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# NTOA

North Texas Orienteering Association

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://ntoa.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Pages

- [Home Page](https://ntoa.com/) - North Texas Orienteering Association invites you to try the international sport of navigating with map and compass! Free beginners clinics and lots of fun!
- [0000 Registration Test Tyler 2026](https://ntoa.com/0000-registration-test-tyler-2026/)
- [0000 Registration Test Plano Score-O 2026](https://ntoa.com/0000-registration-test-plano-score-o-2026/)
- [Event Results](https://ntoa.com/results/)
- [Summer Meeting and Grill-O 2026](https://ntoa.com/grill-o-2026/)
- [Youth](https://ntoa.com/youth/)
- [Oak Point Park DIY-O](https://ntoa.com/oakpointdiyo/)
- [Events: '25-'26 season + '26-'27 season](https://ntoa.com/events-2025-2026-season/)
- [Oak Point DIY-O Map Page](https://ntoa.com/oakpoint_diyo_maps/)
- [LBJ Grasslands Dillo-Goat 2026 Rescheduled](https://ntoa.com/lbj-grasslands-dillo-goat-2026-rescheduled/)
- [Tyler State Park 2026](https://ntoa.com/tyler-state-park-2026/)
- [Registration Test](https://ntoa.com/registration-test/)
- [Spring-O 2026](https://ntoa.com/spring-o-2026/)
- [Plano Score-O 2026](https://ntoa.com/plano-score-o-2026/)
- [Dallas ISD Championship at Harry Moss 2026](https://ntoa.com/dallas-isd-champ-at-harry-s-moss-park-2026/)
- [About NTOA](https://ntoa.com/about-ntoa/)
- [Lone Star Armadillo @ Cooper SP 2026](https://ntoa.com/lone-star-armadillo-cooper-sp-2026/)
- [NTOA Club Jerseys](https://ntoa.com/jerseys/)
- [LBJ Grasslands Dillo-Goat 2026](https://ntoa.com/lbj-grasslands-dillo-goat-2026/)
- [James Ray Scout Reservation 2026](https://ntoa.com/james-ray-scout-reservation-2026/)
- [Try a new outdoor adventure!](https://ntoa.com/anewadventure/)
- [Texas Stampede 2025](https://ntoa.com/texas-stampede-2025/)
- [Dallas ISD Championship at Crawford Memorial Park 2026](https://ntoa.com/dallas-isd-championship-at-crawford-memorial-park-2026/)
- [Hall-O-Ween with Harry Moss 2025!](https://ntoa.com/harry-s-moss-park-2025/)
- [Arbor Hills DIY-O 2025](https://ntoa.com/arbor-hills-diy-o-2025/)
- [Arbor Hills DIY-O Map Page](https://ntoa.com/arbor-hills-map-page/)
- [Red River Ramble 2025](https://ntoa.com/red-river-ramble-2025/)
- [Gateway Park Score-O / National Orienteering Week 2025](https://ntoa.com/gateway-park-score-o-national-orienteering-week-2025/)
- [Get Involved](https://ntoa.com/get-involved/)
- [Trailer Work Day 2025](https://ntoa.com/preseason-2025/)
- [Find your way: Explore North Texas as a family!](https://ntoa.com/findyourway/)
- [Get better at orienteering](https://ntoa.com/get-better/)
- [Events 2024-2025 season](https://ntoa.com/events-2024-2025-season/)
- [Erwin Park DIY-O Map Page](https://ntoa.com/erwin-park-diy-o-map-page/)
- [Tyler State Park 2025](https://ntoa.com/tyler-state-park-2025/)
- [North Texas Spring-O & 2025 Junior Nationals : Overview](https://ntoa.com/juniornationals2025/)
- [North Texas Spring-O & 2025 Junior Nationals: Race & Map Details](https://ntoa.com/junior-nationals-spring-o-2025-race-details/)
- [North Texas Spring-O & 2025 Junior Nationals: Lodging & Activities](https://ntoa.com/junior-nationals-spring-o-2025-lodging-activities/)
- [Plano Score-O 2025](https://ntoa.com/plano-score-o-2025/)
- [Dallas ISD Championship at Crawford Memorial Park 2025](https://ntoa.com/dallas-isd-championship-at-crawford-memorial-park-2025/)
- [Lone Star Armadillo @ Cooper SP 2025](https://ntoa.com/lone-star-armadillo-cooper-sp-2025/)
- [LBJ Grasslands Dillo-Goat 2025](https://ntoa.com/lbj-grasslands-dillo-goat-2025/)
- [James Ray Scout Reservation 2025](https://ntoa.com/james-ray-scout-reservation-2025/)
- [Hall-O-Ween with Harry Moss 2024!](https://ntoa.com/harry-s-moss-park-2024/)
- [Red River Ramble 2024](https://ntoa.com/red-river-ramble-2024/)
- [Texas Stampede 2024](https://ntoa.com/texas-stampede-2024/)
- [Arbor Hills DIY-O 2024](https://ntoa.com/arbor-hills-diy-o-2024/)
- [Gateway Park Score-O / National Orienteering Week 2024!](https://ntoa.com/gateway-park-score-o-national-orienteering-week-2024/)
- [Pre-season work session 2024](https://ntoa.com/pre-season-work-session-2024/) - To help us start off the new NTOA season in fighting form, we're going to have our usual pre-season trailer clean-up and organization session. Our intrepid equipment manager Ralph Courtney will guide the work and provide lunch afterwards. Plus, we'll be having an optional training session for people who would like to learn how
- [Tyler State Park 2024](https://ntoa.com/tyler-state-park-2024/)
- [Events 2023-2024 season](https://ntoa.com/events-2/)
- [Spring-O 2024](https://ntoa.com/spring-o-2024/)
- [Erwin Park DIY-O 2024](https://ntoa.com/erwinparkdiyo2024/)
- [Dallas ISD Championship at Crawford Memorial Park 2024](https://ntoa.com/dallas-isd-championship-at-crawford-memorial-park-2024/)
- [Lone Star Armadillo @ Cooper SP 2024](https://ntoa.com/lone-star-armadillo-2024/)
- [Wichita Mountains](https://ntoa.com/wichita-preview/)
- [Plano Score-O 2024](https://ntoa.com/oak-point-park-score-o/)
- [LBJ GrasslandsDillo-Goat 2024](https://ntoa.com/dillo-2024/)
- [James Ray Scout Reservation 2024](https://ntoa.com/camp-james-ray-2024/)
- [Texas Stampede 2023](https://ntoa.com/texas-stampede-2023/)
- [Arbor Hills DIY-O 2023](https://ntoa.com/arborhills-diy-2023/)
- [Participation Waiver and Form](https://ntoa.com/participation/)
- [Standard page template](https://ntoa.com/standard-template/)
- [Red River Ramble 2023](https://ntoa.com/red-river-ramble-2023/)
- [Orienteering Basics](https://ntoa.com/intro-to-orienteering/)
- [Gateway Park Score-O // National Orienteering Week!](https://ntoa.com/gateway-score-o-2023/)
- [Thank you!](https://ntoa.com/thankyou/) - Thank you for your donation! We appreciate your support! If you'd like a receipt, please email NTOA Treasurer Mary Lynn Genovesi.
- [Join NTOA](https://ntoa.com/join-ntoa/)
- [Night-O at Tyler State Park](https://ntoa.com/night-o-at-tyler-state-park/) - 2023 Night-O Championships of the Republic of Tylerstanovia Sat., April 15, 2023 Details: Score-O, mass-start format: Find as many controls as you can within 90 minutes. All controls have same point value, i.e., 1 pt. Eligibility: Advanced orienteers may run solo. Those who completed the day-time orange course in a reasonable amount of time
- [Tyler State Park 2023](https://ntoa.com/tyler-state-park-2023/) - Tyler State Park Individual Competitor Type Cost Juniors (age 19 and under) $10 NTOA (and other O club) members $15 Non-member $20 E-punch rental (All courses) $3 Day-of-race surcharge $3 Tyler, TexasSat., April 15, 2023 Tyler State Park in the Piney Woods of East Texas offers some of the best of Texas orienteering. The popular
- [Spring-O with Longhorn Council BSA 2023](https://ntoa.com/spring-o-with-longhorn-council-bsa-2023/) - Spring-O 2023 with Longhorn Council BSA Saturday, March 25, 2023Sid Richardson Scout Ranch, Bridgeport, TX Spring-O is a one-day orienteering competition co-sponsored by NTOA and the Longhorn Council BSA. The event is open to all Scouts and Scouters, NTOA members, ROTC units, orienteering clubs and the general public! The meet attracts competitors from around the
- [Erwin Park DIY-O 2023](https://ntoa.com/erwin-park-diy-o-2023/) - Erwin Park DIY Event March 11-19, 2023 Erwin Park, McKinney Return to ErwinOur next event brings us back to Erwin Park in McKinney. We had our first Erwin DIY-O, two years ago, during the Big Freeze... and the subsequent thaw. This year, conditions should be much less harsh. For those advanced runners who like a real
- [Wichita Mountains (bare-bones)](https://ntoa.com/wichita-mountains-bare-bones/) - Wichita Mountains bare-bones eventDate: March 4, 2023Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, OK Welcome to the Mountains of Oklahoma Participants should be advanced orienteers who are comfortable with Brown, Green and Red courses.The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Preserve covers 60,000 acres of mixed grass prairie, ancient granite mountains, and fresh water streams. Quanah Parker, the great Comanche leader,
- [2023 Dallas ISD Championships at Crawford Park](https://ntoa.com/2023-dallas-isd-championships-at-crawford-park/) - Dallas ISD Orienteering Championships (open to all!) Sat., Feb. 25 , 2023Crawford Memorial Park, Dallas Join us on Saturday, Feb. 25, at Crawford Memorial Park for the Dallas ISD Orienteering Championships. Don't let the name fool you, though; it's open to everyone. This hidden gem of a park is only minutes from downtown Dallas, but
- [2023 Lone Star Armadill-O @ Cooper Lake](https://ntoa.com/2023-lone-star-armadill-o-cooper-lake/) - Registration closes Feb 9 at 6:00 PM - Pre-Register to ensure there will be a map for your course Lone Star Armadill-O 2023 Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023Cooper Lake State Park, Sulphur Springs Join us at Cooper Lake State Park (South Sulphur Unit) near the charming town of Sulphur Springs, TX. Come run on one of
- [LBJ Grasslands DilloGoat 2023](https://ntoa.com/lbj-grasslands-dillogoat-2023/) - The Dillo-GoatLBJ National Grasslands, Decatur, TXSat., Jan. 28, 2023 What on earth is a "Dillo-goat?" It's our Texas-flavored version of a fun orienteering race typically called a Billygoat. In a Billygoat race:There's a mass start.Following is allowed -- encouraged, even!You're allowed to skip any ONE control you wish on any course.First one across the finish
- [James Ray Scout Reservation: 2023](https://ntoa.com/camp-james-ray-2023/) - James Ray Scout ReservationSat., Jan. 14, 2023Pottsboro, TXJoin us at scenic James Ray Scout Reservation on the shores of Lake Texoma as we welcome the new year. Just a few miles down the road from All Saints Camp, this venue also offers a wide variety of forest and terrain with an extensive trail system. The
- [Texas Championships 2022](https://ntoa.com/texas-championships-2022/) - Texas Championships Camp Trevor Rees-Jones / Clements Scout RanchAthens, TXSat., Dec. 10, 2022 Join us at Clements Scout Ranch in Athens for challenging orienteering in the oak and pine woods of East Texas - home to Boy Scouts, lots of deer, 30-50 feral hogs and the occasional (tiny) gator. We will not be offering an Ultra-long course
- [Harry S Moss Park](https://ntoa.com/harry-s-moss-park/) - Hall-O-ween with Harry! Hall-O-ween with Harry! Sat., Oct. 15, 2022Harry S. Moss Park, DallasThe second orienteering event of our season brings us back to old haunts! Harry S .Moss Park has been one of our most popular venues for many years. It's gone through many changes over the last few years due to flooding and severe
- [Gateway Score-O 2022](https://ntoa.com/gateway-score-o-2022/) - Gateway Park Score-O // National Orienteering Week! Mass start: 10:00 a.m.Sat., Sept. 24, 2022Gateway Park, Fort Worth, TXWe're kicking off the 2022-2023 season again with a Score-O at Gateway Park in Fort Worth to celebrate National Orienteering Week. Gateway Park straddles the West Fork of the Trinity River just three miles east of downtown Cowtown.
- [BWOP 2022 Course Setter notes](https://ntoa.com/bwop-2022-course-setter-notes/) - Bob Woodruff/Oak Point 2022 Course Setter Notes Controls There are 50 controls scattered across Bob Woodruff (BW) and Oak Point (OP). There are 26 in BW and 24 in OP. In addition to the standard orange and white bags, there should be orange and yellow ribbons. One of the ribbons will marked with NTOA.com, the
- [Plano Score-O](https://ntoa.com/oak-point-park/) - Plano Score-O May 7, 2022Bob Woodruff and Oak Point Parks, Plano The final orienteering event of the season will be a big Score-O in Bob Woodruff and Oak Point Parks in east Plano. Together the two parks have a trail network that traverses a variety of terrain, from deep woods to blackland prairies. The mapped
- [Tyler State Park 2022](https://ntoa.com/tyler-2022/) - Tyler State Park Tyler, Texas Saturday, April 9, 2022 Tyler State Park in the Piney Woods of East Texas offers the best of Texas orienteering. The popular park features lots of shaded trails, some of which were built by the CCC back in the 1930's. A small lake with a swimming beach is situated in
- [Spring-O with Longhorn Council BSA](https://ntoa.com/spring-o-2022/) - Spring-O 2022 with Longhorn Council BSA Saturday, March 26, 2022 Sid Richardson Scout Ranch, Bridgeport, TX Spring-O is a one-day cross-country orienteering competition co-sponsored by NTOA and the Longhorn Council BSA. The event is open to all Scouts and Scouters, NTOA members, ROTC units, orienteering clubs and the general public! The meet attracts competitors from
- [Camp Wisdom 2021](https://ntoa.com/camp-wisdom-2021/) - Camp Wisdom Duncanville, TXSat., Jan. 8, 2022 Our first event of 2022 will be close to the DFW Metroplex at BSA Camp Wisdom in Duncanville. Camp Wisdom has a complex trail system often with limited sight-lines due to dense vegetation, so it can be a real challenge to pick a good route and stick to
- [Harry Moss](https://ntoa.com/harry-moss/) - Hall-O-ween with Harry! Sat., Oct. 16, 2021Harry S. Moss & Fair Oaks Parks, Dallas Note: Event HQ in Fair Oaks Park. What's hidden in the woods of Harry S. Moss Park?The second orienteering event of our season will bring us back to old haunts! Harry Moss Park was one of our most popular venues for
- [National Orienteering Week/ Gateway Score-O](https://ntoa.com/national-orienteering-week-gateway-score-o/) - Gateway Park Score-O Pre-registration is closed. Note: Pre-registration is required for events this season.Deadline was: 12:00 pm/Noon on Fri., Sept. 24 Mass start: 10:00 a.m.Sat., Sept. 25, 2021Gateway Park, Fort Worth, TXWe're happy to announce a return to in-person events, with our first being a Score-O at Gateway Park in Fort Worth to celebrate National Orienteering
- [Pre-season work session 2021](https://ntoa.com/pre-season-work-session/) - RSVP w/Ralph Schedule Time Activity 9:00am-12:00 noon trailer cleaning and equipment check 12:00 noon lunch Directions From Dallas Take US-75 North through Sherman and past the Texoma Medical Center Take Exit 66 Right (East) onto TX-503 (Eisenhower Pkwy) Go 2.6 miles East to traffic light Turn Right (South) onto S. Fannin Ave. Go 1.3 miles
- [Plano DIY Score-O: Print Maps](https://ntoa.com/plano-diy-score-o-print-maps/) - Don't forget to print your separate clue sheet! Have fun!Maps available until 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 8 -- event ends when park closes Instructions: There are two maps for this event: Bob Woodruff and Oak Point. Be sure to print both if you're planning to visit both, of course! They also have separate clue sheets. Tip: Put
- [Cooper Lake East DIY-O: Print Maps](https://ntoa.com/cooper-lake-east-diy-o-print-maps/) - Don't forget to print your separate clue sheet! Have fun!Maps available until noon on Sunday, April 18 -- event ends when park closes Instructions: Each course consists of a map and separate clue sheet. Be sure to print both. Tip: Put them in a large plastic bag to keep them together when you're out on the course.
- [Cooper Lake East DIY-O](https://ntoa.com/cooper-lake-east-diy-o/) - Cooper Lake East DIY-OApril 10 - April 18, 2021Cooper Lake State Park, Sulphur Springs, TXImportant update (4/11): There was a controlled burn at Cooper Lake State Park in the Coyote Run area last Thursday. It mainly burned fallen leaves and grass. Unfortunately, green briar wasn't touched much! Clearings on the map are still obvious. There
- [Samuell Mesquite training event](https://ntoa.com/samuell-mesquite-training-event/) - Advanced Training EventMarch 20, 2021Samuell Farm North Park, MesquiteWelcome to Samuell Farm NorthThis special event, in the form of a forest sprint-O, will be held using a new specially drawn map of a small area primarily consisting of cedar trees in the northeastern part of the old Samuell Farm, north of US-80 between Mesquite and
- [LBJ Grasslands DIY-O: Print Maps](https://ntoa.com/lbj-diy-o-print-maps/) - Don't forget to print your separate clue sheet for Yellow or Score-O! Have fun!Maps available until noon on Sunday, March 21 Instructions: Each course consists of a map and clue sheet. Yellow, Brown and Red have symbol clues on the map, but a separate text clue sheet is essential for Yellow. For Score-O, print out the All Clues
- [LBJ Grasslands DIY-O](https://ntoa.com/lbj-grasslands-diy-o/) - LBJ Grasslands DIY-O eventDate: March 11 - March 21, 2021LBJ National Grasslands, Decatur, TXNOTE: CHANGE OF PLANSNew Dates due to Prescribed Burns Welcome to the GrasslandsOur next event brings us to Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland. Don't let the name fool you. There are a lot of woods in this expansive reserve operated by the
- [Cooper Lake DIY-O](https://ntoa.com/cooperlake-diy-o/) - Cooper Lake "DIY event"Jan. 30 - Feb. 7, 2021Cooper Lake State Park, Sulphur Springs, TX Welcome to the Arma-DIY-OThe second orienteering event of the year will bring us back to Cooper Lake State Park. We've had some big meets at this scenic park in previous years, even a National Interscholastic Championship, but this year we
- [Erwin Park DIY-O](https://ntoa.com/erwin-diy-o/) - Erwin Park "DIY event"Feb. 13-28, 2021Erwin Park, McKinneyDo You Remember Erwin?The third orienteering event of the year will re-introduce us to an old partner! Erwin Park was one of our popular venues many years ago. But alas, we drifted apart. We have been through some fun times with other parks, many that are bigger and
- [Texas Stampede XIV](https://ntoa.com/texas-stampede-xiv/) - Texas Stampede XIV Camp Trevor Rees-Jones / Clements Scout RanchAthens, TXSat., Dec. 11, 2021 Join us at Clements Scout Ranch in Athens for challenging orienteering in the oak and pine woods of East Texas - home to Boy Scouts, lots of deer, 30-50 feral hogs and the occasional (tiny) gator. We will not be offering an Ultra-long
- [Harry Moss DIY-O: Print Maps](https://ntoa.com/harry-moss-diy-o-print-maps/) - Don't forget to print your separate clue sheet! Have fun! Instructions: Each course consists of a map and separate clue sheet. Be sure to print both. Tip: Put them both in a large ziploc bag to keep them together when you're out on the course. And, if you're new to orienteering, print a map legend to
- [Harry Moss DIY-O](https://ntoa.com/harry-moss-diy-o/) - Hall-O-ween with Harry "DIY event"Oct. 17-25, 2020Harry S. Moss Park & Preserve, Dallas Booooo! This event is now over.The second orienteering event of our season will bring us back to old haunts! Harry Moss Park was one of our most popular venues but has not been used for meets the last two seasons. After flooding
- [Gateway DIY-O](https://ntoa.com/gateway-diyo/) - "DIY event" for National Orienteering WeekSept. 19-28, 2020Gateway Park, Fort WorthThis event is now over
- [Lone Star Armadill-O @ Cooper Lake](https://ntoa.com/lone-star-armadill-o-2020/) - Join us at Cooper Lake State Park (South Sulphur Unit) near the charming town of Sulphur Springs, TX, for our 2-day spring meet! Of course, you can come out for just one day as well. This is our newest orienteering map and there's still a lot to explore! Meet director and course setter notes will
- [Membership payment](https://ntoa.com/membership-payment/) - Membership payment Thank for joining or renewing your NTOA membership. Please select the appropriate membership type below and click the button to pay on the PayPal site. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at: membership@ntoa.com. Individual membership: $15.00 Family membership: $20.00
- [Payment cancelled](https://ntoa.com/payment-cancelled/) - Payment cancelled Your PayPal transaction was cancelled at your request. What would you like to do now?Return to Membership form pageWatch orienteering videos!
- [Southwest Regional Championships & Ultra-Long, aka, Texas Stampede XII!](https://ntoa.com/texasstampede/) - Join us at Clements Scout Ranch in Athens for two days of challenging orienteering in the piney woods of East Texas--home to Scouts, lots of deer, 30-50 feral hogs and the occasional (tiny) gator. Or, challenge yourself on the one-day Ultra-long course on Saturday only. See Meet Director notes for full details on both races. Pre-registration is closed,