(Part of the Arizona Navigation Competition 2025)
Event Details

Sonoran Desert Navigation Games 2025

Saturday, April 12, 2025:
6/12-Hour Adventure Race
3/6/12-Hour Rogaine (Foot only)

Start/Finish announced ~1 month before the event
General location: Within 1 hour of Lake Havasu City

Details/Start-Finish Location announced ~1 month before the event.

Pre-registration and pre-payment is required for our Sonoran Desert events.
Pre-Registration (Required)
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Regular registration continues until Sunday, Mar 23 at 11:59 PM. Regular prices are valid during this time.

Late registration begins Monday, Mar 24, at midnight. Prices increase 50% for late registration.

Registration closes Sunday, Apr 6 at 11:59 PM.

There is no on-site registration for the events.

Parental Consent Now Required (Click here for more information)
Parental Consent Form

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.

The Fees for the Sonoran Desert Navigation Games events are as follows (per person):

• Regular Registration (closes Sunday, Mar 23 at 11:59 PM)
  • 12-Hour Adventure Race: $60
  • 6-Hour Adventure Race: $30
  • 12-Hour Rogaine: $50
  • 6-Hour Rogaine: $25
  • 3-Hour Rogaine: $15
• Late Registration (closes Sunday, Apr 6 at 11:59 PM)
  • 12-Hour Adventure Race: $90
  • 6-Hour Adventure Race: $45
  • 12-Hour Rogaine: $75
  • 6-Hour Rogaine: $40
  • 3-Hour Rogaine: $25

• Cancellations made before the end of regular registration (Sunday, Mar 23 at 11:59 PM) are eligible for a full refund.
• Cancellations made during late registration (up to Sunday, Apr 6 at 11:59 PM) are eligible for a 50% refund.
• No refunds are available for cancellations after Sunday, Apr 6 at 11:59 PM.

Mandatory Race Gear

• Whistle
• Compass
• Water carrying capacity for 2 liters. Water is available at the start/finish. We will also have at least one additional water station on the course. You are strongly encouraged to bring your own water bottles or a camelback.
• Space blanket. (For emergencies. 12-hour events only.)
• Cell phone. (For pictures or emergency calls. One per team. Not for navigation. Use for navigation will result in disqualification.)
• First aid kit. (Mandatory for 12-hour events only. One per team.)
• Water purification tablets or filter. (Mandatory for 12-hour events only. One per team.)
• Waterproof map holder. (Maps are not waterproof.)
• Headlamp or flashlight with fresh batteries. (12-hour events only)
  The 12-hour events will finish near dusk.
  Participants must carry a light source for safety.

Bicycle Gear

• Mountain bike. You will find it easier to hit cutoff times if you use a bicycle to travel to the bike controls. (You are not required to use a mountain bike.)
• Helmet
• Bike tool kit (At least one per team.)
• Spare tube. (One for each bike.)

Water Gear

The gear listed below is required for those choosing to travel on water.

• Personal floatation device (PFD). Each participant must have their own PFD. This is in addition to whatever boat, canoe, etc. they bring. Mountain bike. We find it easier to hit cutoff times if you use a bicycle to travel to the bike controls.
• Any type of inflatable or portable non-motorized watercraft, including an inflatable kayak, packraft, paddleboard, etc. No hardshell kayaks or canoes allowed.
• Waterproof bag. For transporting any gear you decide to bring with you on the water.

Recommended Gear

• Sun screen. There is little to no shade on all the courses. We encourage you to protect yourself from sunburn.
• Leg gaiters, especially for off-trail travel. The desert vegetation is sparse around Alamo Lake. Some washes have more prickly cat claw. Leg gaiters could help.
• Duct tape.
• Lightweight rain jacket, just in case it's rainy.
• Extra clothing layers. It could be in the mid 40's at the start of the 12-hour events.

Not Allowed

• Any device that uses a satellite connection for navigation, distance, or elevation. This includes standalone GPS units and GPS watches. You are allowed to use a GPS unit for recording your track, but you must not use any of the navigation functions of the unit during the race. We will disqualify any racer using a GPS unit for navigation during the race.
• Motorized bicycles (electric, gas, etc.) (Do we really have to tell you?)