Salmon Run 2026 runs from 1600Z (9AM PDT) Saturday, September 19 – 2359Z (5PM PDT) Sunday, September 20 with a break overnight. See the rules for more details.
Activate a County 2026 is live! Whether you’re fixed, mobile, or on an expedition like Lewis and Clark, please enter your activation details here. Especially fixed stations, please enter your information early, as this helps rovers to plan their travels to provide everyone the opportunity for a clean sweep. This year’s activation form is similar to last year’s where we’ve formatted the data a little differently to enable you to enter and update your form responses. Below is a map and list of all responses. If you need to change your response, look in your email for a message titled “2026 Salmon Run County Activation” and click the “edit response” button at the top of the email. The map below takes around 15 minutes to update after you’ve entered or edited your activation.
During the contest, if you’re hunting for a specific county you can use the larger dashboard with more filtering options here.
A final tool that we’ve created to assist county-line activators and portable is an interactive map of Washington Counties on top of a satellite base layer. Note that the county lines on this map aren’t ‘official’ – but for most cases they are pretty close. Please consult the MARAC rules prior to your final location choice for determining the official county line locations for purpose of the QSO Party and county hunting.
