Register now for the 2025 Campout Race!

The annual Campout Race will be the final purse race of the 2024-25 Season and the final event of the Delta Championship Series.

On Saturday, March 22, teams will leave from Bethel and mush to the camp location, which will be determined in the coming days. The trip to camp is not a race. Teams may depart from Bethel any time between 11am and 4pm and must follow the marked trail.

The race begins on Sunday, March 23 at 11:00 AM, when teams line up in the order they arrived at camp, and head for the finish line in Bethel. Trail details will be announced later this week.

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The Rules:

1. The event will begin at 11AM Saturday March 22nd near the mouth of the small boat harbor.

2. Dog teams and camp crews will travel up (not race) to a pre-determined camping spot, location TBD.

3. Eight-dog limit; five dogs must be in harness at the end of the race. Teams will be able to drop dogs at the camp spot, and a designated spot along the trail. Dogs may not be added to a team after the Saturday start. Mushers must arrange for care and transportation of any dropped dogs.

4. The race will start on Sunday March 23rd from camp at 11:00 AM. Teams will line up in the order in which they arrived in camp the previous day. (The first team to arrive in camp will be the first team on the trail, etc.)

5. General passing rules apply. No Man’s Land will be marked by a sign about 2 miles from the finish.

6. No pacing by snowmachine.

7. Excessive use of alcohol by mushers or handlers is not permitted.

8. The race purse will be $25,000 paid to the top 15 finishers.

9. Every sled must be equipped with a sled bag that can adequately and safely contain any dog who needs to be carried during the race. Anyone who races without a sled bag will receive an automatic penalty of $200.

10. Participants must be K300 Race Committee members ($100 annual membership).