2024 Trek 12-21 
2024 Trek 12-21 | This itinerary highlights much of the South, including high peaks and frequent opportunities for wildlife viewing. Take the short bus ride to the Webster Trailhead and hike to Arrowhead trail camp in the shadow of the iconic Tooth of Time. Your Ranger will train you on skills you will need for the rest of your adventure before taking you through Clarks Fork and up to Cimarroncito, where you can try out some climbing on natural rock formations. Cyphers Mine is up next, where you can tour the Contention Mine, practice blacksmithing, gold panning and enjoy the famous Stomp. Begin your tour of Philmont's peaks with a hike to Comanche Peak. Get your rest, enjoy the sunrise, and then tackle the highest peak in Philmont's South Country, Mount Phillips. On the way down, visit the fur trappers at Clear Creek for a tomahawk throwing competition before following the Rayado River to visit the Crooked Creek homestead. Your next day will take you through Apache Springs for 3D archery and a tipi tour before continuing to Lost Cabins trail camp. Hit the trail early to allow plenty of time to learn the history of Rayado Lodge at Fish Camp and try to catch a trout in the Rayado and Agua Fria Rivers. After traversing the ridge trail high above the Rayado, you'll drop into the New Mexican Homestead at Abreu. Tend to the chickens and goats and reward yourselves with a cold root beer at the cantina before heading to Bear Caves trail camp the next morning. Visit with the loggers of the Continental Tie & Lumber Co. and try out their crosscut saws and broad-axes and enjoy their Company Meeting Campfire if you get the chance. Look for the Tooth of Time as you make your way to Miners Park, where you can check out their amazing climbing programs, under the guidance of Philmont's trained staff. Tooth Ridge is your next destination for the breathtaking view from atop the Tooth of Time. Take a few minutes to look back over how far your crew has come in the past 10 days before heading down the ridgeline to Base Camp on your last day to end this amazing adventure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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: Tooth Ridge; - No photo available for this campsite or this program at this location. Click icon for specific needs. |
| Day | Camp | Potential Additional Program Features | Campsite Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Camping Headquarters | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; |
| National Scouting Museum | |||
| 3 | Cimarroncito | Hike via Hidden Valley / Window Rock | Showers; |
| Climbing Gym | |||
| Traverse Wall | |||
| Clarks Fork | Cowboy Campfire | Showers; | |
| Ride out from Cattle Headquarters | |||
| Ride over Schaefers Pass | |||
| Demonstration Forest | Obsolete | ||
| 5 | Cyphers Mine | Stomp | Showers (wood stoked); |
| Mine Tour | |||
| 6 | Clear Creek | Muzzle Loading Rifles | |
| 7 | Apache Springs | Sweat Lodge | Commissary; |
| Corn Grinding | |||
| Sporting Arrows | |||
| Tipi Tour | |||
| Flintknapping | |||
| 8 | Fish Camp | Fly Tying | |
| Abreu | Homesteading | Showers; | |
| Ride out from Cattle Headquarters | |||
| 9 | Crater Lake | Continental Tie & Lumber | Showers; |
| Hike over Fowler Mesa | |||
| spar pole climbing | |||
| Logging Skills | |||
| 11 | North Fork Urraca | Hike via North Fork Urraca | |
| 12 | Camping Headquarters | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; |
| National Scouting Museum | |||
| Ride into Cattle Headquarters | |||