Schedule of Events

TCS Crawlers in conjunction with PARC holds local competitions and frequently gets together for informal crawling/testing days in the Phoenix Metro Area.  All events are free of charge.  Events that fall on holidays may be rescheduled.  The current schedule is as follows:

Feb. 10th - COMP - 24th ST at SOUTH MT. Start Time - 9:00 am
March 2nd - COMP - NEW PAPAGO PARK Start Time - 9:00 am
March 16th - GTG - NEW PAPAGO PARK Start Time - 10:00 am
March 30th - COMP - OLD PAPAGO PARK Start Time - 9:00 am
April 6th - GTG - TABLE MESA RD & I-17 Start Time -10:00 am
April 20th - COMP - SUMMIT at SOUTH MT. Start Time - 9:00 am
May 4th - COMP - 24th ST at SOUTH MT. Start Time - 8:00 am
May 25th - COMP - NEW PAPAGO PARK Start Time - 8:00 am
June 8th - GTG - JUNK YARD Start Time - 9:00 am
June 15th - COMP - OLD PAPAGO PARK Start Time - 8:00 am
July 6th - GTG - SUMMIT at SOUTH MT. Start Time - 9:00 am
July 27th - COMP - JUNK YARD Start Time - 8:00 am

For the latest event info, look for a PARC event here:

Directions:

Old Papago Park: FROM THE EAST:  Take the 202 to Priest Drive North (right on Priest).  Priest changes names to Galvin Pkwy.  After Van Buren Street, make a right into Papago Park/Phoenix Zoo.  Then follow the maps to the crawl spot. 

Old Papago Park: FROM THE WEST:  Take I-10 into 202.  Take the exit for Priest Drive and head North (Left on Priest).  Priest changes names to Galvin Pkwy.  After Van Buren Street, make a right into Papago Park/Phoenix Zoo.  Then follow the maps to the crawl spot.

New Papago Park:  Headed east on the 202 turn right on Scottsdale Rd heading north. Turn left on Curry Rd heading west. Go to College Ave and turn left your there on your right drive in the parking lot.

For 24th Street:  24th street dead-ends at South Mountain Park, approximately 6 miles south of Sky Harbor Airport and Downtown Phoenix. Parking is available just east of the dead-end.  If you show up and don’t see anyone around in the parking lot with crawlers, please walk up the trail or over the ridge.  We’re never too far off.

For Central Ave:  Take Central Avenue south into South Mountain Park.  The road will veer to the west.  After the gate house, make the first left.  Then make your second right into the parking lot.  The crawling spot is located next to the southeast corner of the parking lot.  We are usually the only ones there, so look for all the parked cars and trucks.

The Summit:  Take Central Avenue south into South Mountain.  The road will veer right (West).  Follow the road to the gate house.  Continue straight, you will pass another gate house, continue straight and follow the signs for the summit.  You will continue on level roads for a couple miles until you turn to head up to the summit.  Continue up the side of the mountain.  As you get to the top of the mountain, look for a sign at a fork in the road.  You will follow the arrow to "Dobbins Lookout", which is a left at the fork.  Follow this road to the end.  The competition will take place around the old lookout structure.  It takes approximately 15 minutes to get to the top once you have entered the park at the Central Avenue entrance.

Old Papago Park Maps:

New Papago Park:

South Mountain Maps: