WPOC worked with DCNR and John Berkavich, a local high school student, to set up the permanent orienteering courses in 2011.  There are two courses:  one for beginners and one at the novice/intermediate level.  These are cross-country courses; that is, the sequence of controls to visit is specified.  The beginner course uses controls 1 through 9 in sequence; the novice/intermediate course uses controls 9 through 20 in sequence.  As you visit the controls, you should write the code letter from the control stand on the code card portion of the instructions.  You can check the code letters for correctness by going to the Park Office. Notice: In 2021, four of the controls were moved.  If you have an older map (check the copyright date), controls 8, 17, 18 and 20 are in different locations.  The links below are to the revised course maps.  The instructions were also updated.

A map with both courses and instructions for using it are available through the Park Office at Yellow Creek SP - the map is on one side of a page and the instructions are on the other side.  You can also get the maps and instructions through the following links:  Instructions  Beginner Map and  Intermediate Map  You can also download a map with both courses here:  Both courses    The park office is about 8 miles east of Indiana; take Route 422 to Route 259; the office is on Route 259 a couple hundred yards from the intersection.  The  Driving Directions  lead you to the North Shore Pavilion, starting place for both courses.  You can find out more about Yellow Creek SP at the park's website: Yellow Creek