🏃 Buffalo Alley Trail Run®

Name: 🏃 Buffalo Alley Trail Run®
Start: 2025-09-27T08:15:00-07:00
End: 2025-09-27T12:00:00-07:00
Location: Deer Park/Camp Horno, Camp Pendleton, CA

Schedule

Sat Sep 27 2025 at 08:15 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Deer Park/Camp Horno, Camp Pendleton, CA | Oceanside, CA

⛰️ Join us for a 10K trail run and a 2K kids trail run in the northwestern foothills of Camp Pendleton. The 10K course offers a challenging hill climb, rolling hills along the ridgeline, and scenic views of surrounding mountains and meadows. The 2K kids run is a flat trail run.
🏅 Buffalo Alley® is the Fourth race of the 2025 Tactical Triad® & Our Brand New SURVIVE THE FIVE. Run in three of our five trail runs to receive a newly designed Tactical Triad® medal. If you run ALL five Races, you will receive a custom Survive the Five t-shirt! The five races are Heartbreak Ridge Run®, Run to the Radar®, Oscar Mike Hill Challenge®, Buffalo Alley® Trail Run, and Tun Tavern Ten®. Tactical Triad® medals will be handed out after you complete your 3rd race.
Open to Authorized Base Patrons (active duty, dependents, retirees, & DoD civilians)
ENTRY FEES
$15 Active Duty
$35 MIL Dependents/MIL Retirees
$45 Base Patrons/General Public
$20 Kids Run
$15 Pre-order your Race T-shirt when you register online to guarantee your size
$20 Day-of T-shirts (limited supplies/sizes)
https://events.com/r/en_US/registration/2025-buffalo-alley-10k-trail-run--2k-kids-run-camp-pendleton-september-953407
REGISTRATION
Online pre-registration recommended.
Registration opens July 22 at 9am
Online Registration closes Thursday, September 25 at 9am
Day of Registration will be available if space permits
SCHEDULE
7:30 am – Check-In and Venue Open
8:15am – 2K Kid's Run Start (ages 4-12)
8:40am – 10K Run Start
AWARDS
This race will not be timed. We will have a running clock for you to check your time as you cross the finish line. Awards will be given for the top 3 M/F finishers.
MAP
https://pendleton.usmc-mccs.org/modules/media/?do=inline&id=976ad360-f191-4feb-91b4-f2457bc3444b&v=1
DIRECTIONS
Las Pulgas Entrance
From I-5, take the Las Pulgas exit and head east towards the Las Pulgas gate.
Continue East 4 miles on Las Pulgas then turn left at Basilone Road.
Head North 5 miles to reach Camp Horno (53 Area).
Main Gate Entrance
From I-5 Northbound, take the Camp Pendleton exit.
Enter the main gate and continue on Vandegrift for 8 miles until you reach Basilone Road.
Turn left and proceed North 11 miles to reach Camp Horno (53 Area).
RULES
13+ age limit
No headphones/earbuds allowed
No strollers due to rough terrain
Event is held rain or shine (unless deemed unsafe)
Pendleton Races has the right to modify the course if necessary for safety or base training exercises
Course closes at 10:15am.