THERE’S NO “DAY-OF” REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT.
Please register in advance at the link above. Advance registration streamlines your day of event experience, helps us print the correct number of maps and let us process results faster.
Thanks for registering in advance!
QUICK INFO
Online pre-registration required, no event day registration
Registration deadline: Thursday, April 21, 11:00pm
Location: Mt Tabor park in SE Portland - map
Courses: Four different courses for all skill levels. Classic point-to-point orienteering format
Times: starts are between 11 AM and 1 PM, please choose a 30 minute start window during registration
Event Director: Mike and Becky Bruns
COVID PRECAUTIONS
Masks are optional at this event.
CROC tries to follow state Covid guidelines as much as possible, which are subject to change.
Participants in CROC events must agree to follow our Covid guidelines. See them here.
EVENT OVERVIEW
Happy spring! It must be time for CROC’s season kick-off orienteering event at Mt. Tabor Park in southeast Portland. We have an event here most every year, and it is one of our most popular venues, offering hills, water bodies, great urban views and an urban volcano.
We use an electronic scoring and timing system known as “e-punch”. Each entry or team needs to have an e-punch stick. If you don't have your own e-punch stick, we provide one for you for a slight additional cost. Using e-punch is easy. You can learn how at the event, or read about e-punch here.
CROC also has two permanent orienteering courses at Mt. Tabor, if you would like to try this terrain on your own for free at any time. (Of course, the permanent course control points are different). See the CROC website under "Get Better > Permanent Courses" for more details.
CROC thanks our land management partner Portland Parks and Recreation.
Start windows
For this event we’re using assigned 30 minute start windows between 11 AM and 1 PM. This spreads participants over the entire two hour start window instead of a big rush at the beginning, encourages social distancing. and eases the workload on event volunteers.
Please choose your start window during registration. The earlier you register, the better chance you have of a preferred window. If you arrive early for your start window, you may be asked to wait. If you're late, no worries, we’ll allow you to start when we have an opening. It's a guideline, not a firm rule.
NEW TO ORIENTEERING? WELCOME!
Our events are open to both members and non-members. Beginners, families and dogs are welcome.
Have a look at our “New to O?” webpage, which covers just about every question you may have.
At most events, we offer free beginner clinics (they take about 10 minutes) to teach you everything you need to know. These are typically at 11, 11:30 and noon.
If you'd like to get reminders about upcoming events, sign up at our newsletter page. (No more than a couple of emails per month, we promise!)
Thanks for coming out and trying something new, we think you'll like it!
TIMES
Beginner clinics: 11:00 am, 11:30 am and noon
Course starts: anytime between 11:00 am and 1:00pm
All courses close: 3:00 pm
(All teams must check out through the course finish area before leaving, even if the team does not finish the course or returns after the course closes.)
Courses
White (beginners and kids) about 2 km, navigationally easy, all on trails
Yellow (novice): about 3 km, navigationally easy with simple route choices
Orange (intermediate): about 4 km, moderate elevation gain, more challenging route choices.
Green (advanced): about 5 km, most elevation gain with with more challenging route choices
VOLUNTEERS
All CROC events are put on by volunteers, and the meet director can almost always use some extra hands. Please keep in mind:
No prior experience is needed for many of the tasks
You can help out AND still run your course of choice
Typical ways to assist are: helping with starts and finishes, handing out maps, and picking up control flags after the course closes. Typical shifts are one hour long.
If you'd like to help, you can choose a task and time shift when you register online. Thanks!
REGISTRATION AND OTHER COSTS
Advance online registration is required. There is no event day registration.
Application deadline: Thurs, April 21, 11:00pm
Refund policy: full refund if requested more than 48 hours before the start time of the event. Email us to request a refund and we’ll work it out.
Event Cost
$17 base price - individuals
$22 base price, teams of 2 or more
- Subtract $5 if you’re a member or CROC or other O-club (Join CROC)
- Subtract $5 if you have your own e-punch (Buy your own epunch)
$12 - Scout or other youth group
Results
Results are posted to the Events & Results web page a few days after the event.
Directions and map to event
45.51504, -122.59600
Latitude longitude coordinates of the event site. Copy and paste these into a mapping app on your phone or Google maps to get a map and driving directions to this location.
The event start and finish is the large covered picnic area at the north end of the park, near the main parking area by the visitor center and the playground.
Here’s an interactive Google map of the event location.