Robbins Butte Wildlife Area

Southwest of Buckeye, AZ

2-Hour Score-O

Sunday, February 4, 2024

Pre-Register
(Pre-registration deadline: Fri, Feb 2, 11:59 PM)

Directions

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Safety Plan

Summary: Sunday, February 4, 2024: Robbins Butte Wildlife Area
Time	Event	Location
Sunday, 8:00 AM	Check-in/Registration Opens, Course Opens	Robbins Butte Wildlife Area
Sunday, 10:00 AM	Last Time to Start the Course	Robbins Butte Wildlife Area
Sunday, 12:00 PM	Course Closes	Robbins Butte Wildlife Area

Introduction

We're offering another day of orienteering fun at our Robbins Butte Wildlife Area site. While this site is in the same general area as our original Robbins Butte event site, the Robbins Butte Wildlife Area is several miles east of the original site and will include a new set of navigation challenges. On Sunday, February 4, we'll present a 2-hour Score-O starting from the parking area just east of the Wildlife Area entrance road. During the event, participants have up to 2 hours to find as many destination markers as they can. We'll have both easy and difficult locations for different levels of navigation experience. The event site is adjacent to a BLM dispersed camping area, so we'll share part of the area with campers. The area is open to the public, so we just need to make sure we avoid camp sites. The terrain surrounding the start/finish is quite flat with a network of shallow drainages flowing through open desert. There aren't many prickly plants in the area, so most of the course is runnable. Parts of the course will wind into some of the Buckeye Hills surrounding the area, just to add a little variety to your navigation. We hope you'll enjoy this newest area for our club

Pre-Registration and Fees

Pre-regisration for the event at the Robbins Butte Wildlife Area is handled through this pre-registration link.
(Pre-registration deadline: Fri, Feb 2, 11:59 PM)

Note 1: Pre-registration/Pre-pay is required. Our permit does not allow us to take money on-site. The event fee pays for the map printing fee and insurance for the event.

Fees: Orienteering Club Member price (pre-register): $5/person. Non-Member Price (pre-register): $10/person.

Parental Consent:

Parental Consent Now Required (Click here for more information)

All participants under age 18 are now required to have a signed parental consent form on file with the club. You can complete the form before the event and either scan it and send it to us by e-mail or bring it with you to the event.

What to Bring:

Whistle	Mandatory for all.
Compass	Please bring your own compass. We may have some extras laying around, but our extras may have annoying bubbles in the compass fluid.
Water bottles.	We will not provide water on the course. We strongly encourage you to bring your own water bottles or a camelback.
Sunscreen	The area is mostly open desert. There is no shade on the course. Please bring sunscreen. You'll be exposed to the sun for up to 2 hours.
Sturdy hiking shoes and long pants	Recommended. You may encounter cactus, cat claw, and loose terrain.