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Deschutes Pyr-O-Clastic 2023


CROC presents Deschutes Pyr-o-clastic (Unplugged), a new take on a Classic map

Instead of our biannual daze, we are offering a set of high quality races in the style of an NRE. Unplugged because it’s not a true NRE.

This is the 20th anniversary of our Dutchman Flat map and we are designing courses for all ages and abilities.

CROC thanks our recreation partner, the US Forest Service.

At a Glance

  • 2 events in 2 days

  • NRE style:
    Courses and results according to the standard Orienteering USA competition classes
    Assigned start times

  • SPORTident epunch timing

  • Results and splits posted same day

  • Camping offered at Tumalo State Park

  • All courses on the Dutchman Flat map, one of the best on the US West Coast

Some photos from past events at Dutchman Flat . . .

Registration Information

Registration opened on July 20, 2023 and will remain open until September 25, 11:00 pm, unless we hit the capacity limit of 150 participants.

The registration menu includes:

  • Event fees: per day or both days

  • Optional Saturday evening barbecue dinner (at Riverbend Park in Bend)

  • Optional camping at Tumalo State Park (now full, but see below for other camping options.)

  • Waiver form

  • Optional epunch / SI card rental

participation limits

Participation is limited to 150 people, as required by our Special Use Permit. Register early to avoid the cut off.

Prices

  • Single Event Day: $25

  • Both Events: $40

  • Courses are half price for Juniors under age 20

  • $5 per day surcharge for late registration after August 31

  • Children up to age 13 on the white or yellow courses can individually do their course with a parent or guardian shadowing them.

  • BBQ Dinner: $24

  • Camping per night: $20 per tent per night, sharing one standard campsite with two tents. This includes additional parking fees, if needed. Do not pay additional fees at the park, we’ll cover it.

  • Are you coming with an RV or want to have the whole site to yourself? Please see the notes below under Accommodations or use the contact form below to ask us about it.

Refunds

Please register if you plan to come.

Refund requests will be considered on a case by case basis if your plans change due to personal health circumstances. If you do not feel 100% healthy, please stay home and request a refund.

Please note that we share the risk of event degradation or cancellation due to adverse environmental conditions such as wildfire, smoke, heavy rain, etc. and these are not a basis to request a refund. There is a past history of excellent conditions on our selected event dates.

If a refund is granted,

For courses

  • 100% if requested by 5 pm on the day before the course

  • No Refund after that

For banquet and camping

  • 100% if requested on or before September 23

  • No Refund after that

Events

All event information is subject to change. Please refer to the official Event Bulletin for detailed information such as driving directions.

The orange, brown, green, red, and blue courses will have assigned start times. If you are doing one of those courses and miss your start time, another start time will be assigned at the start location for an available opening. If you are doing a white or yellow course, your start time will be assigned at the starts.

Advanced courses require advanced map and compass navigation skills. They are designed to have long off-trail routes. Please be aware of the safety bearing (south) as this map has unbounded forest land on the other 3 sides.

Juniors up to 13 years of age can have a parent or guardian shadow them as they do their white or yellow course."

Assigned start times 10 am - noon on both days

Fri Sept 29

  • Model Area - park in Todd Creek Horse Camp parking lot, pick up a map in the parking lot (look for a box with an orienteering control flag), and explore the area to see how the map works with the terrain. No physical controls will be on site but you can use the UsynligO phone app to find a few control features in the area.

  • Coordinates for the Model Area parking: 44.0173, -121.6941

Sat Sept 30

  • Dutchman Flat (upper), all OUSA competitive gender/age classes and recreational classes

  • Event: Classic Distance

  • Parking: Mt Bachelor ski area, West Village parking lot, 20 miles from Bend and up to 30 minutes from the event center. (Parking area coordinates: 44.0048, -121.6788)

  • Walk to check in: 10 minutes

  • Walk to start: 30–45 minutes

Sun Oct 1

  • Dutchman Flat (lower) all OUSA age classes

  • Event: Middle Distance

  • Parking: Mt Bachelor ski area, West Village parking lot, 20 miles from Bend

  • Walk to check in: 10 minutes

  • Walk to start: 15 minutes

EMBARGOED AREA

Participants must stay out of the embargoed areas shown on the following map until the event occurs in each of those areas.

Hydration

Water will be provided each day at the Event Center and at one or more water controls on the course. Participants may of course carry their own water.

Contingency Plans

Specific plans will be described in the coming weeks for the following potential environmental hazards:

Specific mitigations in these conditions may include

  • Changing all start times to 1 hour earlier or 1 hour later

  • Closure of the longest courses

  • Cancellation of the day’s event

Such mitigations will be communicated by e-mail to registered participants as early as possible and no later than 7 am on event day. Please check your Spam or Promotions folder as this email will be sent by MailChimp.

Accommodations

Tent Camping

We have reserved a number of regular campsites at Tumalo State Park, lat long coordinates: 44.1284, -121.3315. (Copy/paste these into Google maps or mapping app to get driving directions.) We will not be camping in the group campsite this year. (Sept 18 update: Camping at Tumalo Is now full. See other camping options below.)

You can reserve tent camping with your Deschutes Pyr-O-Clastic registration. We will assign two tents per standard campsite because developed campsites close to the city of Bend are in short supply. We think you will find this still gives plenty of space to enjoy outdoor living and campground amenities including showers while communing with fellow orienteers.

If you are coming to Deschutes Pyr-O-Clastic with an RV or just want to have a whole site, you can reserve your own at Tumalo State Park for the event dates. There were 14 sites available as of July 19.

Other Camping

  • Sisters Creekside Campground has reservable sites in a pleasant setting close to the town of Sisters.

  • Pringle Falls Campground in La Pine has reservable sites along the Deschutes River.

  • La Pine State Park typically has RV and tent sites and is the same distance from Dutchman Flat as is the Tumalo State Park campground.

  • Skull Hollow Campground about 9 miles from Terrebonne has non-reservable sites but is not likely to fill up. It is pleasant but can be hot during the day. No water.

  • Public showers may be available at Juniper Swim & Fitness Center

    800 NE 6th St. Bend, OR 97701 , Tel. (541) 389-7665, call to confirm

  • Up in the mountains, there are several walk-in, low-cost, high-scenery, Forest Service campgrounds located on Century Drive west of Bend (near the Dutchman Flat event). These are first-come, first-served, not reservable (no water)

  • Dispersed camping is allowed in the national forests, but you need to camp outside the Dutchman Flat embargoed area.

Other Lodging

  • There are numerous motel/condo/B & B options in Bend

Social and Other Activities

Saturday September 30 - Barbecue Dinner

  • Riverbend Park in Bend (coordinates 44.0430, -121.3206)

  • Sign up via the registration links above

  • Bring your own lawn blanket and/or chairs if convenient

  • Dinner options from Parrilla Grill will be emailed to attendees (four dinner choices, each with options, for teens/adults and two for children).

Bend!

Between events, you can enjoy the outdoor playground of central Oregon

  • Must-see near Bend is the High Desert Museum and Lava Butte's trails through the flows

  • Explore great mountain biking and hiking trails in or near the Three Sisters wilderness or high desert

  • Rock climb at world-class Smith Rock, 30 minutes north of Bend

  • Great mountain biking at Phil’s Trails and other nearby trailheads

  • Cool off at some nearby back-country lakes

  • If it’s hot you can go tubing on the Deschutes River from Riverbend Park to Drake Park

  • Head 2.5 hours south to Crater Lake National Park

The City of Bend offers a wide range of accommodations, great restaurants, and many craft breweries (3rd highest number per capita in USA)

Contact

Please use this contact form to reach the Deschutes Pyr-O-Clastic 2023 planning team

Earlier Event: September 17
Member Training: Phone Orienteering
Later Event: October 15
Member training: map contours