2026 Trek 12-18

Strenuous; Approximately 70 miles; Maps required: north, south

Trek History: 12-19 in 2025; 12-18 in 2026

Circumnavigate Philmont’s South Country on one of the few itineraries that has you hike in and out of Base Camp! This trek has many high mileage days, so preparation will be key. Challenge your crew to climb Mount Phillips before making your way down to Clarks Fork for a hearty chuckwagon dinner. Learn about forest stewardship and life at a ranch in the 1960s and end your trek with a memorable hike down into Base Camp through the iconic We All Made It sign

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; Mt Phillips; Tooth Ridge;
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Day	Camp	Program Features	Campsite Features
1	Camping Headquarters	Opening Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
2	Magpie	Water @ New Dean	Trail Camp (Usually dry); (Trail Camp; at New Dean)
		Food Pickup @ Camping Headquarters	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		Hike Out from CHQ
		Ranger Training
3	Urraca	Challenge Events
		Campfire
4	Lower Bonito	Continental Tie & Lumber @ Crater Lake	Trail Camp; (Showers; at Crater Lake)
		Stone Wall Pass
5	Apache Springs	Jicarilla Apache Ethnology Program	Commissary;
		Food Pickup
		Lookout Peak
6	Wild Horse	Homesteading @ Crooked Creek	Trail Camp;
7	Mt Phillips	Water @ Clear Creek	Trail Camp (Usually dry);
		Taos Trappers Program @ Clear Creek
		Mount Phillips
8	Whistle Punk	Comanche Peak	Trail Camp;
9	Sawmill	Conservation Project	Showers (wood stoked);
		Rifle Shooting/Reloading
10	Clarks Fork	Rock Climbing & Rappelling @ Cimarroncito	Showers; (Showers; at Cimarroncito)
		Western Lore / Branding
		Chuck Wagon Dinner
		Campfire
		Food Pickup @ Ute Gulch Commissary	Commissary; Trading Post;
		Forest Stewardship Program @ Demonstration Forest
11	Tooth Ridge	Water @ Clarks Fork	Trail Camp (Always dry); (Showers; at Clarks Fork)
		Shaefer's Peak
		Tooth of Time
12	Camping Headquarters	Hike into Base	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		Closing Campfire
Warning: Itinerary details provided by PhilSearch are for planning purposes only. Only the current year's "Treks" book and the addendums to it, if any, should be used for final trek selection.

Crews passing through staff camps are not scheduled for program. If time and space allow, some crews may be able to participate in some of the programs offered.

Day	Camp	Potential Additional Program Features	Campsite Features
1	Camping Headquarters	Visit the Villa Philmonte	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		National Scouting Museum
3	Urraca	COPE
		High Ropes Instruction & Advanced Challenge Scenarios
		Sunrise at Inspiration Point
4	Crater Lake	Hike over Fowler Mesa	Showers;
		spar pole climbing
		Tie making / Crosscut Saws
		Logging Skills
5	Apache Springs	Archery	Commissary;
		Sweat Lodge
		Corn Grinding
		Sporting Arrows
		Tipi Tour
		Flintknapping
6	Crooked Creek	Cabin Tour
		Animal Care
		Taos Trappers Program
7	Clear Creek	Muzzle Loading Rifles
		Rocky Mountain Fur Company
		Mount Phillips
		Tomahawks
		Phillips Hike Prep
9	Sawmill	Ute Park Pass Hike Prep	Showers (wood stoked);
		Hike through 2018 Ute Park Fire Zone
		Fire Recovery Area
10	Cimarroncito	Hike via Hidden Valley / Window Rock	Showers;
		Climbing Gym
		Traverse Wall
	Ute Gulch Commissary	Commissary & Trading Post	Commissary; Trading Post;
	Demonstration Forest	Obsolete
11	Clarks Fork	Western Lore / Branding	Showers;
		Cowboy Campfire
		Ride out from Cattle Headquarters
		Ride over Schaefers Pass
12	Camping Headquarters	Visit the Villa Philmonte	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		National Scouting Museum
		Ride into Cattle Headquarters
This list is not complete and is dependent on the route you take each day.