Swanson Rd

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October 14
Sunday

For QOC's fourth event of the season, we'll host a classic orienteering event for only the second time ever in this relatively new section of Patuxent River Park. Beginner through advanced courses from White up to Red will be available. The terrain is varied with open fields, generally quite nice open woods over much of the map and greener areas fringing some of the fields and in the Patuxent River floodplain. Register at the event anytime between 10:45 - 1:15pm, start anytime between 11 - 1:30, and be back out of the woods by 3pm.

Any youth or large groups attending this event should contact the Event Director so that we can coordinate pre-registration for your group; the group registration and waiver form is part of the information on our Group Leaders page. Dogs on leash are welcome at this park.

Parking for this event will be on the hilltop adjacent to the start/finish and on either side of the road starting at the cluster of buildings south of the hilltop as shown here. The available parking should suffice for a typical to good QOC local event turnout but please do your best to park efficiently but without trapping any other cars anyway. In order to give ourselves a bit of wiggle room, we will once again be raffling off a $50 REI gift card among those who carpool to the event with three or more orienteers per vehicle and meet volunteers so if you can, get yourself a carpool and be sure to ask after the binder in which to put your name down for the raffle. It should be near registration. In the hopefully unlikely event that we completely fill the available parking, please drive up to the registration area and ask for Jon Torrance. He'll drive out with you to parking areas nearby outside the park and shuttle you back to registration.