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Don Carter State Park
Sunday, September 26, 2021

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Join GAOC Sunday, September 26^th at Don Carter State Park. Picnic Shelter #4 in the beach parking area.

Some of the trails at Don Carter State Park are for equestrian use only, and are blazed with colored diamond shapes. Please avoid running on trails that are blazed with diamond shapes. Trails blazed with colored rectangles are multi-use; running on trails blazed with rectangle shapes is fine, but horses are allowed and expected to be on these trails. If you're on a trail and meet or need to pass a horse and rider, slow down and get off the trail. Make sure not to make abrupt movements and talk calmly when approaching to avoid startling the animal. Give the horse and rider as wide a berth as possible, on the downhill side. Horses are more likely to run uphill than downhill when spooked, and you definitely don't want to be in the path of a spooked horse.

To maintain the health and safety of all participants and volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic, GAOC is implementing special rules for event participants. Please review and follow the GAOC Pandemic Rules.

Notes:

1. Pre-paid pre-registration is required. (Registration will open for our volunteer meet directors at 7:00pm on Monday, September 20^th, and will open for other volunteer coupon holders at 8:00pm on Monday, September 20^th. Registration will open to everyone at 9:00pm on Monday, September 20^th.) No paper forms or payments will be accepted on-site.
2. Everyone attending the meet MUST wear a mask that completely covers their mouth and nose while within 25 meters of the start and finish/download areas. Participants may remove their masks when they start their course, but must replace their mask before downloading, and must move out of the finish area as soon as they have downloaded and taken their splits printout.
3. There will be no equipment rental of any kind for the event. Water will NOT be provided on any course. Participants must bring their own compass, e-stick, whistle, and water. A few e-sticks are available for purchase on our merchandise page.
4. Participants will be started promptly at the start time they select when pre-registering. Please arrive at the parking area no earlier than 20 minutes before your start time, and leave the parking area within 15 minutes of finishing your course. To facilitate social distancing, please come to the start no earlier than 3 minutes before your start time, but be sure to be at the start on time.
5. For those wanting to run more than one course, a separate registration with a separate e-stick will be required. No e-stick may be used for more than one course during the event.

Courses

Volunteers needed

Event volunteers are always needed and appreciated. Each volunteer is awarded a coupon that may be used for free (and early) event registration or items from our merchandise page.

If you are interested in helping out at the start or control pickup, please select your volunteer position on the registration page.

Schedule

Runners must select their start time when pre-registering, and will be started promptly at their selected start time. So that we comply with limits on the number of people at the park at the same time, please arrive at the parking area no earlier than 20 minutes before your start time, and leave the parking area within 15 minutes of finishing your course. To facilitate social distancing, please come to the start no earlier than 3 minutes before your start time, but be sure to be at the start on time.

Directions

Directions to the park from the DNR web page go out of their way to go too far north. Suggested alternate directions below consist of only a short stretch of gravel road:

Take I-985 to Gainesville
Take exit 24 (to US 129N)
Right on Limestone Pkwy (129N) at McDonalds
Right on Clarks Bridge Road
after 4.8 miles, right on B. Clark Road (gravel - changes to paved)
at dead end, right on N Browning Road into park.

The address is 5000 N Browning Bridge Rd, Gainesville, GA 30506.

Fees

Typical fees are shown below. Participants may go out on the course as individuals or as a pair.

Weather

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Meet Director

Rick Shane 770-820-5361