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Permanent Courses: Some clubs have worked with local parks to set up permanent markers and courses, providing navigation practice when competitive events are not available. Clubs that have set up one or more permanent courses are indicated with this symbol:  permanent course  For more information about locations of these courses and obtaining maps, contact the local club. Other locations are listed at the bottom of the page.

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Heartland Region - Regional Representative

Colorado
Rocky Mountain OC (RMOC) - c/o Sherry Litasi, 277 Broadway #413, Denver CO 80203. rmoc@fortnet.org
Illinois
Chicago Area OC (CAOC) - PO Box 369, Mundelein IL 60060-0369. secretary@chicago-orienteering.org
Illinois River Valley OC (IRVOC) - c/o Mike Duncan, 2201 W. Murphy Dr., Dunlap IL 61525. 309-494-4799 (irvoc at comcast.net)
Chicago JROTC (CJROTC), C/O Maj Roger Seymore, Phoenix Military Academy, 145 S. Campbell Ave, Chicago IL 60612. 815-758-8631
Kansas
Orienteer Kansas (OK) - c/o Gene Wee, 2223 Westchester Rd., Lawrence KS 66049-1635. 816-584-9367
Possum Trot OC (PTOC) - Possum Trot OC, c/o Richard Neuburger, 12114 W. 101st St., Lenexa KS 66215-1964. 913-888-1528 (Rneuberger at gmail.com)   permanent course 
Minnesota
Minnesota OC (MNOC) - PO Box 580030, Minneapolis MN 55458. 651-779-6143 maps@mnoc.org  permanent course 
Missouri
St. Louis OC (SLOC) - c/o David Fisher, 14415 Marmont Dr., Chesterfield, MO 63017. 314-434-5060  permanent course
South Dakota
Black Hills Orienteering Club (BHOC) - 2111 Paha Sapa Drive, Sturgis, SD 57785. Send email (OrionPC12 at msn.com) 303-956-8121
Wisconsin
Badger OC (BGR) - c/o Catherine Ann Yekenevicz, 2330 Chestnut St., #35, West Bend WI 53095-2989. 262-335-3304 (kevin at chorus.net) Send email  permanent course 
Wyoming
Laramie Range Orienteering Club (LROC) - c/o Mikell Platt, 1151 Inca Drive, Laramie, WY 82072. 307-721-9711 (mikell at wyoming.com)


Mid-Atlantic Region - Regional Representative

Delaware/New Jersey/Pennsylvania
Delaware Valley O Association (DVOA) - c/o Mary Frank, 14 Lake Dr., Spring City PA 19475-2721. 610-792-0502 (frankdvoa at aol.com)   permanent course 
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna Valley O (SVO) - c/o Brad Whitmore, 20801 S. Ruhl Rd., Freeland, MD 21053. (whitmore at stsci.edu)  permanent course
Western Pennsylvania Orienteering Club (WPOC) - James L. Wolfe, 1904 Bates Dr., Johnstown, PA 15905. 814-255-6066 (jlwolfe at atlanticbb.net)  permanent course 
Virginia/Maryland/Washington DC
James River OC (JROC) - c/o Shawn Callahan, 1409 Shortleaf Lane, Chesapeake VA 23320 (sc_callahan at hotmail.com)
Quantico OC
(QOC) - Sid Sachs, 8910 Yellow Daisy Place, Lorton VA 22079. 24-hr hotline: 301-765-0841 (sidneysachs at juno.com)  permanent course


Midwest Region - Regional Representative

Indiana
Indiana Crossroads Orienteering (ICO) - c/o Mike Garrison , 9047 Holliday Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46260. (garrison2112 at fastmail.net)
Kentucky
O Louisville (OLOU) - PO Box 34062, c/o Jim Carter, Louisville KY 40232. 502-664-7420 (therunnerjc at bellsouth.net)
Michigan
Southern Michigan OC (SMOC) - c/o Bill Luitje, 2677 Wayside Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48103. (luitje at acm.org)   permanent course
Ohio
Central Ohio O (COO) - Alan Edmonds, 1235 Treehaven Ln, Columbus OH 43204. 614-877-0842 Send email (krogers at columbus.rr.com)
Miami Valley OC (MVOC) - c/o Frederick Dudding, 309 Patterson Rd.., Dayton OH 45419-3934. 937-294-2228
North Eastern Ohio OC (NEOOC) - PO Box 5703, Cleveland OH 44101-0703. 866-812-8316 Send email (katkat at neo.rr.com)
Orienteering Club of Cincinnati (OCIN) - c/o Pat Meehan, 1306 Southern Hills Blvd., Hamilton OH 45013-3738. 513-523-9279 Mike Minium (mikeminium at aol.com)  permanent course


Northeast Region - Regional Representative

Connecticut
Western Connecticut OC (WCOC) - c/o Lynette & George Walker, 34 Munnisunk Dr., Simsbury CT 06070. 860-658-7963 (wcoc.info at comcast.net)  permanent course
Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island
New England OC (NEOC) - c/o Joanne Sankus, 9 Cannon Rd., Woburn MA 01801-4006. 781-648-1155 (jsankus at aol.com)  permanent course
Massachusetts
Cambridge Sports Union (CSU) - c/o Larry Berman, 23 Fayette St., Cambridge MA 02139-1111. 617-868-7416 (ona at world.std.com)
New Hampshire
Up North Orienteers (UNO) - c/o Deb Humiston, PO Box 974, Exeter NH 03833. 603-772-8772 (dhumiston at comcast.net)  permanent course
New Jersey/New York
Hudson Valley Orienteering (HVO) - PO Box 61, Pleasantville NY 10570. 973-625-0499 hvo-email@yahoogroups.com  permanent course
New York
Adirondack OK (AOK) - c/o Nancy Allen, 46 Maine Rd., Plattsburgh NY 12903. 518-563-5038 (nancy.allen at plattsburgh.edu)  permanent course
Buffalo OC (BFLO) - c/o Phillip Wolfling, 263 Morris Ave, Buffalo NY 14214. (pwolfling at peoplepc.com)  permanent course or Lincoln Blaisdell (linc43 at roadrunner.com)
Central NY O (CNYO) - c/o Barb Sleight, 6187 Smith Rd., N. Syracuse NY 13212-2513. 315-458-6406 (bsleight at aol.com)
Empire OC (EMPO) - PO Box 51, Clifton Park NY 12065. 518-872-1993 Send email (empo at empo.us.orienteering.org)
Long Island OC (LIOC) - c/o John Pekarik, 238 Loop Dr., Sayville NY 11782-1529. Send email (JA171 at aol.com)
Rochester OC (ROC) - c/o Carol Moran, 40 Erie Crescent, Fairport NY 14450. 585-377-5650 Send email (RLShadow at aol.com)  permanent course
US Military Academy OC (USMAOC) - c/o Ltc Mike Hendricks, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Engineering, West Point NY 10996. (michael.hendricks at usma.edu)
Vermont
Green Mountain Orienteering Club (GMOC) - c/o Carl Childs, 240 Lefebvre Lane, Williston, VT 05495. 802-879-4968 (carlch at aol.com)


Northwest Region - Regional Representative

Alaska
Arctic OC (ARCT) - c/o Kimball Forrest , P.O. Box 241003, Anchorage, AK 99524-1003. 907-770-4124 (kimball at resdat.com)
Idaho
City of Trees OC (CTOC) - c/o Andy Hill, 8570 W. Atwater Dr., Garden City ID 83714 (andy.hill at pobox.com)
Oregon
Columbia River OC (CROC) - c/o Virginia Church, 3434 SE Francis #D, Portland OR 97202. 503-230-9425 Send email (email at croc.org)
Oregon Cascades OK (ORCA) - c/o Jeff Watson, 1473 N. 9th St., Philomath OR 97370. 541-929-2038 (jeffnpaula at comcast.net)
Washington
Cascade OC (COC) - PO Box 31375, Seattle WA 98103-0375. 425-452-9205 info@CascadeOC.org  permanent course
Eastern Washington OC (EWOC) - PO Box 944, Spokane WA 99210. 509-838-7078  permanent course
Sammamish OC (SAMM) - c/o Dave Enger, 11215 NE 59th Place, Kirkland, WA 98033. 425-822-6254


Pacific Region - Regional Representative

          Pacific Region website

Arizona
Greater Phoenix OC (GPHXO) - c/o Rockledge Services, PO Box 51114, Phoenix AZ 85076-1114. 602-212-6741 gphxoc@yahoo.com
Tucson OC (TSN) - PO Box 13012, Tucson AZ 85732. 520-628-8985 Peg Davis (pegdavis at U.Arizona.edu)  permanent course
California
Bay Area OC (BAOC) - c/o Nick Corsano, 665 Gilbert Avenue, Menlo Park CA 94025-2731. 650-321-9713 (president at baoc.org)  permanent course
Gold Country Orienteers (GCO) - c/o David Takacs, 3713 David Dr., N. Highlands CA 95660. 916-769-7381 (soaringdancer at comcast.net)
Los Angeles OC (LAOC) - c/o Rich Hoesly, 812 Harness, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266. President: Kim Pincus, 714-398-5220 (wickedwicket2 at aol.com)
San Diego Orienteering (SDO) - c/o Jan Urban, 8841 Helen James Ave., San Diego CA 92196. 858-549-2559 Send email (HonzaU at juno.com) or Stan Watson, 3673 Mount Aclare Ave., San Diego CA 92111-4020. 858-278-9463
Nevada
• Las Vegas Orienteering Club (LVOC) - c/o Carl & Linda Moore, 1014 Silver Retreat Ct., Henderson NV 89015. (moorecarllinda at aol.com)
Utah
Orienteering Utah (OUTAH) - c/o Suellen Riffkin, 11607 S. 700 West, Draper, UT 84020. (sriffkin at aim.com)


Southeast Region - Regional Representative

Alabama
Vulcan OC (VOC) - c/o James Pilman, 2875 Blackjack Rd., Trussville, AL 35173. 205-437-0550 ( Ka4zqa at aol.com)  permanent course
Florida
Florida OC (FLO) - c/o Bob Putnam, 955 Dyson Dr., Winter Springs FL 32708. 407-366-9603 (bob at floridaorienteering.org)
Georgia
Georgia OC (GAOC) - c/o Steve Shannonhouse, 4738 City View Dr., Forest Park GA 30297-1730. 404-363-2110 (sshannonhouse at comcast.net)  permanent course
North Carolina
Backwoods OK (BOK) - c/o Treklite, 904 Dorothea Dr., Raleigh NC 27603. 919-828-6068. Send email to Treklite (joseph at treklite.com)
Carolina OK (COK) - PO Box 220362, Charlotte NC 28222. Send email (davidalexander1813 at yahoo.com)  permanent course


Southwest Region - Regional Representative

Louisiana
ARK-LA-TEX O Society (ALTOS) - c/o Jim Huggins, 107 Maple Leaf Lane, Haughton, LA 71037. 318-949-3601 (jimhug at suddenlink.net)  permanent course
New Mexico
New Mexico Orienteers (NMO) - c/o Gerald Boyd, 9128 Surrey, NE,  Albuquerque, NM 87109. (wb8wfk at att.net)
Texas
Houston OC (HOC) - PO Box 230251, Houston TX 77223. 832-771-5892. hoc@hoc.us.orienteering.org  permanent course
North Texas O Association (NTOA) - PO Box 832464, Richardson TX 75083-2464. 817-459-1417. M. Snell (mikis at sbcglobal.net)


Independent Permanent Course Locations  permanent course

Indiana Morgan Monroe State Forest & Hoosier National Forest
New Hampshire Tucker Brook Town Park (use MS-IE or Mozilla Firefox browser for best results)
New York NYC Central Park
South Dakota The Outdoor Campus, Sertoma Park, Sioux Falls
Tennessee
Paris Landing State Park
Virginia Motts Run Reservoir, Fredericksburg, VA
Washington Sacagawea Park, Pasco, WA

 

Last update: April 7, 2008 (removed Sacajawea O Club)


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