Bedwell Bayfront Park started out as a landfill, but today it is so much more! Clusters of trees and shrubs, carefully placed boulders, and a maze of trails cover it now. The Bay breezes keep this place cool when the summer heat scorches the hills. Come join us in exploring it!
Ann Marie Cody has planned White and Yellow courses for beginners, and Motala courses for intermediate (Orange) and advanced runners. What's a Motala? It's a course consisting of multiple loops with a different map for each one. It's named after a small city in Sweden.
Venue Facilities
There is no park entrance fee. Registration will be located in a new place at the north end of the first paved parking lot, behind the restrooms. Park here, in the lot to the north, or alongside the access road, well off the pavement. Try to use the unpaved areas efficiently; don't use more space than necessary.
Please keep in mind that we are sharing the park with the general public.
There are decent restrooms, outdoor sinks, and one drinking fountain.
Schedule
9:00 AM – Registration opens, you can register anytime until noon
9:30 AM – Beginner's clinic instruction (free)
10:00 AM – Starts open, you can start on courses anytime until 12:30
2:00 PM – Courses close, checkpoint pick-up begins
Beginner's clinics are short, repeating sessions that provide an introduction to orienteering and enough instruction to be able to complete the Beginner (White) course. The sessions will begin at 9:30 continue until about 10:30 (depending on demand).
Please note that everyone must return to the Finish by 2:00 PM, and check in at E-punch, even if you don't complete your course, so we can have everyone accounted for and start checkpoint pick-up on time so those volunteers can get home.
Costs
$3 for juniors on beginner's (White) and advanced beginner's (Yellow) courses
$8 for adults on beginner's and advanced beginner's courses
$5 for juniors on intermediate (Orange) courses
$12 adult member price for intermediate courses
$18 adult non-member price for intermediate courses
$1 for a compass rental (optional)
$5 for an electronic fingerstick rental (if you don't own one, you'll need one to complete the course)
$15 for the lowest-cost individual one-year BAOC membership (optional)
For extra people on a team, add $7 per adult for intermediate courses or $5 per adult on beginners' courses (with lower prices for juniors).
More information about event pricing is available in the club FAQ.
Request for Volunteers
As usual, we need some help for this event. Start, Finish, control pickup, beginner clinics—all will be needed. We expect a fair number of first-timers. Bayfront is easy, no long walk to the Start or from parking. We could use more hands at Epunch and maybe at registration as well. Also, it always helps to have a few people show up early to help set up or stay till the end to help tear down.
All the tasks are easy. Helping with set up or tear down, at the Start or Finish, or with control pickup, is particularly suitable for somebody with no previous experience.
Driving Directions
From the Peninsula, North, and South, take Highway 101 to the Marsh Road East exit. Stay to the left so you can drive straight ahead into the park at the traffic signal where Marsh turns right into Bayfront Expressway.
From the East Bay, cross the Dumbarton Bridge. Go to the fifth traffic light after the bridge and turn right into the park.
There's a map here that shows the location of the event.