Kuopio, Finland | ||
A; Annual world championships; "spectator" races as part of Fin5 event (listed separately) | |||
Jul. 7 - 12 | Fin5 Orienteering Week; Kuopio, Finland | ||
A; Five "spectator" races as part of WOC (aka WOC Tour); Sprint, Long, & 3 Middle events; age & open classes; Emit E-punch used (rental cards available) (entry deadline: June 22) | |||
Jul. 12 (Sat.) |
Summer Series Event #3 Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA |
- 510.407.1876 | Matej Šebo |
C; This is the third event of the 2025 Summer Series. Everyone is welcome, including beginners and non-members, with free beginner instruction to explain orienteering. Participation in other Summer Series events is not required. (DATE WAS 7/6) | |||
Jul. 20 - 26 | O Ringen; Jönköping, Sweden | ||
A; Annual, "world's largest", orienteering event; various days/distances options (entry deadline: June 1) | |||
Jul. 25 - 28 | Tahoe 4-Day Lake Tahoe Area |
- 510.681.6181, , , |
Nik Weber (GCO), Blake Tresan (Truckee), Ian Smith, Steve Gregg |
Events at various parks around the Lake Tahoe area; four days of fun events: Sprint, Middle, & Classic courses; Summer Series Event #4 at Northstar Resort (Saturday) & Event #5 at Donner State Park (Monday); NRE on Sunday (pre-reg. deadline July 23) | |||
Jul. 27 - Aug. 1 | Scottish 6-Day (Royal Deeside 2025); west of Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
A; Five (forest) runs with the best four counting toward individual age-class competitions; optional, "less formal" Sprint race on (rest) day 4 (entry deadline: June 30) | |||
Jul. 29 (Tue.) |
2025 NAV-X GPS Map Trek #5 Tahoe National Forest, Tahoe City, CA |
- 707.714.7264 NAV-X Challenge (NAV-X) |
Vicki Woolworth |
Rogaine; 4 hr/8 hr GPS course; at 10 AM there will be a group-event alternative to doing the course on your own anytime in July or August (see the "Jul. 1 - 31" event above and "Aug. 1 - 31" event below) (Not a BAOC event) | |||
Aug. 1 - 31 | 2025 NAV-X GPS Map Trek #5 Tahoe National Forest, Tahoe City, CA |
- 707.714.7264 NAV-X Challenge (NAV-X) |
Vicki Woolworth |
Rogaine; Continuing from July: 4 hr/8 hr GPS course; do-it-yourself course (using the MapRun smartphone app [v7!]) anytime in August (see the alternative group event on July 29 above) (Not a BAOC event) | |||
Aug. 2 (Sat.) |
Guadalupe River Find-Your-Way 5K, 10K; Santa Clara, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
Discover northern Santa Clara's parks, scenery, decor, & history. Choose 5K or 10K challenge to find up to 30 checkpoints. Teams of 1-5 navigate with a custom map, answer a question at each checkpoint. Preregister for lower fees. (Not a BAOC event) | |||
Aug. 7 - 15 | WMOC: World Masters Orienteering Champs; Girona, Catalunya, Spain | ||
A; Annual competition for those over age 35; Sprint Model, Qualification, & Final; Forest Model & Qualification; Middle Final; Long Final; enter only Sprints, only forest, or both; "public races" available (entry deadline: June 30) | |||
Aug. 9 (Sat.) |
Summer Series Event #6 Evergreen Valley College, San Jose, CA |
Werner Haag | |
C; This is the sixth event of the 2025 Summer Series. Everyone is welcome, including beginners and non-members, with free beginner instruction to explain orienteering. Participation in other Summer Series events is not required. (DATE WAS 6/21) (pending park approval) | |||
Aug. 15 - 24 | Canadian Orienteering Festival; Edmonton, Canada | Edmonton Overlanders Orienteering Club (EOOC) | |
A; Nine days of orienteering activities starting with the Western Canadian Orienteering Championships in the Red Deer area and wrapping up with the Canadian Orienteering Championships held near Edmonton (entry deadlines: July 6, August 8) | |||
Aug. 16 (Sat.) |
Mission Bay Find-Your-Way 5K, 10K San Francisco, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
Discover San Francisco's Mission Bay: its parks, scenery, decor, & history. Choose a 5K or 10K challenge; find up to 30 checkpoints; teams of 1-5 navigate with a custom map, answering a simple questions. Preregister for lower fees. (Not a BAOC event) | |||
Aug. 24 (Sun.) |
Summer Series Event #7 Bedwell Bayfront Park, Menlo Park, CA |
- 650.281.5280 | Matthias Kohler |
C; At this beginner-friendly park, we have the final event of the 2025 Summer Series. As usual, everyone is welcome, including beginners and non-members, and there will be free beginner instruction to explain orienteering. | |||
Aug. 30 - Sep. 1 | Mt Hood Forest 2-Day; Maupin & Dufur, OR | ||
A; See individual Schedule entries below for links & entry deadlines; Aug. 30: Model courses; Aug. 31: Classic NRE event by Mt Hood Orienteering (MTHD): Sept. 1: Classic NRE event by Columbia River Orienteering Club (CROC) | |||
Aug. 31 (Sun.) |
Skyline Sno-Park NRE, Maupin, OR | Mt Hood Orienteering (MTHD) | |
A; Day 1 of the Mt Hood Forest 2-Day: Classic NRE event (pending sanctioning); entries for the two days are separate (day-1 entry deadlines: Aug. 10 & 24) | |||
Sep. 1 (Mon.) |
Billy Bob Sno-Park NRE, Dufur, OR | Columbia River Orienteering Club (CROC) | |
A; Day 2 of the Mt Hood Forest 2-Day: Classic NRE event (pending sanctioning); entries for the two days are separate (day-2 entry deadlines: Aug. 10 & 28) | |||
Sep. 6 - 7 | Pothole Lake 2-Day; Merritt, BC, Canada | Greater Vancouver Orienteering Club (GVOC) | |
A; NAOC 1998 Venue Revival: Enjoy two days on world-class terrain in the Merritt area that hasn't been used for over 25 years; expect a Middle on Saturday and a Long on Sunday at the very least (entry details TBD) | |||
Sep. 7 (Sun.) |
Berkeley Mapathon & Half Mapathon Berkeley, CA |
- 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
Enjoy highlights & secrets of Berkeley with a 26.2-mile Mapathon (or 13.1-mile "Half") with foot & foot+bike divisions. Teams of 1-5 navigate to 1 or 2 dozen checkpoints & 1 aid station with a custom map. Preregister for lower fees (Not a BAOC event) | |||
Sep. 12 - 14 | DVOA Training Weekend; Hickory Run State Park, Albrightsville, PA | Delaware Valley Orienteering Association (DVOA) | |
Training; Annual 3-day training/standard-races weekend; Friday: Training; Saturday: White-Blue courses & Night-O; Sunday: White-Red courses; cabin accommodations (entry deadline: Sept. 11) | |||
Sep. 14 (Sun.) |
Huddart Park Woodside, CA |
Ouri Karni | |
C; Event format is TBD; beginners and non-members are welcome (free beginner instruction will be available) (pending park approval) | |||
Sep. 20 - 21 | Bitterroot Weekend; near Missoula, MT | Grizzly Orienteering (GrizO) | |
A; A weekend of racing in the Bitterroot Valley in Montana. Saturday Middle-distance NRE at Soft Rock Recreation Area; Sunday Classic-distance regional event at Larry Creek Recreation Area (entry deadlines: Aug. 29, Sept. 12) | |||
Sep. 21 (Sun.) |
Old Town Fair Oaks Street-O; Fair Oaks, CA | Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) | |
C; 90-minute Score-O on the streets and in the parks in and around old town Fair Oaks; question-and-answer format with no bags or punches | |||
Oct. 5 (Sun.) |
Morgan Territory Regional Preserve Livermore, CA |
TBD (You?) | |
B; TENTATIVE EVENT, pending park approval & recruitment of BAOC Event Director & Course Setter; standard 7-course event for beginners through advanced orienteers; non-members & beginners are welcome; free beginner instruction available (DATE WAS 10/19) (pending park approval) | |||
Oct. 11 - 13 | U.S. Orienteering Championships; Boston, MA | New England Orienteering Club (NEOC) | |
A; Middle, Long, and Sprint events; pre-registration via EventReg required (entry deadlines: Aug. 10, Sept. 21, Oct. 5) | |||
Oct. 11 (Sat.) |
Go Wild! Marin 2 hr, 4 hr; Corte Madera, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
2 hr & 4 hr map adventure courses: Trail & wilderness scramble among the open spaces of the Tiburon Peninsula. Teams of 1-5 use a custom map to find up to 24 checkpoints along the trails & in the wilds. Preregister for lower fees. (Joint with NAV-X.) | |||
Oct. 18 (Sat.) |
Haunted Flats 5K & 10K; North Natomas, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
Trick-or-treating for adults/families! With a headlamp/flashlight, find awesome displays in neighborhoods of North Natomas. Answer multiple-choice questions at ~20 checkpoints on the 5k, ~36 on the 10k. Preregister for lower fees. (Not a BAOC event) | |||
Oct. 25 (Sat.) |
Rossmor Bar; Fair Oaks, CA | Ryan Zahner (GCO) Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Nik Weber (GCO) |
B; Six great courses in an interesting & runnable parkway woodland; Everyone is welcome, including beginners, with free beginner instruction available | |||
Oct. 25 (Sat.) |
Haunted Hills 5K & 10K map adventure courses; Redwood City, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
Trick or treating for adults (& families) in teams of 1-5! Bring headlamp or flashlight; adventure through decorated neighborhoods finding awesome displays; answer multiple-choice question about each. Preregister for lower fees. (Not a BAOC event) | |||
Oct. 26 (Sun.) |
Public Event at Scout-O Championships Briones Regional Park, Lafayette, CA |
- 925.934.6567 | Gavin Wyatt-Mair |
B; Open Event for non-Scouts; Regular 7-course BAOC event in conjunction with the Scout-O Championships; everyone is welcome, including beginners; free beginner instruction will be available (pending park approval) | |||
Oct. 26 (Sun.) |
Scout Orienteering Championships Briones Regional Park, Lafayette, CA |
- 925.934.6567 | Gavin Wyatt-Mair |
B; 31st annual Scout-O and Championships for all scout levels; pre-registration is required (pending park approval) | |||
Nov. 2 (Sun.) |
2025 Golden Goat & Golden Kid | Carl Hoel | |
C; Extra-long "Goat" course, and a long "Kid" course, with a shared mass start; and possibly regular beginner courses with separated starts (pending park approval) | |||
Nov. 8 - 10 | Golden State Champs 2025; Fresno, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
C; Friendly competition between BAOC, GCO, LAOC, NAV-X, SDO, & Truckee; everyone is welcome; Saturday PM Sprint, Sunday AM Long, Monday AM Middle; no White or Blue courses; volunteer-credit discounts available (entry deadlines: July 31, Oct. 26, Nov. 5) | |||
Nov. 15 - 16 | Susquehanna Stumble & NRE; York, PA | Delaware Valley Orienteering Association (DVOA) | |
A; Middle NRE on Saturday (pending sanctioning); mass-start Long on Sunday (entry deadline: Nov. 13) | |||
Nov. 16 (Sun.) |
Shell Ridge Open Space Walnut Creek, CA |
TBD (You?) | |
B; Standard 7-course event for beginners through advanced; everyone is welcome, including beginners and non-members, with free beginner instruction available (pending park approval) | |||
Dec. 6 (Sat.) |
Bon Tempe Reservoir Fairfax, CA |
TBD (You?) | |
C; Volunteer appreciation event; as in the past, participation is limited to only club members who have volunteered this year; PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED; NO BEGINNER OR INTERMEDIATE COURSES (pending park approval) | |||
Dec. 6 - 7 | Catalina State Park; Tucson, AZ | Tucson Orienteering Club (TSN) | |
A; Planning at least one NRE day, if not both (details TBD) | |||
Dec. 13 (Sat.) |
Holiday Hustle 5K & 10K; Walnut Creek, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
Evening adventure through the decorated neighborhoods of Walnut Creek: find awesome holiday displays, and answer simple multiple-choice questions at about 20 checkpoints on the 5K, 36 on the 10K. Preregister for lower fees. (Not a BAOC event) | |||
Dec. 13 (Sat.) |
Holiday Hustle 5K & 10K; Sacramento, CA | - 510.681.6181 terraloco (LOCO) |
Rex Winterbottom |
Morning adventure through the decorated old neighborhoods of Sacramento's Mid-40s: find awesome holiday displays, and answer simple multiple-choice questions at about 20 checkpoints on 5K, 36 on 10K. Preregister for lower fees. (Not a BAOC event) | |||
Dec. 20 (Sat.) |
Willow Glen Holiday Lights "Light-O" & Potluck Social Willow Glen Neighborhood, San Jose, CA |
Brad Wetmore, Jeff Lanam |
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C; Evening Score-O course to enjoy the neighborhood holiday lights, followed by a potluck social & awarding of the 2025 BAOC Service Award (pending park approval) | |||
Dec. 21 (Sun.) |
Old Town Folsom O-Scramble; Folsom, CA | - 916.481.2850 Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) |
Dwight Freund (GCO) |
C; 90-minute Scramble: find as many checkpoints as you can and return to the Start/Finish before time runs out; penalty for being overtime; mass start at 10:30 AM |
Schedule of events in 2026 (http://baoc.org/wiki/Schedule/Current?year=2026)
Notes
Additional notes about the above schedule:
- Events in bold are BAOC events. The schedule includes regular orienteering events, and other events of potential interest, such as training sessions, BAOC Board meetings, regional events, National Events, and notable international events. You can use the drop-down boxes at the top of the page to limit the events that are listed and to look at future years.
- B- and C-meets are "regular" BAOC events. B-meets generally 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 National Ranking Events (NRE) for competitive orienteers. They offer courses in all the OUSA competitive classes (https://orienteeringusa.org/about/rules/) (see section A.39) and are counted in the national rankings (https://orienteeringusa.org/events/rankings/). Note, however, that these events also have courses for recreational orienteers and do welcome beginners, and sometimes an event will consist of a combination of NRE and non-NRE events.
- All BAOC events offer beginners clinics and courses unless otherwise noted in the event details.
- 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 (http://www.goldcountryorienteers.org), Nav-X (http://www.navxchallenge.com/), and terraloco (http://go-terraloco.blogspot.com/#!/p/about-terraloco_09.html) 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. To subscribe, click on the "+ Google Calendar" button at the bottom of the calendar.
- Note:
- If the Google calendar is not displayed below, it could be because something is broken on the BAOC website. 🙁
You can use the following steps to add the calendar events to your personal Google calendar:- With your calendar displayed, open the left-hand panel if it's not displayed: Click on the "hamburger" at the top left.
- Click on the plus sign next to "Other calendars".
- Select "From URL" on the pop-down list.
- Enter this URL: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=ODVka2ExcjMyMTFybnJ2MWtjcmxwYnZrbm9AZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ
- Click on the "Add calendar" button.
- You can select the desired color for the calendar items by clicking on the three, vertical dots at the right when you point at the calendar name.
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 might mean Google is having a problem—please try checking later. Failure to display might also be caused by a browser setting or extension. Try using a different browser, and/or opening a new "private" browser window (e.g., an Incognito window in the Chrome browser).
Working Calendars of Upcoming Events
The Event Coordinators' working schedule is available here (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JG_uFZgck4lyAvmna2OC0SjCBXJ0Unv0NjaGXUiUttk). (You might notice that there are proposed events that need Event Directors and Course Setters. Without them, those events will not happen!)
Please send event suggestions (and offers to direct an event and/or set courses) to , the BAOC Event Coordinator (who leads the Regional Event Coordinators).
Another working calendar of events, named the CA OR WA NV AZ Adventure Calendar is available here (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X8gwfoPMxAqupZ7_2gx26xz8aGekARdST4ef_G20HKE/edit?usp=sharing). In addition to BAOC and other regional events, it lists major national and international events.
More Schedule Information
You can find more events by looking at:
- The Orienteering USA (OUSA) event calendar (https://orienteeringusa.org/events/calendar/)
- The OUSA planning calendar (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18zubcKLGL_gyw3lVNDp6sfiEkSYX5wPB_qwQLmdnvDg/edit#gid=0)
- A list (https://eventreg.orienteeringusa.org/) of U.S. "local" events
- The OUSA Rogaine calendar (http://orienteeringusa.org/events/calendar/rogaining-calendar/)
- The websites of other orienteering clubs
- The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) event calendar (https://eventor.orienteering.org/Events)
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 Event Coordinator, , regarding event directing and course setting.
Note: 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 .