Local Schedules | National and Regional Schedules US Championships and O' Festivals | USOF Standard Entry Form Int'l Schedules | Major Int'l Events | Related Events Local Schedules Hundreds of local orienteering meets are held throughout the United States each year. They are held in state parks, national forests, town recreation areas, and other sites with easy access. Along with traditional foot orienteering, many club schedules also include special orienteering events—such as ski-O, canoe-O, and mountain bike-O—and some clubs offer trail-O, a form of orienteering geared for people of all physical abilities. Local orienteering events are inexpensive, casual, and open to everyone. Most offer several different courses, from string-O for toddlers to advanced courses for experts—and beginners' instruction is always available. To find out more about events in your area, check the schedule of the club nearest you. National and Regional Schedules Schedule of USOF Sanctioned National Events (note new web address) Randy Hall's “Unofficial Planning Calendar of Orienteering Events” (club officials, be sure to check this page when scheduling your events) Ski-O Events   (Rules for Ski-O, Sect. E) North American Rogaine Calendar (What's a Rogaine?) Goat Events (What's a Goat?) Canoe-O Events What's an A-meet? North American Sprint Series Peter Gagarin's Sprint Series 2005-07 (2007 Summary) U.S. Championships, O' Festivals, and Major Events 2009 Sept. 19–20 - Rochester A-meet including Ultra-Long and Sprint Championships, plus a Middle (ROC) September 19 and/or 20 - "official" National Orienteering Day (some clubs may schedule their NOD event/s on a different day in September - check local club schedules) Oct. 3–4 - Boulder Dash, Hancock/Hillsborough, NH (UNO) Oct. 17–18 - Pre-US Champs training events at Camp Ripley (MNOC) Oct. 23–25 - Badger 3-Day/US Champs - Greenbush, WI including Individual Classic Championships (BGR) Nov. 7–8 - O in the Oaks '09 2-day A meet - Pacheco St Park, Hollister California (BAOC) Nov. 9–13 - Golden Gateway Training Programs Nov. 13–15 - North American Sprint Series Finals - San Francisco area, California Dec. 5–6 - LAOC, US Trail-O Championships and Sprint A-event plus Middle A-event - Vasquez Rocks, Agua Dulce, California 2010 March 5–7 - A-meet sprint/middle plus non-sanctioned Gateway Grunt goat (SLOC) April 9–11 - Flying Pig XIV - East Fork State Park, Batavia, Ohio May 1–2 - West Point A-meet - sprint/middle/long, West Point, NY June 26–July 21 - North American Orienteering Festival, including NA Orienteering Championships (in Kootenay Rockies), British Columbia, with: June 26–28 — A-meet* — Moses Lake, Washington June 29–June 30 —US Orienteering Federation Convention?* — Spokane, Washington July 1–4 — North American Orienteering Championships (NAOC) — Cranbrook, British Columbia July 7–15 — Whistler Barebones — Whistler, British Columbia July 17–21— Rocky Mountain Orienteering Festival (RMOF) — Colorado *Final approvals still pending USOF Standard A-meet Entry Form Download USOF's Standard A-meet Entry Form in pdf format (you need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print). Download Acrobat Reader from Adobe International Schedules International Orienteering Federation (IOF) Canadian Orienteering Federation (COF) Major International Events 2009 July 4–12 - Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) - Primiero, Italy July 19–24 - Swedish 5-Days (O-Ringen), Småland, Sweden July 15–25 - O-Ringen Academy (pdf) in Eksjö, Sweden Aug. 2–8 - Swiss O Week Aug. 2–8 - Scottish 6-Days Aug. 18–23 - World Orienteering Championships (WOC) - Miskolc, Hungary Aug. 21–23 - Western Canadian Orienteering Championships - Souris, Manitoba Aug. 28–30 - Canadian Orienteering Championships - Brandon, Manitoba Sept. 24–26 - South African Orienteering Championships (WRE) - Sabie, South Africa Oct. 10–17 - World Masters Orienteering Championships (WMOC) - Sydney, Australia Australian East Coast O Tour - more orienteering events before WMOC Dec. 5–24 - South America Orienteering Tour - orienteering in Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, including 2009 South America Championships 2010 Feb. 19–21 - Norte Alentejano O Meeting - Crato, Portugal June 26–July 21 - North American Orienteering Festival, including NA Orienteering Championships (in Kootenay Rockies) - British Columbia (see more details above) July 4–11 - Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) - Aalborg, Denmark July 31–Aug. 7 - World Masters Orienteering Championships (WMOC) - Le Pays de Neuchâtel, Switzerland Aug. 7–15 - World Orienteering Championships (WOC) - Trondheim, Norway Aug. 18–22 - Canadian Orienteering Championships - 30 mi west of Ottawa, Canada Oct. 9–10 - Golden Leaf Orienteering Festival - Niagara Falls, ON (GHO) World of O event calendar Related events North American Rogaine Calendar U.S. Adventure Racing Calendar Dontgetlost.ca (Ontario) Adventure Run Series — November 8, 2009 - Raid the Hammer February 20, 2010 - Snowshoe Raid April 10, 2010 - Giant's Rib Raid Aug. 12 - National Canoe-Orienteering Championships, Warren, PA (info/registration form; preregister by July 11) Aug. 1–15 - Summer National Senior Games, San Francisco Bay area Sept. 12–13 UNO Camping Weekend, Pawtuckaway State Park, New Hampshire (pdf) Laurentian Autumn Rogaine, Morin-Heights, Quebec Dec. 12 - "O-Marathon II" at Fair Hill, MD (DVOA) (US Team Fundraiser)

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