First event of 2025 is in the books!

We had nearly 270 participants despite the rigid temperatures! Thank you to meet director Andrea George, course setter Mary Lynn Genovesi and assisting school Greenville HS NJROTC.

Join us for a new season! First event: 10/6

Our 2024-2025 kicks off this weekend with a Score-O at Gateway Park in Fort Worth. Pre-registration is closed, but we’ll have some extra maps, so come on out. Find course setter and meet director notes here.

Junior Nationals come back to Texas!

NTOA is pleased to once again host the Junior National Orienteering Championships, along with a Texas-sized Spring-O National event that is open to all! Join us at Sid Richardson Scout Ranch (aka, SR2) to compete and have fun on a brand-new map by Jonathon Campbell (NEOC). We’ll be releasing more info over the coming months. Basic details are here.

Registration open for Tyler State Park, April 13

Don’t miss our last event of the season! Join us in the piney woods of East Texas on Sat., April 13, at Tyler State Park. Online registration closes on Thurs., April 11, at 6 pm, so Register today!

Preliminary info: Lone Star Armadill-O at Cooper Lake State Park, Feb. 17

Come run on one of our newest orienteering maps created specifically for the National Interscholastic and Intercollegiate Championships in 2017. This year’s meet will revisit the eastern part of the park with headquarters in the scenic Heron Harbor Day-Use Area. Registration won’t be open until after the Plano Score-O, but you can start making plans now. Learn more: https://ntoa.com/lone-star-armadillo-2024/

Sign up now for the Plano Score-O! Feb. 3

As we did last year, the event will take place at Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve. Did you know that this is Plano’s largest park? It’s just over 800-acres and has a trail network that traverses a variety of terrain, from mowed fields, to deep woods, to blackland prairies. Very beginner friendly! So bring some friendly beginners with you! …

Arbor Hills DIY Orienteering Event info available

Coming up just in time for Thanksgiving–our DIY orienteering event at Arbor Hills Park and Nature Preserve in Plano will run from Nov. 17-Nov. 28. Maps become available the evening of the 16th. Get the rest of the details.

Go control-crazy at the May 6 Plano Score-O!

Registration is open for our last scheduled meet of the year: The Plano Score-O. In this special format, you don’t have to find the controls in order — it’s a mass start free-for-all! Learn more and register now.