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Lacamas Lake Classic


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Quick info

  • Event Day: Sat June 12 (10 am to 3 pm)

  • Self-starts: Sun June 13 to Sun, June 20 (during park open hours)

  • Location: Lacamas Lake Park near Camas, WA

  • Courses: Three different courses for all skill levels.

  • Format: Classic style point-to-point courses (must find all controls in order)

  • Event Directors: Ken and Debbie Wenzel


Covid Precautions

This event will follow special procedures due to COVID-19 to reduce risks to participants.

  • If you do not feel completely well, please stay home.

  • Face masks are required when social distancing cannot be maintained.

  • We will have assigned start times to minimize the number of participants in the start area at the same time.

  • We will eliminate common objects to touch as much as possible.

  • We are not conducting skills clinics or renting compasses at this event.


Starts

Event Day Sat. June 12 - Assigned starts between 10:00 AM and 12:30 PM. Course closes at 3:00 PM. E-sticks required for timed results (rental e-sticks available during pre-registration). Only day for recorded results.

Self-start days: Sun. June 13 to Sat. June 19 - Park hours 7:00 AM to dusk. Physical control stands will be left as markers. UsynligO app to scan QR codes may be available but currently TBD (no GPS).

Learn more about the UsynligO app here.


REQUIREMENTS

  • Membership in CROC (or another orienteering club)

  • All participants must pre-register

  • E-stick for recorded results on event day


ADVANCE REGISTRATION - (registration links at top of page)

To receive maps (and pick start times for day-of-event orienteers) you must pre-register. There will not be any registration on event day.

  • First deadline: pre register by 11 pm Thursday June 10

    • for day of event and self-start orienteers

    • processed on Friday June 11

  • Second deadline: pre register by 11 pm Monday June 14

    • for self-start orienteers

    • processed on Tuesday June 15


COSTS

  • $7 base price - individuals

  • $12 base price - groups of 2 or more
    + Add $5 to rent an e-punch for the June 12 event day


EVENT OVERVIEW

Welcome to the Lacamas Lake Park orientering meet! This is the first classic orienteering event for 2021. Lacamas  Park is a large wooded area near Camas, WA. The park is hilly, with a complex network of canyons and spurs. Cliffs and rock outcrops are abundant. There is an extensive trail network. Open rocky areas showcase wildflowers; however most of the vegetation is lush, and trail running skills will come in handy. Note that there is poison oak in the park. Long pants and/or gaiters are recommended for the advanced courses.

Electronic scoring (e-punch) will be used on all courses on event day.  Learn more about e-punch here.


TIMES

  • Course starts for day-of-event orienteers: Assigned between 10:00 AM and 12:30 PM on Saturday June 12. . You must complete your course by 3 pm.

  • Self-start orienteers: Set your own time (within park hours) when you arrive in the following week (until Sat June 20). Courses are automatically closed when the park is closed.



COURSES

  • Yellow:  about 2.5km and 12 controls, for beginning orienteers. Follows linear features with short visible off-trail excursions

  • Orange: about 3.5 km and 11 controls for intermediate orienteers. Offers some route choices and the chance to use navigation skills

  • Green: about 4.1 km and 14 control for intermediate - advanced orienteers. More challenging navigation and off-trail control locations.

  • Course Designers: Ken and Debby Wenzel


MAP

After you register for this event, you will receive a map in one of the following ways:

  • Printed map and rental e-stick presented to you at the event on Sat June 12

  • PDF file sent to you by email (you must print that map)


RESULTS

Results are posted to the Events & Results web page a few days after the event.


DRIVING DIRECTIONS AND LOCATION

The park area is north of Camas, WA; on the east side of Washington SR 500/SE Everett  Rd. PLEASE PARK IN THE OVERFLOW PARKING LOT. This lot is reached by driving over the bridge between Round Lake and Lacamas Lake, turning right on 35th Ave, then left into the large gravel lot. Start is across street. Restrooms - walk south across the pedestrian bridge to the restroom building.  See map below.

Note: There is a new TRAFFIC CIRCLE near the park entrance, please use caution.

Latitude longitude coordinates of the event:

45.6055, -122.4058

Copy/paste these latitude longitude coordinates into Google maps or your smartphone mapping app to get a map and driving directions to the event.