2024 Trek 9-13 
2024 Trek 9-13 | If you enjoy shooting sports, this is itinerary for you! Start your adventure with a bus ride to the Turkey Creek trailhead. Your Ranger will continue your training as you hike through the burn scar to Harlan. Be sure to catch the Palisades at sunset for a spectacular view. Before heading to Devils Wash Basin the next day, reload 12 gauge shotgun and then use them to down some clays at the range. Your next stop is at Sawmill where you’ll get the chance to shoot .30.06 rifles and reload ammunition. Complete your trail building Conservation Project and then make your way to Mount Phillips camp, the highest elevation camp at Philmont. Eat your lunch for dinner at the peak as you enjoy the views of Baldy Mountain, the Moreno Valley, and Mount Wheeler. Learn about the Rocky Mountain Fur Company and throw some ‘hawks the next morning at Clear Creek, stop by the homestead at Crooked Creek, and then pitch your tent along the beautiful Rayado at Porcupine. Next up is Beaubien for a horse ride, Chuckwagon Dinner, and a real cowboy campfire. On your way to Shaefers Pass, stop by Black Mountain camp and try your hand at blacksmithing and shooting a muzzle loader. Get an early start the next day for your triumphant return to Base Camp via Shaefers Peak and the iconic Tooth of Time! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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: Devils Wash Basin; Mt Phillips; Shaefers Pass; - 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 | |||
| 5 | Sawmill | 30-06 Shooting/Reloading | Showers (wood stoked); |
| Ute Park Pass Hike Prep | |||
| Hike through 2018 Ute Park Fire Zone | |||
| 6 | Clear Creek | Muzzle Loading Rifles | |
| Climb Mount Phillips | |||
| Crooked Creek | Cabin Tour | ||
| 7 | Beaubien | Climb Trail Peak | Showers (wood stoked); |
| Climb Lookout Peak | |||
| Cowboy Campfire | |||
| Phillips Junction | Fishing Opportunities | Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; | |
| 8 | Shaefers Pass | Climb Tooth of Time | Trail Camp (Usually dry); |
| Climb Shaefer's Peak | |||
| Black Mountain | Post Civil War Settlers | ||
| Hike via North Fork Urraca | |||
| North Fork Urraca | Hike via North Fork Urraca | ||
| 9 | Camping Headquarters | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; |
| National Scouting Museum | |||
| Ride into Cattle Headquarters | |||