2008 United States ARDF Championships

Location

The championships will take place on the HOC orienteering map of Bastrop State Park in Bastrop County, Texas. The park is embargoed for any competitor until the competition. The town of Bastrop, Texas is 25 miles east-southeast of Austin Bergstrom International Airport, and 30 miles east-southeast of downtown Austin, TX.

Bastrop State Parks is part of a region known as the "lost pines", an isolated loblolly pine and hardwood forest over 100 miles (160 km) from the piney woods of east Texas. Elevations in the park range from 324' (99 m) to 600' (183 m) above sea level. The park is home to the Houston Toad, an endangered species. A video about Bastrop State Park explains the unique ecology of the region.

The average high temperature for May 8-10 in Bastrop, Texas is 84° F (29° C). The average low temperature for those days is 63° F (17° C). The record high temperature for those days is 99° F (37° C), and the record low is 45° F (7° C). May is the wettest month of the year in Bastrop, Texas. All competitors should be prepared to compete in the rain if necessary.