| Date | Event | Contacts |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1
-
31 2026
(31 days)
| 2026 NAV-X GPS Map Trek #1 at Diablo Foothills Reg. Park & Shell Ridge Open Space; Walnut Creek, CA | |
| (Continues from December) 2 hr/4 hr Score-O GPS course using the MapRun smartphone app; do-it-yourself course anytime in January & February, or at a group event on January 3 (Not a BAOC event) | ||
| Jan 11, 2026 (Sun) | Bedwell Bayfront Park pending | |
| A chance to see one of our popular parks in a different (cooler) season; beginners and non-members are welcome, with free beginner instruction available; kickoff event for the 2026 BAOC Youth Program; presentation of the 2025 BAOC Service Award | ||
| Jan 16
-
19 2026
(4 days)
| Georgia Navigator Cup; Newnan, GA (SW of Atlanta) | |
| Popular annual event; Fri: Middle NRE; Sat/Sun: 2-day Classic NRE; Mon: Mal Harding Extreme-O (entry opens Dec. 1; deadlines: Dec. 26, Jan. 1 & 9; no on-site reg.) | ||
| Jan 17
-
19 2026
(3 days)
| Desert Orienteering Festival; Anza-Borrego State Park, CA | |
| 3-day celebration of navigation, adventure, & desert terrain; 4 courses: mass-start “Adventure Trek”, traditional Classic, moonlit Night Goat, & twisting 3-dimensional “Maze” Middle; volunteers can earn discounts (entry deadlines: Dec. 25, Jan. 12) | ||
| Jan 25, 2026 (Sun) | Coyote Lake–Harvey Bear Ranch County Park pending | |
| At the Coyote Lake side of the park: Standard 7-course event for beginners through advanced orienteers; beginners and non-members are welcome; free beginner instruction will be available | ||
| Feb 1
-
28 2026
(28 days)
| 2026 NAV-X GPS Map Trek #1 at Diablo Foothills Reg. Park & Shell Ridge Open Space; Walnut Creek, CA | |
| (Continues from January) 2 hr/4 hr Score-O GPS course using the MapRun smartphone app; do-it-yourself course anytime in February (Not a BAOC event) | ||
| Feb 8, 2026 (Sun) | Point Pinole Regional Shoreline pending | |
| TENTATIVE EVENT — Event for beginners through advanced; beginners and non-members are welcome; free beginner instruction will be available | ||
| Feb 28, 2026 (Sat) | Lake Herman Recreation Area pending | |
| TENTATIVE EVENT — Event for beginners through advanced; beginners and non-members are welcome; free beginner instruction will be available | ||
| Mar 1
-
31 2026
(31 days)
| 2026 NAV-X GPS Map Trek #2 at Mt. Tamalpais Watershed | |
| 3 hr/6 hr Score-O GPS course using the MapRun smartphone app; do-it-yourself course anytime in March & April (Not a BAOC event) | ||
| Mar 8, 2026 (Sun) | Morgan Territory Regional Preserve pending | |
| TENTATIVE EVENT — Standard 7-course event for beginners through advanced orienteers; beginners and non-members are welcome; free beginner instruction will be available | ||
| Mar 13
-
15 2026
(3 days)
| Vancouver Sprint Camp 2026; Vancouver, BC, CA | |
| Sprint Camp returns for its 20th edition, with a new format that will include a Sprint WRE on Saturday, and a KO Sprint WRE on Sunday, and plenty more (entry deadlines: Feb. 28, March 7) | ||
| Mar 14
-
15 2026
(2 days)
| 2026 NJROTC National Championship; Alachua, FL | |
| National championships for NJROTC high-school students; NO PUBLIC RACES (entry deadline: Feb. 16) | ||
| Mar 19
-
22 2026
(4 days)
| 2026 U.S. Orienteering Championships; Maryland | |
| NRE & championship sanctioning approved; Sprint: updated map of University of Maryland; Middle: updated map of Bowie State University; Long: new map of Bacon Ridge (entry expected to open in Jan.; details TBD) | ||
| Mar 29, 2026 (Sun) | Calero County Park pending | |
| TENTATIVE EVENT — Standard 7-course event for beginners through advanced orienteers; beginners and non-members are welcome; free beginner instruction will be available | ||
| Apr 1
-
30 2026
(30 days)
| 2026 NAV-X GPS Map Trek #2 at Mt. Tamalpais Watershed | |
| (Continues from March) 3 hr/6 hr Score-O GPS course using the MapRun smartphone app; do-it-yourself course anytime in April (Not a BAOC event) | ||
| Apr 10
-
12 2026
(3 days)
| Flying Pig & OUSA Junior Nationals; Ohio/Indiana near Cincinnati | |
| Popular annual event; three sanctioned NRE races; 2026 OUSA Junior Nationals; Friday PM Middle-distance at Hueston Woods State Park; Oxford, OH; Sat-Sun two-Day Classic at Mounds State Rec. Area, Brookville, IN (entry details TBD) | ||
| Apr 12, 2026 (Sun) | Joseph D. Grant County Park pending | |
| TENTATIVE EVENT — Standard 7-course event for beginners through advanced orienteers; beginners and non-members are welcome; free beginner instruction will be available | ||
| Apr 18
-
19 2026
(2 days)
| 46th Annual West Point NRE; West Point, NY | |
| Popular annual event; Saturday: Middle courses in the morning, Team Relay in the afternoon; Sunday: Classic courses (entry details TBD) | ||
| Apr 26, 2026 (Sun) | Huddart Park pending | |
| TENTATIVE EVENT — Event for beginners through advanced; beginners and non-members are welcome; free beginner instruction will be available | ||
| May 1
-
31 2026
(31 days)
| 2026 NAV-X GPS Map Trek #3 in San Francisco | |
| 2 hr/4 hr Score-O GPS course using the MapRun smartphone app; do-it-yourself course anytime in May & June (Not a BAOC event) | ||
| May 9, 2026 (Sat) | One-day NRE; Hamden or Huntington, CT | |
| Tentative NRE event; probably Middle-distance courses (details TBD) — note the annual Billygoat event is the next day | ||
| May 10, 2026 (Sun) | 46th Annual Billygoat; Bigelow Hollow, CT | |
| Tentative event; annual, extra-long course (details TBD) — note 1-day NRE the previous day | ||
| May 17, 2026 (Sun) | Joaquin Miller Park pending | |
| TENTATIVE EVENT — Event for beginners through advanced; beginners and non-members are welcome; free beginner instruction will be available | ||
| Jun 1
-
30 2026
(30 days)
| 2026 NAV-X GPS Map Trek #3 in San Francisco | |
| (Continues from May) 2 hr/4 hr Score-O GPS course using the MapRun smartphone app; do-it-yourself course anytime in June (Not a BAOC event) | ||
| Jun 12
-
21 2026
(10 days)
| Pacific NW Orienteering Festival | |
| Events in WA (by COC & EWOC) and OR (by MTHD); hoping to hold four NRE events, and possibly four non-NRE events (details TBD) | ||
| Jun 26
-
28 2026
(3 days)
| 3Tre Orienteering; Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | |
| Warm-up event for nearby 5 Days Italy event; night Sprint, Long, & Middle (entry deadline: May 31) | ||
| Jun 29
-
Jul 4 2026
(6 days)
| JWOC 2026; Karlskrona, Sweden | |
| Annual international championship event for juniors; also see "JWOC 2026 O-Tour" June 30 to July 5 | ||
| Jun 29
-
Jul 4 2026
(6 days)
| 5 Days Italy; Trento, Italy | |
| One Sprint, three Middle-distance, one Long (entry deadlines: Dec. 24, March 31, June 15) | ||
| Jun 30
-
Jul 5 2026
(6 days)
| JWOC 2026 O-Tour; Karlskrona, Sweden | |
| Five "public races" (Sprint, Long, Long Middle, Middle, Long) in conjunction with the JWOC competition; full class categories (reg. opens Jan. 1) | ||
| Jul 1
-
31 2026
(31 days)
| 2026 NAV-X GPS Map Trek #4 at 100 Lakes | |
| 4 hr/8 hr Score-O GPS course using the MapRun smartphone app; do-it-yourself course anytime in July through September (Not a BAOC event) | ||
| Jul 4
-
12 2026
(9 days)
| 5 Days of Apennines; Genova, Italy | |
| Public races in conjunction with WOC: Public races in conjunction with WOC: Prologue Sprint, Long, Sprint, 2 Middle-distance, Sprint, "extra" Sprint or Middle (entry deadlines: Jan. 15, March 31, May 31) | ||
| Jul 6
-
11 2026
(6 days)
| WOC 2026 (Sprint); Genova, Italy | |
| Annual world championships; also see "5 Days of Italy" | ||
| Jul 25
-
Aug 2 2026
(9 days)
| Canadian Orienteering Festival; Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| "Barebones" Middle, Long, & Sprint (July 25-27); Canadian Orienteering Championships Sprint, Middle, & Long (July 31-Aug 2) (entry opens mid to late January; details TBD) | ||
| Jul 31
-
Aug 3 2026
(4 days)
| Tahoe 4-Day pending | |
| Tentative event; likely Middle, Classic, Long, and Sprint events; possibly new maps (details TBD) | ||
| Aug 1
-
31 2026
(31 days)
| 2026 NAV-X GPS Map Trek #4 at 100 Lakes | |
| (Continues from July) 4 hr/8 hr Score-O GPS course using the MapRun smartphone app; do-it-yourself course anytime in August & September (Not a BAOC event) | ||
| Aug 6
-
14 2026
(9 days)
| World Masters Orienteering Championships 2026; Rzeszów & Przeworsk, Poland | |
| Annual competition for those over 35 years of age; Sprint Model, Qualification, & Final; Forest Model & Qualification; Middle Final; Long Final; "public races" available (details TBD); (entry deadlines: Jan. 31, April 30, June 30) | ||
| Aug 6
-
9 2026
(4 days)
| Deschutes Pyroclastic (NRE?); Bend, OR | |
| 4 days at venues around the Bend, Oregon area; at least one day will be an NRE (details TBD) | ||
| Sep 1
-
30 2026
(30 days)
| 2026 NAV-X GPS Map Trek #4 at 100 Lakes | |
| (Continues from August) 4 hr/8 hr Score-O GPS course using the MapRun smartphone app; do-it-yourself course anytime in September (Not a BAOC event) | ||
| Sep 18
-
20 2026
(3 days)
| Eastern Canadian and Quebec Orienteering Championship; Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada | |
| Exciting Sprint location (awaiting approval); Middle and Long at Domaine Saint-Bernard (Mont-Tremblant) (approved); new maps; social and fun events (details TBD; registration opens in Jan.) | ||
| Sep 25
-
27 2026
(3 days)
| OUSA Masters Champs; Northeast Ohio Fall Orienteering Festival; Cleveland, OH | |
| Friday Corn Maze (recreational and competitive courses); Saturday & Sunday = 2-day sanctioned National Ranking Event (NRE) serving as the 2026 OUSA Masters National Championships (entry details TBD) | ||
| Oct 1
-
31 2026
(31 days)
| 2026 NAV-X GPS Map Trek #5 at Monte Rio Redwoods | |
| 3 hr/6 hr Score-O GPS course using the MapRun smartphone app; do-it-yourself course anytime in October & November (Not a BAOC event) | ||
| Oct 10
-
12 2026
(3 days)
| New England (Open) Championships; MA & NH | |
| Middle-Fest; possibly a Long and/or Relay; details TBD | ||
| Nov 1
-
30 2026
(30 days)
| 2026 NAV-X GPS Map Trek #5 at Monte Rio Redwoods | |
| (Continues from October) 3 hr/6 hr Score-O GPS course using the MapRun smartphone app; do-it-yourself course anytime in November (Not a BAOC event) | ||
| Nov 7
-
8 2026
(2 days)
| Golden State Championships 2026; Visalia, CA pending | |
| Friendly competition between BAOC, GCO, LAOC, NAV-X, SDO, & Truckee; everyone is welcome; Saturday Sprint & Middle, Sunday Long (details TBD) | ||
| Nov 12
-
15 2026
(4 days)
| South American Orienteering Championships (SAOC) | |
| Tentative dates for SAOC; location & details TBD | ||
| Dec 27
-
Jan 2 2026
(7 days)
| 2026 North American Orienteering Championships (NAOC); Tucson, AZ | |
| Tentative dates for NAOC in the U.S.; biennial event that alternates between the U.S. and Canada; location & details TBD | ||