2021 Flagstaff Navigation Games

Summer Series #1
Thorpe Park

Sat, July 24, 2021
5-Hour Adventure Race, 3-Hour Bike-O, 2-Hour Score-O

Start/finish location: Thorpe Park, Flagstaff

Note: Coconino National Forest and the City of Flagstaff both opened up to visitors on Tuesday, July 6. They were closed for several weeks due to extremely dry conditions in the area. We don't predict future closures will affect our July 24 events.

Pre-Register (Deadline: Thursday, July 22 at 11:59 PM)

Thorpe Park Directions

Google Map Placemark

Summary
Time	Item	Location
Adventure Race
Saturday, 7:00 AM	Check-in/Registration Opens	Location announced 1-week before the event.
Saturday, 7:30 AM	Adventure Race Course Opens
Saturday, 8:30 AM	Last Time to Start Adventure Race
Saturday, 1:30 PM	Adventure Race Courses Close
Bike-O
Saturday, 8:00 AM	Check-in/Registration Opens	Location announced 1-week before the event.
Saturday, 8:30 AM	Bike-O Course Opens
Saturday, 9:00 AM	Last Time to Start Bike-O
Saturday, 12:00 PM	Bike-O Course Closes
Score-O
Saturday, 8:30 AM	Check-in/Registration Opens	Location announced 1-week before the event.
Saturday, 9:00 AM	Score-O Course Opens
Saturday, 11:30 AM	Last Time to Start Score-O
Saturday, 1:30 PM	Score-O Course Closes

Introduction

If you haven't noticed, Phoenix is really hot in the summer. In order to continue to enjoy our navigation sports in the summer, we've created a number of event sites in the cool pine forests surrounding Flagstaff. This year, we're excited to offer a summer event series of adventure races (navigation by bike and by foot), bike orienteering, and Score-O courses in the Flagstaff area.

On Saturday, July 24, we offer our first events of the summer series. We'll start the day with a 5-hour adventure race. Check-in for the adventure race starts at 7:00 AM. The course opens at 7:30 AM. The last time to start the adventure race is 8:30 AM. Please note that due to limited parking at the event site, this is not a mass-start event. Teams of 1 to 4 individuals start the course with 20-25 km of navigation on mountain bike. After, the teams transition to navigation on foot. The courses will both include mandatory and optional destinations, with each bike destination worth 2 points and each destination visited on foot worth 1 point. The team that collects the most points wins.

Later in the morning, we'll continue the day by offering a 2-hour Score-O. In a Score-O, teams of 1 to 4 individuals visit as many destinations as they can in a 2-hour limit. Destinations further away with more difficult navigation are worth more points than the destinations close to the start/finish. Once again, the team that collects the most points wins.

We will also offer a 3-hour Bike-O. Participants will visit as many destinations as they can in the 3-hour time limit. The Bike-O starts between 8:30 AM and 9:00 AM.

Due to the popularity of Flagstaff in the summer, we need to get started early, to make sure participants have access to sufficient parking and to avoid the crowds that arrive at our race sites later in the morning. Also, changes in insurance costs and permit fees have made it necessary to change the pricing for our events. See below for additional details.

Pre-Registration and Fees

We request that you pre-register for the Flagstaff events here. While pre-registration is not required, those who pre-register will get a break on the registration fees. By pre-registering, you give us an idea how many maps we need to print. Some on-site registration is available, but we can't guarantee a map for those who don't pre-register.

In order to promote pre-registration for our events, the Club has a graded pricing structure. Participants who pre-register for the event will benefit from our priority pricing. While on-site registration is still available, pricing for on-site registration is more expensive. We'll print some extra maps for each of our events, but we cannot guarantee a map for those who do not pre-register.

Pre-Registration
Pre-Registration is open until Thursday, July 22 at 11:59 PM. After the pre-registration closes, you can still try your luck and register on-site. We will have pre-printed maps for everyone who pre-registers. We cannot guarantee a map for those who register on-site.

Click here to pre-register.

Fees
Click here to see our fee table.

Standard club fees apply.

Parental Consent:

Parental Consent Now Required (Click here for more information)

All participants under age 18 are now required to have a signed parental consent form on file with the club. You can complete the form before the event and either scan it and send it to us by e-mail or bring it with you to the event.

OTHER NOTES

To make this event as safe as reasonably possible in the current COVID-19 environment, we are taking the following measures:

Individuals or family units should maintain a six-foot distance between other groups/individuals at all times.
Team sizes are limited to 6 people or less.
The registration/pay station is largely self-serve. We highly recommend bringing exact change to minimize the exchange of money.
We will have a hand-washing station on a table adjacent to the registration table. Please wash hands before and after registering/signing waivers/paying/picking up score cards and clue sheets. Please also bring your own hand towel for that purpose.
We will not have water on the courses. We also will NOT provide our usual complementary snacks and drinks at the Start/Finish area. Bring your own snacks and water for a full day of orienteering.
We will not have a beginners’ clinic.

What to Bring:

Whistle	Mandatory for all. Available for purchase for $1.00.
Compass	Available for rent for $1.00.
Water bottles.	There is no water on the course. We strongly encourage you to bring your own water bottles or a camelback.
Sunscreen	While shade is available on the course, we still recommend using sunscreen for the events.
Sturdy hiking shoes and long pants	Recommended. You may encounter thick vegetation and loose terrain.

Lodging

Flagstaff has a full range of motels available for lodging. A Google search provides a list of some of the available motels. There are also campgrounds such as KOA, Fort Tuthill, and Canyon Vista. Dispersed camping is also available within Coconino National Forest.

Directions

Thorpe Park Directions
Google Map Placemark

Note: Parking is limited. If the parking area is full, there are places to park along N. Thorpe Road. Parking fills up later in the morning. Please plan to arrive early to ensure you can find a parking spot.