North American Orienteering Championships
Finish line at the 2010 NAOC in Cranbrook, British Columbia
Status	active
Genre	sports event
Date(s)	May—November
Frequency	biannual
Venue	various
Location(s)	various
Country	Canada, United States
Inaugurated	1971 (1971)
Previous event	2018
Next event	2023
Organised by	IOF, Orienteering Canada, Orienteering USA
Website	https://www.cal-o-fest.com

The North American Orienteering Championships (NAOC) is an biannual orienteering event organized by the International Orienteering Federation.

History

Originally, the North American Orienteering Championships consisted of just two forest races. The competition was held in odd-numbered years until 1977, after which it changed to even numbered years starting in 1980. A sprint race was added to the program in 2006. The event's location always alternates between Canada and the United States.

The NAOC has been held in conjunction with other orienteering competitions such as the Canadian Orienteering Championships (1990, 1998, 2018, 2024) and the Asia-Pacific Orienteering Championships (1990, 2002).^[1]

Competition format

The current championship events are a long distance, middle distance, sprint distance, and either a forest relay or sprint relay. The events can take place in any order.^[2]

Venues

Year	Dates	Location	Host Club(s)
1971	6—7 November	Dumfries, Virginia	Quantico Orienteering Club
1973	1—2 September	Gatineau Park, Quebec	Ottawa Orienteering Club
1975	24—25 May	Bear Brook State Park, New Hampshire	New England Orienteering Club
1977	8—9 October	Lachute, Quebec	Ramblers Orienteering Club
1980	1—2 November	Brecksville Reservation, Ohio	Northeast Ohio Orienteering Club
1982	21—22 August	Carberry, Manitoba	Manitoba Orienteering Association
1984	6—7 October	Harriman State Park, New York	Hudson Valley Orienteering Club
1986	16—17 August	Milton and Barrie, Ontario	Hamilton King's Foresters
1988	29—30 October	Hickory Run State Park, Pennsylvania	Delaware Valley Orienteering Club
1990	11—12 August	Caroline, Alberta	Alberta Orienteering Association, Edmonton Overlanders Orienteering Club
1992	7—8 November	Prince William Forest Park, Virginia	Quantico Orienteering Club
1994	20—21 August	Barrie, Ontario	Hamilton King's Foresters
1996	19—20 October	Meramec State Park, Missouri	St. Louis Orienteering Club
1998	2—3 August	Bonaparte Provincial Park and Merritt, British Columbia	Sage Orienteering Club
2000	28—29 October	Harriman State Park, New York	Hudson Valley Orienteering
2002	13—14 July	Dalmuir, Alberta	Foothill Wanderes Orienteering Club, Edmonton Overlanders Orienteering Club
2004	29—30 May	Cleveland, Ohio	Northeast Ohio Orienteering Club
2006	6—9 October	Hamilton and Milton, Ontario	Golden Horseshoe Orienteering
2008	26—28 September	Altmar and Fayetteville, New York	Central New York Orienteering
2010	2—4 July	Cranbrook, British Columbia	Kootenay Orienteering Club, Foothills Wanderers Orienteering Club, Greater Vancouver Orienteering Club
2012	18—21 October	Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania	Delaware Valley Orienteering Club
2014	10—13 October	Arnprior, Ontario	Orienteering Ottawa
2016	23—25 September	Hanover, New Hampshire	Several
2018	18—21 August	Whitehorse and Carcross, Yukon	Yukon Orienteering Association
2020	cancelled	Lake Tahoe, California	Bay Area Orienteering Club, Cascade Orienteering Club
2022	cancelled	Ottawa, Ontario	Orienteering Ottawa
2023	28–31 July	Lake Tahoe, California	Bay Area Orienteering Club, Cascade Orienteering Club
2024	8—11 August	Kingston and Ottawa, Ontario	Orienteering Ottawa

Winning teams

Year	Team
1971	?
1973	?
1975	?
1977	?
1980	Canada
1982	United States
1984	Canada
1986	Canada
1988	Canada
1990	Canada
1992	Canada
1994	Canada
1996	Canada
1998	Canada
2000	Canada
2002	Canada
2004	Canada
2006	Canada
2008	Canada
2010	United States
2012	United States
2014	Canada
2016	United States
2018	United States