Lake Needwood
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Sunday
Pre-registration is required and will open Monday, March 28 at 6pm and close on Saturday, May 3 at 12 noon.
QOC returns to Lake Needwood on May 4, and longer courses will also enjoy adjoining Redgate Park. Lake Needwood is a beautiful lakeside park, nestled within the 1,800 acre Rock Creek Regional Park, and is perfect for springtime picnics. On offer is a full slate of beginner through advanced courses.
Check-in will be in Pavilion C near the playground and restroom building. This is in the center of the loop formed by Needwood Lake Circle and Beach Drive. Driving directions to the main parking area are in the location details below. If the weather is nice the parking lots may fill up. If that occurs there is additional parking along the road, but make sure you park in one of the marked spaces.
Check in opens about 9:45am and courses open at 10:00am. As always, please be off the course no later than 3pm and remember to download at our e-punch station even if you did not finish. We want to make sure of everyone’s safety and status.
Please use caution if your course takes you across or along a road for a short bit. Also, all courses except white will cross a stream, so feet will get wet if there has been rain.
Free beginner instruction will be offered, as usual. If you have a large group seeking beginner instruction, please let the Event Director know. Also, make sure to check out our Your First Event and Orienteering Techniques For Beginners webpages. If they don’t answer any remaining questions you have, just use our Contact Form to ask.
Group Leaders: Please see our For Group Leaders page if you are leading a youth or large group – even though you will be pre-registering online. Please contact the Event Director with your plans and numbers for her awareness.
Reminders:
- QOC will continue to use pre-registration as the ONLY method of signing up for our meets. There will be NO day-of, on-site registration. Refunds are paid only in the case of event cancellation.
- There is no water for drinking on the course. Participants are responsible for their own hydration, so please come prepared. A very limited supply of bottled water for emergency use will be on hand with the Event Director.
- Dogs are allowed, but must be on leash at all times.
| Location | Lake Needwood, Circle Parking Area, Derwood, MD (Classic) | ||||||||||
| Registration | Advance registration will be required. The date and time that registration will open will be posted here; usually, registration will open at 6pm on the Monday before the event. | ||||||||||
| Start Times | Start times will be by windows (to be defined for this event before registration opens). | ||||||||||
| Schedule | Sunday, May 4
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| Entry Fees | Individual Entries
Note: juniors = under 21
Group Entries Participants are welcome to orienteer together as a group (up to the maximum for that event; usually 4). Each member of a group is charged their individual rate as shown above, up to a group total of $30 (maximum), and each receives a map. A group receives one epunch. Individuals or groups desiring to compete on a second course after completing their first can do so for a reduced fee of $2/map subject to approval at the event by the Event Director. Important Notes
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