Events

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.

Greensfelder Permanent Orienteering Course Map is located here.

2026 Membership Registration is now OPEN.  Standard membership provides a discount at each event (even cheaper if registering 48 hours ahead of time).  Subscription membership provides free entry to most events.  Review the membership page for details.

  • 2026-10-31 Halloween-O at Laumeier

    *** Location changed ***

    Date: Saturday, October 31

    Time: 10:00 am

    Location: Leaf Pavilion, Laumeier County Park

    Directions: Use the “West Entrance” (off Rott Road)

    Meet Director: Robert Bart

    Sorry, we had a bit of shuffling of locations for this event. We now have the Leaf Pavilion reserved at Laumeier Sculpture Park. It’s Halloween and what better location to celebrate than with the whimsical scenery at the Sculpture Park. Mixing nature and art, it’s the perfect combination to celebrate the Fall season. The Bart family hasn’t put on an event in a few years, we’re super excited that they’ve agreed to host this event. Come out and get some steps in before your evening activities!

    Courses: To be determined.

  • 2026-11-07 Cliff Cave

    Jeff & Carrie are excited to host another event at Cliff Cave. Cliff Cave has dozens of sinkholes to get you spinning in circles. But it’s not that big, you can’t get too lost!

    Date: Saturday, November 7

    Time: Registration opens at 10:00 am. First Start: 11:00 am. Last Start: Noon. Course closes at 2:00 pm.

    Location: Cliff Cave County Park, upper parking lot

    Meet Director: Jeff & Carrie Sona

    Courses: TBD (check back for updates)

  • 2026-11-28 Turkey-O at Cuivre River

    This is great park for some holiday week exercise. The terrain is glacially modified – that means the hills are not as steep as some of our other large parks – and there’s a beautiful lake nearby.

    Family and friends in town?  Take them orienteering! Or let them do a scenic fall color hike…while you’re out looking for checkpoints.

    *** Permit in progress – check back to make sure all is good ***

    Date: Saturday, November 28

    Time: Start anytime between 10:00 am & Noon. Course closes 3:00 pm.

    Location: Cuivre River State Park

    Meet Director: Mark Geldmeier

    Courses: A 3-hour or 1-hour score-O. That means you have one or three hours to find as many checkpoints as you can (in any order). There’ll be plenty of nearby easy CP’s for beginners to find.

  • 2026-12 December Holiday-O

    Date: mid-December

    Time: TBD

    Location: TBD

    Meet Director: TBD

    *** Event pending. We have some ideas but still working out the details. Check back! ***

  • 2027-01 January Cold Nose-O

    Date: mid-January

    Time: TBD

    Location: Not Babler!

    Meet Director: Yvonne Deyo

    Sometimes tradition is good and sometimes you give it a rest. Yvonne will be hosting the Cold Nose-O at a different location this year. Check back for details!

  • 2027-02-27 Tame the Dragon 8-hour Rogaine

    Date: Saturday, February 27

    Location: Lake of the Ozarks Area

    Meet Director: Gary Thompson

    Gary is getting ready for the 2027 edition of the Tame the Dragon 8-hour Rogaine (where you have 8 hours to find as many CPs as you can). It’s a can’t miss event!

  • 2027-03-06 Scout Orienteering Festival

    Date: Saturday, March 6

    Time: TBD

    Location: Beaumont Scout Ranch

    Meet Director: Josh Borgmeyer

  • 2027-03-20 March Babler Night-O and Day-O

    Date: Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21

    Time: TBD

    Location: Babler State Park

    Meet Director: Eric Buckley

    Yep, we’re doing a night-O at Babler on the new map! The first meet is on Saturday with another seperate meet on Sunday morning. There’ll be camping for those who want to spend the night and enjoy the campfire stories. This format has been a great time the last two years, come join us for two days of orienteering, stay the night and camp, or just commute.