May to August, 2022 Cincinnati, Ohio
Queen City Adventure Running Series (QCARS) is a series of short summer orienteering events, featuring 2 short, fast, and fun courses more open park land and campus areas. Season pass (includes all QCARS events, plus bonus events) is just $30 for OCIN members and $45 for non-members! Entry to individual QCARS events is $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Your best 3 QCARS events count for season awards.
QCARS 2022 event dates: May 21, June 11, June 25, July 9, July 23, August 6, August 20.
Purchase your 2022 QCARS summer season pass now for free entry to all QCARS series events.
July 1-10 2022 Canadian Rockies Orienteering Festival, Alberta and British Columbia, Canada
POSTPONED from 2020 Including Western Canadian Championships in Bragg Creek and Kananaskis, Alberta, and Canadian Orienteering Championships near Kimberley and Cranbrook BC. Also mid-week events July 5-6 near Blairmore Alberta, and Sass-Peepre Junior Camp for youth 11-20 on July 7-8 at Kimberley Nordic Centre, BC
CROF event website
July 7-17, 2022 World Games, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
(postponed from July, 2021). Orienteering USA will host the orienteering portion of the 2021 World Games. Orienteering events will be July 15-17. national teams only, contact Orienteering USA National Team Selection Committee for details.
Volunteers will be needed for many parts of the orienteering event including control setting and checking, control watching during the event, staffing an information table, site setup, and more.
More information about the events and volunteering.
Sat, July 9, 2022 QCARS 4 - Miami University, East Quad, Oxford, OH
QCARS 4, Starts 10:00 to 11:30; control pickup begins by 12:30. 2 short courses are offered at each QCARS event.
Online pre-registration for this event is open.
Purchase a QCARS season pass! Season pass (includes all QCARS events, plus bonus events) is just $30 for OCIN members and $45 for non-members! Entry to individual QCARS events is $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Your best 3 QCARS events count for season awards.
Location: Start will be near the Formal Gardens, East Quad of Miami University, Oxford. Patterson Ave. north of High Street. Check back for details on parking. GPS 39.514202, -84.730546
Sat, July 23, 2022 QCARS 5 - Eden Park
QCARS 5, Eden Park, Starts 10:00 to 11:30; control pickup begins by 12:30. 2 short courses are offered at each QCARS event.
Online pre-registration for this event is open.
Purchase a QCARS season pass! Season pass (includes all QCARS events, plus bonus events) is just $30 for OCIN members and $45 for non-members! Entry to individual QCARS events is $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Your best 3 QCARS events count for season awards.
Sat, July 30, 2022 QCARS 6 - Valley View Foundation, Milford OH
QCARS 6, Starts 10:00 to 11:30; control pickup begins by 12:30. 2 short courses are offered at each QCARS event.
Online pre-registration for this event is open.
Purchase a QCARS season pass! Season pass (includes all QCARS events, plus bonus events) is just $30 for OCIN members and $45 for non-members! Entry to individual QCARS events is $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Your best 3 QCARS events count for season awards.
Location: Pattison Elementary School on South Milford Rd. Do not follow directions to Valley View Foundation or you'll be on the other side of the property.
Sat, August 6, 2022 QCARS 7 - Burnet Woods
QCARS 7, Burnet Woods, Starts 10:00 to 11:30; control pickup begins by 12:30. 2 short courses are offered at each QCARS event.
Online pre-registration for this eventopens soon.
Purchase a QCARS season pass! Season pass (includes all QCARS events, plus bonus events) is just $30 for OCIN members and $45 for non-members! Entry to individual QCARS events is $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Your best 3 QCARS events count for season awards.
Sunday, August 14, 2022 QCARS 8 - Sawyer Point
QCARS 8, Sawyer Point, Starts to be announced 2 short courses are offered at each QCARS event.
Online pre-registration for this eventopens soon.
Purchase a QCARS season pass! Season pass (includes all QCARS events, plus bonus events) is just $30 for OCIN members and $45 for non-members! Entry to individual QCARS events is $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Your best 3 QCARS events count for season awards.
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Sat, Aug 27, 2022 St Patrick's Park, South Bend, IN
OCIN's northern Indiana chapter organizes this annual event. This will have several short courses, in a 2-person relay format (Hokum Karem) with a mass start at 10:00 am from the Fragomeni Shelter. Teams: Male, Female, Mixed.
Event Director: Thurston Miller. Locator map coming soon.
Sat, September 10, 2022 East Fork, Indian Mound Shelter
Full range of courses from white thru red, for all ages. This event will include a special competition for JROTC cadets. Starts are open from 10 am to 1 pm. Control pickup begins at 3 pm.
Pre-registration is required. If you have an Orienteering USA account, it will auto-fill your information; if not, select "enter data manually". School groups, JROTC teams, and large scout troops should contact
Mike Minium for a spreadsheet entry form. Registration closes at 9 pm, Friday, October 1. Please help us be ready by not waiting to the last minute to register. School and scout groups should register before 8 am Friday to assure adequate supplies of maps.
Park entry or vehicle permit fees: none.
Restroom facilities:park toilets may be open; if not we will have a portable toilet.
Event center: open sided shelter
3294 Elklick Rd, Bethel, OH 45106. Enter park off Bantam Rd and follow orange and white "orienteering" signs to the Indian Mound Shelter.
Locator map GPS 39.012345, -84.133785
October 2022 South American Orienteering Championships, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil
near spectacular Iguasu Falls near the Brazil / Argentina / Paraguay border.
event website (Portuguese) Preliminary plans call for a Sprint/Middle/Long format in 3 countries, with the Sprint in Parguay, Middle in Brazil, and Long in Argentina.
Sat, Nov 5, 2022 Twisted Run V, Centennial Park, Plymouth, Indiana
OCIN's South Bend chapter brings back the annual Twisted Run. Easy (white to yellow level difficulty) navigation (long 6.4 km and short 3.7 km versions) with a mass start at 11 am. A few navigation decisions will give navigators the chance to outsmart the speedsters. Mass start at 11 am.
This will be a fundraiser for the Orienteering USA Junior National Team, with all proceeds going to the national team.
Pre-registration price is $25 for adults age 19+; $15 for kids 13-18, $5 for kids 7-12, and free for kids 6 and under.
Park entry or vehicle permit fees: none.
Restroom facilities:unheated indoor.
Event center: outdoors, open-sided shelter building.
Locator Map
Sat, Nov 12, 2022 TROL / WARS Series #1, Camp Butterworth, Maineville, Ohio
2022-23 TROL and WARS season pass information coming soon.
Public Starts will be open from 11:30 am to 1 pm. Full range of courses for all ages. Courses: white easy; yellow intermediate; orange advanced, brown short expert, green expert; red long expert.
Park entry or vehicle permit fees: none.
Restroom facilities: portable toilet. Special note: This is a girl scout camp (privately owned); no dogs please.
8551 Butterworth Rd, Maineville, OH 45039.
Locator Map
October 2022 South American Orienteering Championships, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil
near spectacular Iguasu Falls near the Brazil / Argentina / Paraguay border.
event website (Portuguese) Preliminary plans call for a Sprint/Middle/Long format in 3 countries, with the Sprint in Parguay, Middle in Brazil, and Long in Argentina.
January, 2023 Georgia Navigator Cup
MLK weekend. Typically a middle distance race on Friday, two classic races on Sat and Sun, and Extreme-O on Monday.
March 24-26, 2023 OCIN Flying Pig XXV / 2023 Orienteering USA Nationals
2023 OUSA Nationals (Middle, Long, Sprint)
Separate individual awards for each race; US Champion medals to eligible finishers.
May 2023 tentative Camp Libbey, Defiance OH
tentative public event with a full range of courses, plus training programs for girl scouts and leaders.
(Purchase your QCARS summer season pass now for free entry to the public courses at this event and all QCARS series events).
Public courses start from 11 to 1. Range of courses from white thru red.
Address: 28325 OH-281, Defiance, OH 43512. GPS: 41.283601, -84.278644. Directions: From Defiance, take OH 18 east. Pass the GM Powertrain plant. When OH 18 turns right, continue east on OH 281 and turn left into Camp Libbey
2023 World Masters Orienteering Championship, Slovakia
POSTPONED from 2020 to 2023 open competiton for orienteers age 35 and over. pre-registration required.
event website
August, 2023 California Orienteering Festival, USA
North American Champs and World Rogaine Champs postponed to 2023.. Two week long festival of orienteering events, beginning in the Bay Area and ending in the Sierras near the Nevada border. includes the North American Championships and World Rogaining Championship.
event website and pre-registration
April 5-8, 2024 OCIN Flying Pig XXVI
Orienteering races Friday April 5 through Sunday April 7.
Stay tuned for details. Races are being planned to be in or near the path of total solar eclipse on Monday afternoon, April 8
