LACAMAS PARK
Advance online registration is required for this event.
Quick info
Advanced online registration required, deadline end of day October 15.
Courses: Five different courses for all skill levels. Classic point-to-point orienteering format.
TImes: Check-in opens at 10:30. Start your course anytime between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm
This is an addition to our 2025 Classic Series competition! Take the best 4 of 6! races throughout the season and see how you compare to others in your category! More information on the 2025 Classic Series page.
Everyone welcome, members and nonmembers
Event director: Bjorn Freeman-Benson
Event Overview
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 can showcase wildflowers in certain seasons; however most of the vegetation is lush, and trail running skills will come in handy. Route choices for all courses are primarily on trail.
Note that there is poison oak in the park. Long pants and/or gaiters are recommended for the advanced courses.
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 Clark County.
Courses - Map scale is 1:5000 for all courses
White: Beginner (1.9 km, 70m elevation, 13 controls, on-trail and near-trail navigation)
Yellow: Beginner / Intermediate (2.6 km, 100m elevation, 12 controls, on-trail and near-trail navigation)
Orange: Intermediate (3.8 km, 110m elevation, 14 controls, mostly on or near-trail with some off-trail navigation)
Brown: Short Advanced (3.5 km, 110m elevation, 13 controls, off-trail and near-trail navigation)
Green: Long Advanced (4.4 km, 160m elevation, 18 controls, off-trail and near-trail navigation)
Map and Course Notes:
Lacamas Park has been completely remapped this year by Rex Winterbottom of terraloco to obtain correct contour lines and trails. The vegetation mapping has also been redone. Note that not every portion of this densely vegetated terrain has had detailed field work, but every effort is being made to ensure accuracy along course routes.
There is much less fully runnable terrain here than at some of our other venues. The White and Yellow courses will keep you on trail most of the way. The orange course will include a lot of on-trail navigation with short off-trail excursions. You can expect the green course to provide opportunities for off-trail routes and navigation through areas of “walk” and “slow running”.
Per the IOF standard, the darkest green represents “fight” (running reduced to less than 20% of normal speed). The next lighter shade of green is “walk”, then “slow running” and finally white represents “easily runnable”. The new map shows darker green than the previous map, based on the mappers application of the standard and his mapping practices. Another difference in the map is the use of the “stony ground” symbol (multiple black dots distributed randomly). This can be easily confused with the boulder symbol, which is twice the diameter of the “stony ground” symbol.
Vegetation shades of green
Stony Ground
New to orienteering? Welcome!
Our events are open to both members and non-members. Beginners and families 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, and increases space between competitors running the same course.
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: 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.)
Registration and other costs
Event Cost
$17 base price - individuals
$22 base price - groups of 2 or more
- Subtract $5 if you’re a member or CROC or other O-club (Join CROC)
- Subtract $5 if you have your own e-punch (Buy your own epunch)
Livelox: GPS tracking and route reviewing tool
CROC uses Livelox, which is an interactive web based tool that enables you to see your exact route/track on the orienteering map, and compare them with other competitors.
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.
Event location
Latitude longitude coordinates of the event: 45.6055, -122.4058. Copy/paste these coordinates into Google maps or your smartphone mapping app to get a map and driving directions to the event.
The park is north of Camas, WA; on the east side of Washington SR 500/SE Everett Rd.
The start is next to the lake across the street from the labeled overflow parking lot.
Please park in the labeled overflow parking lot (not in the much smaller, and in the wrong place, main parking lot). The labeled overflow parking 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.
Look for the orange and white CROC sandwich board signs when you get close.
Restrooms are south across the pedestrian bridge.