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 Champoeg State Park 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: Sun. June 14 - start any time between 11am - 1pm
Location: Champoeg State Park near Butteville Oregon
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: from 10:00 to 10:45, details below
Meet Director: Alison Crocker
Advance online registration is encouraged for this event.
Online registration has several benefits for you:
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 Friday, June 12 at 11:00 pm
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 ou
Registration link coming here soon
Event Overview
This historic park, along the Willamette River, is large and mostly flat. An interesting variety of terrain, from dense trails, to oak woodlands, to large grasslands, makes for some fun orienteering! Due to enthusiastic stinging nettles in parts of the course, wearing long pants or running tights is highly recommended.
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 Instruction clinics 10:30 and 11:00 am
Intermediate Workshop: 10:00 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 course finish 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.
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Courses
White: Beginner (about 3 km, on-trail and near-trail navigation)
Yellow: Beginner / Intermediate (about 3-4 km, on-trail and near-trail navigation)
Orange: Intermediate (about 4 km, off-trail and on-trail navigation)
Green: Advanced (about 6 km, some trail, mostly off-trail navigation)
REGISTRATION AND OTHER COSTS
Day-of-event registration is by cash or check only; credit/debit cards are not accepted.
Park Fee: Oregon State Parks charges $5 for day use, $30 for a 12 month pass and $50 for a 24 month pass. The day pass fee may be paid at the entrance station before you enter the park.
Event Cost
$17 base price - individuals
$22 base price - groups of 2 or more
- Subtract $5 for membership in CROC or other O-club
- Subtract $5 if you have your own e-stick
$12 - organized Scout or other youth group
Become a CROC member - Buy your own epunch
Online registration link 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 day or two after the event.
Driving directions and location
Latitude longitude coordinates of the event: 45.2482, -122.8940
Click these coordinates for a Google map link, or copy/paste these coordinates into Google maps or your smartphone mapping app to get a map and driving directions to the event.
From Interstate 5, take the Donald exit (Exit 278).
Follow the signs to Champoeg Park: Drive west on Ehlen Road. Go about 3.6 miles.
Turn right on Case Road. Go about 1.4 miles.
Turn left on Champoeg Road. Go about 0.9 miles.
Turn right into the park at the entrance. Follow the orienteering signs to the event start area