Due to the Corona virus, this event is CANCELLED.
CROC is working to reschedule this event.
We will post updates via email, our website and Facebook as soon as we have more information.
Welcome to the Hamilton Island orienteering meet! This is part of of the 2020 CROC Classic Series, where you can earn cumulative points over multiple events.
Quick info
Date/Time: Sat. May 23., start any time between 11am - 1pm
Location: Hamilton Island, Columbia River Gorge near North Bonneville, WA
Courses: Four different courses for all skill levels, Classic point-to-point orienteering format
Advance registration, details below. (Event day registration also available.)
Intermediate Skills Workshop, details below
Meet Directors: TBA
ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS ENCOURAGED FOR THIS EVENT.
CROC has advance registration, and we'd love for you to use it! This has several benefits:
Makes things fast and easy for YOU on event day (no paperwork or payment)
Helps meet directors know how many maps to print
See who’s attending, maybe plan a carpool
Notes:
Online registration closes Thursday, May 21 at 11:00pm.
Day-of-event registration is also available, payment by cash or check only
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
Registration link here coming soon
Event overview
Hamilton Island (approx. 35 miles east of Portland ) lies along the Washington shoreline of the Columbia River, upstream of Beacon Rock, and downstream of Bonneville Dam near Cascade Locks. Hamilton Island used to be an island; however, it is now a peninsula. In the 1970s the upper part of "Hamilton Slough,” bordering the northeast side of Hamilton Island, was filled in with debris from the construction of Bonneville's North Powerhouse.
The terrain is mostly wide open in all directions with scattered copses. There is one large low hill to go around or climb multiple times. There are marshy areas, some thickets, and shorelines. You can enjoy beautiful river gorge views and lots of wildlife.
If this is your first time orienteering, welcome! Free beginner clinics are offered at this event to teach you everything you need to know.
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 have your own e-punch stick, you save $5 off the event price. If you need one, we provide it as part of your entry fee. Using e-punch is easy. You can learn how at the event, or read about e-punch here.
Times
Registration 10:30 am - 12:45 pm
Beginner Clinics 10:30 and 11:00 am
Intermediate Workshop: 10:30 a.m - 10:45 a.m (details below)
Course starts anytime between 11 am and 1 pm
Courses close at 3:00 pm (controls will be picked up)
All teams must check out through the finish table before leaving the park, even if the team does not finish the course or returns after the course closes.
Intermediate skills workshop
Intermediate skills workshops are for people who have done a course and want to improve their navigation skills beyond the Experienced Beginner level. Meet at the registration area at 10:00; no additional fee for the workshop. We’ll finish by 11 so you can apply your new skills to your chosen course.
Topic TBA
Courses
White: Beginner: easy, on-trail navigation. about 2 km and about 10 controls
Yellow: Beginner / Intermediate: on-trail and near-trail navigation. about 3 km and about 12 controls
Orange: Intermediate: some off-trail, mostly on-trail navigation. about 4 km and about 14 controls
Green: Advanced: Off-trail and on-trail route options. about 5 km and about 18 controls
Costs
Payment on event day is by cash or check only; credit/debit cards are not accepted.
Fees for this event are:
$17 - individual (base rate)
$22 - groups of 2 or more
- Subtract $5 for membership in CROC or other O-club
- Subtract $5 if you have your own e-stick
Become a CROC member - Buy your own epunch
There is no entry charge for using the park.
Registration link here coming soon
Maps
Here’s a previous map of this area. (Maps of all CROC events are here (croc.org > Get Better > Event Maps.)
Volunteers
All CROC events are put on by volunteers, and the meet director can almost always used some extra hands.
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, checking in folks at registration, and picking up control flags after the course closes.
Please contact the meet director at the email at the top of this page if you'd like to volunteer at this event. For more details, see the Volunteer pages.
Results
Results are posted to the Events & Results web page a few days after the event.
Driving directions and map to event
Latitude longitude coordinates of event: 45.6338, -121.9790
Click for a Google map, or copy/paste these latitude longitude coordinates into Google maps or your smartphone mapping app to get a map and driving directions to the event.
Note there will NOT be a CROC sign on Hwy 14, as the locals like to (ahem) remove them.
Driving directions from Portland:
Exit I 84 at Cascade Locks
Cross the Bridge of the Gods into Washington (Toll $2)
Turn left (west) onto Hwy 14 and go approx. 4 miles
Turn left onto Bonneville Road – sign for North Bonneville, turn at the Chevron gas station.
Immediately turn right onto W Cascade Drive and go approx 1/2 mile through North Bonneville. Follow the signs to "ball field".
Turn left onto Portage Drive and go about 1/4 mile farther. Park in the baseball field parking lot.