Advance registration is required for this event
Makes things fast and easy for YOU on event day (no paperwork or payment) and helps the meet director and results coordinator prepare for the meet! Plus, you can see who’s attending, maybe plan a carpool
Quick info
Advance online registration required, deadline Thursday, July 10, 11:00pm
Courses: Offering 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.
Everyone welcome, members and nonmembers
Event director: Tere Enburg assisted by Debby Wenzel
Course design (orange, brown & green and red) Alison Stone
Course design (white and yellow) Debby Wenzel
Event Overview
On the banks of the Willamette River, Willamette Mission is large and mostly flat. There is a mix of runnable open fields and trails through dense forest. Due to enthusiastic stinging nettles in some areas of the park, wearing long pants or running tights and gators is highly recommended on the intermediate and 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 Oregon State Parks.
Purchase an E-Punch stick!
At this event we are offering a limited number of Epunch sticks for purchase. We made a bulk purchase and are passing the discounted price to you! These are Sportident SI Card 9 that sell individually for $50, but our discounted price is $39. These are NOT SI-AIR enabled.
When you have your own E-punch stick, you save $5 at every event!
Order when you register for Willamette Mission and pick up when you check in at the event.
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, 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
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
There is close to zero climb on all courses.
White: Beginner (2 km, 12 controls, on trail navigation)
Yellow: Beginner / Intermediate (3.7 km, 11 controls, on-trail and near-trail navigation)
Orange: Intermediate (4.7 km, 12 controls, controls off-trail, moderate navigational challenge)
Brown: Short Advanced (4.2 km, 10 controls, controls off-trail, high navigational challenge)
Green: Advanced (6.5 km, 18 controls controls off-trail, high navigational challenge)
Red/Blue Advanced long course (7.2 km, 22 controls, long course with high navigational challenge)
Registration and other costs
Park Fee: Oregon State Parks charges $10 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 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 few days after the event.
Driving directions and location
Latitude longitude coordinates of the event:
45.0797, -123.0494
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.
Driving directions from Portland:
From Portland city center, take I-5 south about 35 miles. Take exit 263, and head west.
Go west about 4 miles then take a right on Wheatland Road.
Go north on Wheatland Road about 4 miles, and turn left turn into the park.