This action-packed itinerary will take you through some of the South Countrys most challenging terrain with great mountain top views along the way. Start out your trek by hiking out of Base Camp to begin your training at Magpie trail camp, then off to Urraca Mesa to work with the highly trained staff and their challenge course. Listen to ghost stories, music and more during their evening campfire. Stop for a visit with the Abreu family and see their homestead on the Rayado. Enjoy a nice cold root beer in the cantina and get your photo opportunity with the burros and chickens! The following day takes you through Crater Lake to learn about the Continental Tie and Lumber Co., and then on to Miners Park for their adrenaline pumping rock climbing program. Enjoy a spectacular hike on the North Fork Urraca trail up to Black Mountain, shoot their .58-caliber muzzle loading rifles, and test your metal working skills in the forge. Stop for some Western Lore and Branding at Beaubien on your way to Bear Creek trail camp. You will make a loop to Apache Springs to learn about the Jicarilla Apache, and then on to the homesteaders at Crooked Creek. Help them care for the animals, the garden, and tour their wonderful old cabin and see how the pioneers lived in the 1800s. Rest up at Wild Horse that night, as the next day takes you through Clear Creek for a visit to the Rocky Mountain Fur Co., then it is up and over Philmont's second highest peak Mt. Phillips, and then on to Divide. Hike on to Cyphers Mine the next day for a tour of the Contention Mine, pan for gold, and see the iconic campfire program: The Stomp. The next day you will hike down to Waite Phillips' Hunting Lodge before making your way to Clarks Fork. Enjoy the hospitality of the cowboys at Clarks Fork and get in on an afternoon horse ride. That night you can fill up on the chuckwagon dinner and kick back to the setting sun and the tunes from their campfire program. Be sure to fill up your water before hitting the trail the next day! One final obstacle stands between you and Base Camp on your last day… 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: Magpie; Aguila; Divide; Unique Campsite: Aguila; Vaca; - 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 |
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2 | Camping Headquarters | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; |
National Scouting Museum | |||
4 | Urraca | Challenge Events | |
High Ropes Instruction & Advanced Challenge Scenarios | |||
Abreu | Homesteading | Showers; | |
Ride out from Cattle Headquarters | |||
5 | Crater Lake | Continental Tie & Lumber | Showers; |
Hike over Fowler Mesa | |||
spar pole climbing | |||
Logging Skills | |||
Miner's Park | Traverse Wall | Showers; | |
Crate Stacking | |||
6 | Black Mountain | Hike via North Fork Urraca | |
North Fork Urraca | Hike via North Fork Urraca | ||
7 | Beaubien | Climb Trail Peak | Showers (wood stoked); |
Climb Lookout Peak | |||
Cowboy Campfire | |||
8 | Apache Springs | 3D Archery | Commissary; |
Sweat Lodge | |||
Corn Grinding | |||
Sporting Arrows | |||
Tipi Tour | |||
Flintknapping | |||
Crooked Creek | Cabin Tour | ||
Animal Care | |||
9 | Clear Creek | Muzzle Loading Rifles | |
Climb Mount Phillips | |||
10 | Cyphers Mine | Stomp | Showers (wood stoked); |
11 | Clarks Fork | Cowboy Campfire | Showers; |
Ride out from Cattle Headquarters | |||
Ride over Schaefers Pass | |||
Demonstration Forest | Obsolete | ||
12 | Camping Headquarters | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; |
National Scouting Museum | |||
Ride into Cattle Headquarters | |||