Rio Vista Park

Saturday, May 24, 2025

9:00 to 10:30 AM

Beginner's Orienteering Class

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[image:O flag] Pre-register (Deadline Thursday, May 22, 11:59 PM)
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Introduction

On Saturday, May 24, from 9:00 to 10:30 AM, members of the Greater Phoenix Orienteering Club and the City of Peoria Parks and Recreation Department present a beginner's clinic teaching basic navigation concepts used in orienteering. The clinic is offered outdoors at Rio Vista Park, near the intersection of the Loop 101 and Thunderbird Road in Peoria. (see directions). Participants will learn important techniques to navigate with a map and compass. While GPS receivers provide an easy way for people to navigate, conditions sometimes make the GPS units unreliable or unusable (navigating in deep canyons, dead batteries, etc.) Navigation techniques used in orienteering are an invaluable complement to navigating with a GPS receiver.

Additional information concerning our Beginner's Orienteering Training is found here.

NOTE: PRE-REGISTRATION is REQUIRED.
( [image:O flag] Pre-register (Deadline: Thursday, May 22, 11:59 PM) )

Due to limitations on group sizes, we require those planning to attend to pre-register using the link above. We require accurate number of participants in order to properly plan for the event.

Schedule

9:00 AM Clinic begins. Please be on time for the class. We'll do our best to make our way through as much of the course material as possible. (Click here for general course information.)
10:30 AM Clinic ends. For those who want to practice what they've learned, we'll provide a map for a short course in Buffalo Ridge Park. You're also welcome to join us at one of our many orienteering events listed at gphxo.org.

Cost

The cost of the clinic is $5 per participant. There is a limit of 10 participants.

What to bring:

Compass We prefer that participants bring their own compass. This will allow them to learn techniques during the training, then practice the techniques further at home. We will provide compasses to those who are not able to bring their own. See our classroom training summary here for additional details.