Thanks to all who have participated in past events and made them a success. This event was started in 1996 and has been patterened after the Mid-Atlantic Scout Orienteering Champs. Below is a table of contents to help you find more information about the event.
The 2010 event will take place Saturday, October 30th, at Washington Crossing State Park, New Jersey. The event director will again be Jerry Smith, <njscouto@gmail.com>. Please direct inquiries to him.
General information (pdf file). Please be sure to read this.
Registration forms (pdf file). Needed for pre-registration.
Start times not yet available.
Results. Updated after the time of the event. Results posted: 09 November 2006
Please direct questions or comments about this year's event to: Jerry Smith <njscouto@gmail.com>
Garden State Scout "O" Event #16 Rutgers Preserve park, Piscataway, NJ. Thanks to all who have participated in past Fall 2009 Map Reading, Compass "use" and beginners/Scouts O training events and made them a success. This event was started in 2000 and has been patterned after the end-of-October - New Jersey Scout "Orienteering" Champs. You will find more information about this Sept 26, 2009 hiking/map reading - event at www.scoutorienteering.com. This event offers age appropriate courses for Cub, Girl and Boy Scouts and provides free Map Reading training. Scout unit pre-registration is requested. SEE DVOA website for fees and directions (www.dvoa.org).
There is no tent camping at Rutgers Preserve. Rutgers map is a revised July 2010 map edition, only major roads (West side NJ18) and foot trails have been updated on the map. At the Sept 26 event, regular DVOA fees are in effect, and it is a walk-on event (no registration in advance).
The Garden State Scout O Fall #17 event is scheduled for Sunday, Nov 13, 2010. Location will be at Quail Hill BSA Camp, Manalapan, NJ. This is an advance registration and "Invitational" event, see info/forms posted in August at www.scoutorienteering.com. Beginner "map reading" training is available by DVOA members. Units interested in On-Site Quail Hill BSA tent camping are asked to Call the Monmouth Council BSA office at (732) 536-2347, for campsite reservations while they last. This event is limited to the first 200 Scouts to register, please contact the event director early to avoid disappointment! We are parking lot and map supply limited (first 200 Scouts get patches and maps, then they may run out), and limit the # of Scout entrants to avoid over crowding the hiking courses and parking area. Remember, separate unit registrations are needed for Wash Crossing and Quail Hill map hikes, Registration for the ... Washington Crossing Scout champs ... does not guarantee you entry into Quail Hill Scout O unless registration forms are sent in separately, and we will likely "run out" of QH starts/slots in mid Oct.
The #16 and #17 DVOA event director will again be Bob Rycharski <rrychars@csc.com>. Please direct inquiries to him. The Quail Hill map is a revised 1:5000 scale, 3 meter contour and color OCAD map, 2002 base map, field re-checked by DVOA in late 2008. Please stay tuned for < Spring 2011 > Scout O event info. Likely to involve either the Deer Lake section of Allamuchy State Park map or Schooley's Mountain (Long Valley NJ) beginners trail map.
Please direct questions or comments about these web pages to: Rick Slater <rdslater@Princeton.EDU>
Last updated: 23 September 2010