WL #4 at University of Washington is tomorrow. Note different parking spot and start area!

Parking in lot E18 just north of the Alaska Air Arena. Mandatory crossing of Montlake Blvd at the Hec-Ed Bridge to the staging area by Bill and Melinda Gates Center for CSE. All areas West of Burke-Gilman trail is Competition Area and Out Of Bounds (OOB). Join us on Saturday Dec 20 for the fourth event in the 2025-26 Winter League Season. More info on the event page here. Register here. Registration will close Wednesday night, Dec 17 11:59 PM. […]

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CANCELLED – Join us for some orienteering training on Wednesday 12/10

This event has been cancelled because the venue is already soggy and with the rain forecasted for tonight and tomorrow, there is potential for damage, and we don’t want that to happen, especially not with a first time venue. Welcome to the first event in the 2025-26  Winter Wednesday training series on a new map of Foster Golf Links in Tukwila. We offer an Easier and a Harder course. The Easier course will be suitable for orienteers with less experience navigating at night […]

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Preliminary 2026 Ultimate Orienteer schedule

Below is the preliminary schedule for the Ultimate Orienteer series in 2026. We are still applying for permits so there can still be changes. (Open the News post to see the table.) If you are interested in course designing any of the local events, please email us at ultimate@cascadeoc.org. Ultimate Orienteer UO-1 3/7/2026 Night-O Lynnwood Golf Course UO-2 3/28/2026 Freestyle St.Edward UO-3 4/18/2026 Score Fort Ebey or Putney Woods UO-4 4/25/2026 Individual Relay Lincoln Park UO-5 5/16/2026 Middle Jack Creek […]

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Youth Camp Forum with OUSA – hear the COC Youth participants this Thursday (Sep. 25)

This July, three COC youth athletes – Finlay Rebbeck, Zoe Liu Coates, and Ally Liu Coates – joined 250 athletes from around the world at Silva O’Camp, an IOF-endorsed orienteering camp in the Czech Republic. They were supported by three US coaches, including COC’s own Training Coordinator, Caroline Sandbo. The camp balanced serious training with plenty of fun. In the beautiful Czech forests, athletes tackled Memory-O, downhill courses, O-intervals, relays and race simulations, plus a sprint in the streets of […]

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Corn Maze!! – Registration will close today Thursday at midnight

Registration will close tonight Thursday Sep. 11 for the Corn Maze. The event will be this Sunday morning at Bob’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Farm in Snohomish. There is NO day-of-event registration for this event. We’re trying to expedite the check-in process and stay on schedule since we need to be completely out of the maze by 10:00am. Event info page here. Online pre-registration here. This is the favorite event of many and you don’t want to miss it!

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Next COC event is this Wednesday – Meadowbrook Park with a new map

The fourth event in the 2024 Wednesday Evening Series will be held at Meadowbrook Park on Wednesday July 9. This is a new map and courses by Mack Malloch. The Wednesday Evening Series is our most relaxed and casual series of events, held in local parks around Puget Sound. We typically offer a barbeque afterward for all participants. Events in the Wednesday Evening Series are generally less challenging (both physically and navigationally) than many of our other events, and are […]

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Wed Evening Series event pre-registration closes Tue 24th at 9 pm

The third event in the 2024 Wednesday Evening Series will be held at North Seattle College on Wednesday June 25! This is an interesting and intriguing venue that is sometimes complexing. Pre-registration is here. The Wednesday Evening Series is our most relaxed, casual set of navigation events, held in local parks once the weather (hopefully) warms up. These events are a little more low-key than those in the Winter League, and we typically offer a barbeque afterward for all participants. Events […]

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Cancelled – Jack Creek and Dickey Creek events

We have just been informed by the DNR that they have revoked our permit for the weekend’s events in Teanaway due to the manhunt. We will cancel the events with a full refund to those registered. We are truly sorry about this turn of events but it is beyond our control.

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Orienteering Extravaganza Coming Soon: Bellevue College, Teanaway x 2, Moses and Fishtrap Lake

We have several events coming up in the next two weeks so plan accordingly because you don’t want to miss out. The first event is Wednesday Evening at Bellevue College on June 11. Then follows the 1st Ultimate Doubleheader weekend at Teanaway June 14 and 15 at Jack Creek and Dickey Creek. Bring Dad and celebrate Father’s Day with orienteering and free camping! The 2nd Ultimate Doubleheader weekend in Eastern Washington, Moses Lake on June 21 and Fishtrap Lake on […]

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