Next Events

• 2025 USA Radio Orienteering Championships

  The 24th US Radio Orienteering Championship We welcome everyone to join us in Central North Carolina from June 14 – 22, 2025 Basic Schedule

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• Half-Life Score-O and 2M Radio-O at New Hope Overlook

  Half-Life Score-O Join us for a Score-O event at the New Hope Overlook section of Jordan Lake on Sunday March 30. In this event, your goal is to collect as many points as possible within the allotted time. There is no set route—you can visit the controls in any order you choose. REGISTRATION IS CLOSED […]

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• Spring Radio-O Beginner Classes

  Learn radio orienteering (aka, ARDF) as the pros learned it. Experience the no-frustration step-by-step approach by which many have learned the sport.

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• Open Orienteering at Umstead North – Apr 13, 2025

  • footnotes:

  We will have an OPEN event at Umstead Park (North) on Sunday, April 13, 2025. Take Glenwood Ave to the park entrance. Go south past the visitor center to the parking lots at the end of the road. Registration and starts will be in the large picnic shelter to the east of the parking area. […]

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• BOK Information

  • Annual Pass Information
  • BOK Store – Register for Events & Purchase Annual Passes & Finger Sticks
  • BOK's Radio Orienteering Page
  • Electronic Punching
  • Event Locations
  • Event Results
  • Finger Stick and Equipment Information
  • Join the BOK Notice List
  • Latest News
  • Newcomer Information
  • Payment & Registration for Events that Require Registration or Pre-Payment
  • Understanding the Results
  • What Does it Cost $

• Radio Orienteering - ARDF

  • BOK's Radio Orienteering Page
  • Radio-O Course Types Explained
  • Radio-O Training Exercises
  • Radio-O USA Rules
  • Subscribe to the ARDF-USA mailing list
  • The ARDF International Championship Rules (Region I)
  • The ARDF Region II Home Page
  • The History of ARDF in North America

• DogScent Orienteering

  • DogScent Information Page

• External Links

  • IOF – International Orienteering Federation home page
  • National "A" Meet Event Calendar
  • Orienteering USA
  • Orienteering USA – Rules of Competition
  • Orienteering USA Club Resources
  • Rogaine home page
  • Vendors of Orienteering Equipment

• Learn Orienteering Skills

  • Advanced Class Syllabus – Yellow to Orange
  • An Orienteering Class (Video 14:24)
  • An Orienteering Map Explained (Video 3:52)
  • An Orienteering Thumb Compass Explained (Video 1:26)
  • Course Characteristics & Design Details
  • Map and control symbols
  • Online book to teach kids Orienteering
  • Orienteering Videos on the OUSA website
  • Training resources from Orienteering USA
  • Training resources from Orienteering USA

• Help Run an Event

  • Attaching the SI-box to a control
  • Guide to Hosting a BOK Event
  • How to time-synchronize the SI start, finish and control boxes.
  • Orienteering Site Selection
  • Using SI-Droid event equipment

• BOK Tidbits

  • BOK’s Early History
  • How BOK Checks Controls for a National "A" Meet
  • Index to BOK Meetings
  • Results Index including Old Archived Event Results
  • The Story of Cliff Robertson (Written in Control Descriptions)

• O-Blogs from Members

  • Vladimir Stemkovski – Orienteering in NC

• Other SE United States Clubs

  • Carolina Orienteering Klub
  • Central Virginia Orienteering Club
  • Florida Orienteering Club
  • Georgia Orienteering Club
  • Quantico Orienteering Club
  • Soggy Bottom Boys Racing – Rogaine Events
  • Vulcan Orienteering Club
  • Western North Carolina Orienteering Klub