2026 Trek 9-2 
2026 Trek 9-2 | Enjoy the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of activities on this program-focused itinerary. Visit many staffed camps located in Philmont's South Country while exploring this region's beautiful meadows, riverways, and mesas. Learn about High Mountain Ranching and the life of homesteaders along the Santa Fe Trail. Your crew will also get to see campfire shows and enjoy both a chuckwagon dinner and a Mexican dinner! This trek is an excellent introduction to much of what the beautiful South Country has to offer. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per the Guidebook to Itineraries: "Due to potential emergencies, such as catastrophic fires, Crews must not deviate from their assigned itinerary. Changes are only permitted for bona fide medical emergencies and must be approved in advance by the Logistics Department." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dry Camps: Magpie; Unique Campsite: Magpie; Olympia; - No photo available for this campsite or this program at this location. Click icon for specific needs. |
| Day | Camp | Program Features | Campsite Features | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camping Headquarters | Opening Campfire | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; | |
| 2 | Magpie | Food Pickup @ Camping Headquarters | Trail Camp (Usually dry); (Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; at CHQ Trailbound) | |
| Water @ North Fork Urraca | ||||
| Ranger Training | ||||
| 3 | Urraca | Challenge Events | ||
| Campfire | ||||
| 4 | Bear Caves | Stone Wall Pass | Trail Camp; | |
| Campfire @ Crater Lake | Showers; | |||
| 5 | Beaubien | Campfire | Showers (wood stoked); | |
| Trail Peak | ||||
| High Mountain Ranching Program | ||||
| Chuck Wagon Dinner | ||||
| Conservation Project | ||||
| 6 | Fish Camp | Food Pickup @ Phillips Junction | (Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; at Phillips Junction) | |
| Commissary & Trading Post @ Phillips Junction | ||||
| 7 | Abreu | Lookout Peak | Showers; | |
| Tour Abreu Homestead | ||||
| Cantina | ||||
| Abreu Family Dinner | ||||
| 8 | Olympia | Trail Camp; | ||
| 9 | Camping Headquarters | Closing Campfire | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; | |
| Rayado Rancho Program @ Rayado | ||||
| Kit Carson Museum @ Rayado | ||||
| Hike to Rayado Trailhead | ||||
| Day | Camp | Potential Additional Program Features | Campsite Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Camping Headquarters | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; |
| National Scouting Museum | |||
| North Fork Urraca | Hike via North Fork Urraca | ||
| Magpie | Hike Out from CHQ | Trail Camp (Usually dry); | |
| 3 | Urraca | COPE | |
| High Ropes Instruction & Advanced Challenge Scenarios | |||
| Sunrise at Inspiration Point | |||
| 4 | Crater Lake | Continental Tie & Lumber | Showers; |
| Hike over Fowler Mesa | |||
| spar pole climbing | |||
| Tie making / Crosscut Saws | |||
| Logging Skills | |||
| 5 | Beaubien | Western Lore / Branding | Showers (wood stoked); |
| Lookout Peak | |||
| Cowboy Campfire | |||
| 6 | Phillips Junction | Fishing Opportunities | Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; |
| 7 | Abreu | Homesteading | Showers; |
| Ride out from Cattle Headquarters | |||
| 9 | Camping Headquarters | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; |
| National Scouting Museum | |||
| Ride into Cattle Headquarters | |||
| Rayado | Tomahawks | ||