Buffalo Ridge Park - Beginner's Clinic

NOTE: Only people who have already registered via the link below may attend. Just hitting 'Attend' on this Meetup page doesn't register you for this class.

On Saturday, May 23, 2026, from 8:00 to 9:30 AM, members of the Greater Phoenix Orienteering Club and the City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department will present a clinic teaching basic navigation concepts used in orienteering. The clinic is offered outdoors at Buffalo Ridge Park, near the intersection of the Loop 101 and 7th Avenue in Phoenix. (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: http://gphxo.org/Events/GPHXO_Beginners.htm

NOTE: PRE-REGISTRATION/PRE-PAYMENT is REQUIRED.
Pre-Registration is open until Thursday, May 21st at 11:59 PM. Our permits do not allow us to conduct on-site registration. Pre-registration for this event is required to control the size of our clinics and allow us to plan the number of copies of our training materials to print.

To pre-register click here: https://eventreg.orienteeringusa.org/eventregister/register/start/buffaloridge20260523

Cost
The fee for the Beginner's training is $5 per participant.

Schedule
Check-in begins.............................................................................8:45am
Beginner's class starts promptly................................................9:00am
Beginner's class ends..................................................................10:30am

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.

For more information and directions visit the Greater Phoenix Orienteering Club's event page: https://gphxo.org/Events/2026/20260523_BuffaloRidgePark.htm