Course creation

Purple Pen is a standard freeware used to create Orienteering courses.

There are plenty of additional resources out there a quick google and or YouTube search will lead you to additional if the ones from the Purple Pen site are not to your liking or you want more information.

Local Course Design Guidelines.pdf

Map sources

Navigation Games  | neighborhood-O | additional School & park maps

OUSA YMP  | see map locator & latest maps section

NEOC  | display of locations on Google maps 

CSU  | list of CSU maps on attackpoint

UNO | WCOC | ...