| 2026 description: '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.' |
| 2025 description: 'This South to North trek provides plenty of time for backcountry staffed camp program while visiting a wide variety of Philmont
landscapes. Enjoy walking through the meadows surrounding Lovers Leap before heading up into the mountains on Tooth of
Time Ridge. If time allows, take a side-hike to one of the Summits before crossing by Cimarroncito Reservoir and heading into
Philmont's western mountains and north into the 2018 Ute Park Fire recovery zone.
Day Camp Miles Gain Loss Program Fea' |
| Day | 2026 Trek 902 Campsite | 2025 Trek 903 Campsite | Program Differences |
| 1 | CHQ Trailbound | ||
| 2 | Magpie | Lover's Leap | Hike to included in 2026 trek 902 Water included in 2026 trek 902 Lover's :Leap overlook not included in 2026 trek 902 |
| 3 | Urraca | Shaefers Pass | Campfire included in 2026 trek 902 Challenge Events included in 2026 trek 902 Rock Climbing & Rappelling not included in 2026 trek 902 Food Pickup not included in 2026 trek 902 |
| 4 | Bear Caves | Clarks Fork | Stone Wall Pass included in 2026 trek 902 Chuck Wagon Dinner not included in 2026 trek 902 Western Lore / Branding not included in 2026 trek 902 Shaefer's Peak not included in 2026 trek 902 |
| 5 | Beaubien | Hunting Lodge | Chuck Wagon Dinner included in 2026 trek 902 Campfire included in 2026 trek 902 Trail Peak included in 2026 trek 902 Conservation Project included in 2026 trek 902 High Mountain Ranching Program included in 2026 trek 902 Horse Ride not included in 2026 trek 902 Forest Stewardship Program not included in 2026 trek 902 |
| 6 | Fish Camp | Thunder Ridge | Food Pickup included in 2026 trek 902 Commissary & Trading Post included in 2026 trek 902 Mining History not included in 2026 trek 902 |
| 7 | Abreu | Sawmill | Cantina included in 2026 trek 902 Abreu Family Dinner included in 2026 trek 902 Tour Abreu Homestead included in 2026 trek 902 Lookout Peak included in 2026 trek 902 Rifle Shooting/Reloading not included in 2026 trek 902 |
| 8 | Olympia | Minnette Meadows | Food Pickup not included in 2026 trek 902 Conservation Project not included in 2026 trek 902 Fire Recovery Area not included in 2026 trek 902 |
| 9 | CHQ Homebound | Kit Carson Museum included in 2026 trek 902 Rayado Rancho Program included in 2026 trek 902 Archery not included in 2026 trek 902 Fire Ecology not included in 2026 trek 902 |