ORRC Turkey Trot at The Zoo

🎉 Event Overview

• Date: 2025-11-27
• Location: Outside The Oregon Zoo Main Gate by the Forestry Center, Portland, OR
• URL: Race Registration
• Description: The ORRC Turkey Trot at the Oregon Zoo is a multi-generational family event. Runners and walkers of all abilities love the 5K, untimed out-and-back course.

🏁 Course Details

• Start Point: The Oregon Zoo by the Forestry Center and the Max station.
• Route: Heads out toward the International Rose Garden.
• Finish: Inside The Oregon Zoo at the Elephant Plaza.
• Additional Events: Tot Trot (children 0-4 years old) and Gobble Gallop (children 5-10 years old) follow the 5K.

🎁 Participant Perks

• Inclusions: Every entrant in the 5K and kids events receive an awesome beanie hat and chocolate turkey.
• Shirt Options: Event shirts are an optional purchase.
• Shirt Deadline: The deadline to request a shirt is November 1st.
• Beneficiary: Approximately $25,000 of registration fees benefit The Oregon Zoo.

⚠️ Registration Information

• Participant Cap: The event is capped for non-ORRC members at 2,300 participants!
• On-site Registration: There is no day of race registration.
• Early Registration: Register early to ensure your entry! Last year's event sold out by November 6th!