Pre-registration is required for this event, opening Monday, Dec. 5 at 6pm and closing Saturday at Noon.
There will be no night-of, at-event registration.
Welcome to the Turkey Run Ridge area of Prince William Forest Park, a new location for a QOC Night-O event!
We decided it was time for a change after a doing the Night-O at the Happyland area of Prince William Forest for several seasons in a row. So, longtime QOC course setter Vido Aleksiev is christening this Night-O venue with a great set of beginner, intermediate, short advanced, and long advanced courses. [For Sunday's daytime courses, see the separate announcement here [2].]
We will not have check-in windows for the Night-O, as we do for day meets, but the requirement for pre-registration and pre-payment is otherwise the same. NEW: Because of the early onset of darkness in December, we will open check-in and courses at 6pm (instead of 7:30pm). Start your course any time between 6pm - 9:00pm, and be absolutely sure to be back before 10:30pm. Course details for the 4 courses (1 beginner, 1 intermediate, 2 advanced - short and long) will be posted below. Please allow yourself time to drive to the park and complete your course. Traffic on I-95 can be unpredictable.
We have rented all the Turkey Run campground sites, so there will be no need to avoid any occupied areas as you run your courses. Parking will be in the Turkey Run parking lot and in the parking spaces allotted to each camping area. Check-in will be in the Turkey Run class room in the left-most of the two buildings immediately adjacent to the parking lot. When you turn into the Turkey Run entrance road, look for a parking volunteer wearing a reflective vest for precise directions on where to go. For a locator graphic, click here [3].
Parking is limited at the site, so carpooling is recommended (and will save $). Per-vehicle park entry fee is $20; if the pay station at the entrance is not manned, entry fees can be paid at the park HQ before driving out to the check-in site at Turkey Run or via the NPS app at this link [4]. (NOTE: the fee is $35 for an annual PWF park pass or $80 for an annual "America the Beautiful" U.S. National Parks pass; QOC members may want to consider purchasing an annual pass for this great park at a park office or a local REI. Seniors, current or former members of the US Armed Forces and some other categories of park users are entitled to free and/or discounted passes for the entire National Park System; see this link [5] for details.)
Groups of 8 or more: although you will be pre-registering online and orienteering in groups of 4 or less, for her awareness please let the Event Director know of your plans and participant numbers.
QOC does not provide or rent headlamps. You must acquire and bring your own. And don't forget to check your batteries!
Also keep in mind:
Additional Information:
Location | Prince William Forest Park, Turkey Run (Night-O) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Registration | Registration for this event will open at 6pm on Monday Dec. 5 via this link [6]. Registration will close at noon on Saturday Dec. 10. Pre-registration is mandatory.
Who's registered? Check by clicking here [7]. Sorting by column is possible too - just click on the column name. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Start Times | Start window runs from 6pm to 9pm. There are no start windows for this event. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule | Saturday, December 10
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Course Details | Night-O
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Course Notes | Night-O Contour interval 5m. Map scales: Beginner 1:5000, Intermediate 1:7500, Short & Long Advanced 1:10000 Start is 50m from the parking lot, and the Finish is next to the Event Center.
Vegetation: The Turkey Run area has less deadfall than the Happyland area we've used in the past for night events but there are still many areas of deadfall. The courses are designed to avoid the worst areas, but you still may need to crawl under and/or jump over some dead trees. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Links:
[1] https://www.qocweb.org/events/2022/12/10/turkey-run
[2] https://www.qocweb.org/events/2022/12/11/turkey-run-ridge
[3] http://qocweb.org/sites/default/files/Turkey_Run_Ridge_Directions.pdf
[4] https://www.nps.gov/subjects/digital/nps-apps.htm
[5] https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm
[6] https://qoc.wufoo.com/forms/z17f64u20rfj4tb/
[7] https://qoc.wufoo.com/reports/zpu1h3a1j1f5s6/
[8] https://www.qocweb.org/contact/Linville/Laura
[9] https://www.qocweb.org/contact/Aleksiev/Vido
[10] http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=loc:38.5827,-77.3737&sll=38.5827,-77.3737&sspn=0.076258,0.086346&ie=UTF8&z=14
[11] https://maps.apple.com/?ll=38.5827,-77.3737&q=PWF Turkey Run&t=m
[12] http://qocweb.org/content/membership-types
[13] http://qocweb.org/epunch
[14] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFJLfLJk9tk