Here are the upcoming events for the St. Louis Orienteering Club. For events that are open for registration, please go to our Registration Page. Please register in advance in order to reserve a map and epunch stick.
2024 Membership Registration is now OPEN. Please note the fee restructuring for membership and meets. There will be a small fee for every event for every person participating, but the membership fees have dropped. Additionally, you are encouraged to register at least 48 hours in advance. Specific details can be found on the membership page.
- 2025-02-22 Tame the Dragon
- 2025-03-08 Scout Orienteering Festival
- 2025-04-04/06 OUSA Event – the OCIN Flying Pig XXVII
- 2025-05-03 Meramec Night-O
- 2025-02-22 Tame the Dragon
The premier rogaine event of the midwest returns. Gaze upon any map of mid-Missouri. The curvy, undulating shape of the Lake of the Ozarks, is unmistakable. With numerous inlets and coves there is over 1,100 miles of shoreline. It’s easy to see why this event was named after a similarly shaped mythical creature. Do you have what it takes to Tame the Dragon?
This is a rogaine-style orienteering event held within the 17,660 acre Lake of the Ozarks State Park. You’ll have 8 hours to find as many CP locations as can. You can go in any order and get as many or as few as you like. Your registration includes maps, post-race food, and… (we’re working on something cool).
There will be water on the course, but please plan to carry your own. And bring plenty of snacks to keep you going. Late winter weather in Missouri can include just about anything. Check the forecast a few days before and pack accordingly.
The precise starting location, the race rules, details, and last minute updates will be sent during the week leading up to the event. There is no preferred race hotel, but there are numerous lodging and dining options in Osage Beach, Missouri.
Teams are encouraged for fun and safety. Solo racers must have prior endurance and navigation experience.
Date/Time: February 22, 2025. Map distribution 7:00 am. Mass start at 8:00 am. Must be finished by 4:00 pm.
Location: Lake of the Ozarks State Park
Courses: 8 hour Rogaine format. Find CPs in any order.
Meet Director: Gary Thompson
COURSE NOTES and START LOCATION
- 2025-03-08 Scout Orienteering Festival
Gain access to one of St. Louis’ most valued nature escapes: Beaumont Scout Reservation. This event is in coordination with the John Smerek Memorial Scout Orienteering Festival. There will be a bunch of boy scouts doing a separate Score-O Course. The club members will be doing point-to-point courses. There is separate registration and pricing for the scout event so please make sure you register at the club table.
When: Saturday, March 8th
Where: Beaumont Scout Reservation
Registration: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM with starts to follow. Course closes at 12:00.
SLOC participants, please register online to help us know how many to expect for the event. All early online registrants get an 11″x 17″ printed map for the Green and Blue Courses! Late registrants will have 8″ x 11″ maps, as they are available. Scouts, please use the forms below to register.
We will have 3 courses prepared:
- Beginner: Map Hike Course (White-Yellow level): 2.6 KM
- Intermediate: Green Course: 5.5 KM
- Advanced: Red Course: 8.8 KM
Questions? For club event, contact Josh Borgmeyer at jb.balancedbody@gmail.com. For the scout event, contact John Daberkow at jwdrunner@icloud.com.
The forms below are for Scouts only. Scout leaders, please bring the completed paper forms and a check made out to St. Louis Orienteering Club to the registration table on the day of the event. Thank you.
- 2025-04-04/06 OUSA Event – the OCIN Flying Pig XXVII
This is NOT a SLOC event, but worth sharing.
April 4-6, 2025
Perhaps not discussed enough in the club, SLOC is a club under the umbrella of OrienteeringUSA . This is the national governing body for orienteering, and thus they sanction some national events every year. One such event is in its twenty-seventh year and organized by OCIN (Orienteering Cincinnati). This year the event is being held around Indianapolis, a short 4-5 hour drive from St. Louis, so it may be an opportunity for some of us to participate in a National Event.
If you’ve never seen a national orienteering event, it’s quite different from our local meets. The effort, rigor and detail that goes into these events is impressive and something to be seen. This is a 3 day event with 3 separate locations and courses. Start times are assigned in advance, you don’t get to look at your map until your time starts, and there are a lot more competitors. It also has a lot more socializing resulting from the large number of travelers and only orienteering for a couple of hours each day.
There is some limited information now, but the link below is to the official event page. Some from the club have discussed going, so far with just some miscellaneous interest communicated. If there are club members that are interested and/or registered we’d like to know. It’d be nice to stay in touch as a club, have a club dinner, or coordinate travel. Reach out to a club leader.
- 2025-05-03 Meramec Night-O
A nighttime orienteering event is planned for the evening of Saturday, May 3rd. It’s been a while since we’ve held an event in the dark. Dust off your headlamp and head down to Meramec State Park. We’re also planning a short middle distance event for Sunday morning. Join for one or both. Camp at the group campsite or glamp at the cabins.
Date/Time: Saturday, May 3rd..Night-O in the evening. Start after sunset. Sunday, May 4th, short middle course point-to-point event.
Location: Meramec State Park
Meet Director: Eric Buckley