Time to renew your membership
September and October are membership renewal months at CROC; thanks for continuing your support of orienteering! Renew your membership here.
Advance online registration is required for this event.
Makes things fast and easy for YOU on event day (no paperwork or payment)
Simplifies processing the results
Helps meet directors know how many maps to print
See who’s attending, maybe plan a carpool
Quick info
Advance online registration required, deadline Thursday, Sept 22, 11:00pm
Courses: Six different courses for all skill levels. Classic point-to-point orienteering format
Times: Map handout opens at 10:30. Start your course anytime between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm
Everyone welcome, members and nonmembers
Event director: Mike Holliday
Course setter: Becky Bruns for white and yellow, Mark Sandifer for orange, brown, green, and red
New map and vetting: Tony Pinkham
Event Overview
In the coastal hills northwest of Hillsboro, Stub Stewart State Park is hilly and very forested. The new map of this park shows many detailed vegetation updates. There’s a $5 State Park day-use fee (monthly and annual passes are also available).
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, the rental cost is included in your registration fee. Using e-punch is easy. You can learn how at the event, or read about e-punch here.
CROC thanks our land management partner Oregon State Parks.
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 half-hour intervals; choose your time slot on the registration page.
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!
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.
TIMES
Beginner clinics: 11:00 am and 11:30 am. Choose your preferred time when you register.
Course starts: anytime between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm
All courses close: 3:00 pm (controls will be picked up)
(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 (distances and climb stats to be updated by the middle of September)
White: Beginner (typically about 3 km, on trail)
Yellow: Beginner / Intermediate (about 3-4 km, on-trail and near-trail navigation)
Orange: Intermediate (about 4 km, easier off-trail navigation)
Brown: Advanced short distance (3-4 km technical off-trail navigation)
Green: Advanced medium distance (4-5 km technical off-trail navigation)
Red: Advanced long distance (5+ km technical off-trail navigation)
REGISTRATION AND OTHER COSTS
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 either the welcome center (one mile after entering the park) or at the "iron ranger" fee box in each parking lot (exact change required.
Event Cost
$17 base price - individuals
$22 base price - groups of 2 or more
- Subtract $5 for membership in CROC or other orienteering club
- Subtract $5 if you have your own e-stick
Become a CROC member - Buy your own epunch
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.
If you'd like to help, you can choose a task and time shift when you register online. Thanks!
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: 45.7414, -123.1864
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.
Take Oregon Highway 26 23.8 miles from the intersection of Oregon Highway 217 in Beaverton to Oregon Highway 47 N (see the signs for Vernonia/Clatskanie).
Turn right onto OR-47 N and go 4.1 miles to the entrance to Stub Stewart State Park.
Turn right into the state park and go about 0.5 miles to the Welcome Center where you can purchase a day, 12-month, or 24-month parking pass for your car. If you already have a parking pass, continue to the next step.
Continue another .6 miles to the Hilltop Day Use parking area and park your car.
Note: If the Hilltop parking area is filled, drive .5 miles further to the Clayhill Horse Staging parking area (park along the side of that area and leave the center area open for horse trailers).