If your crew is interested climbing, mining, and muzzle loading rifles, then this itinerary is for you! Begin your journey at the Zastrow Trailhead with your Ranger and make your way to Aguila trail camp to continue your training. Your first staff camp will be a visit to Crater Lake where you learn skills from the loggers of the Continental Tie & Lumber Co, as well as complete your conservation project. Off to Miners Park for a unique climbing experience. Check out their climbing wall, climbing gym, and participate in crate stacking if you get the chance! Rest up that night, as your next day brings you your first mountain climbing experience! Climb up and over Shaefers Pass and climb to the top of Shaefers Peak and enjoy the views. Head down to Clarks Fork for some Western Lore activities, a chuckwagon dinner, and a boot stomping time at their evening campfire program. The next day brings your crew through the Demonstration Forest and Hunting Lodge for some time with the foresters or a tour of the Hunting Lodge. Cimarroncito will be your next camp, where you will be able to enjoy more rock climbing and rappelling on natural rock. The climbing gym and traverse wall at the camp also provide a unique climbing challenge. Up and at ‘em, as your next day takes you up to Cyphers Mine for an opportunity to get hands on experiences learning the life of a miner, pan for gold, tour the Contention Mine, and enjoy a rip-roaring time at The Stomp! Two more peaks await you, Comanche Peak, and Philmonts second highest peak, Mount Phillips. Youll spend the night at Mount Phillips camp before heading down and spending the rest of the day with the trappers of the Rocky Mountain Fur Co. and learn how to throw tomahawks and shoot muzzle loading rifles. From there you will move on to the CS Ranchs American Creek trail camp for the night at this new trail camp. Your journey is almost complete, but not before hiking down the Tolby Road Trail, which offers breathtaking views of the Wheeler Peak Range as you make your way to the Tolby Trailhead, and ultimately back to Base Camp. | ||||
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: Aguila; Mt Phillips; Unique Campsite: Aguila; Lamberts Mine; |
Day | Camp | Program Features | Campsite Features | |
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1 | CHQ Trailbound | Opening Campfire | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;   | |
2 | Aguila | Food Pickup @ CHQ Trailbound | Trail Camp (Usually dry); (Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; at CHQ Trailbound) | |
Ranger Training ![]() | Trail Camp (Usually dry);  | |||
Bus to Zastrow Trailhead | Trail Camp (Usually dry);  | |||
3 | Miner's Park | Conservation Project @ Crater Lake | Showers;  (Showers; at Crater Lake) | |
Crosscut Saws / Tie making @ Crater Lake![]() | Showers;   | |||
4 | Clarks Fork | Climb Shaefer's Peak ![]() | Showers;   | |
Western Lore / Branding | Showers;   | |||
Chuck Wagon Dinner | Showers;   | |||
Campfire | Showers;   | |||
Food Pickup @ Miner's Park | Showers;  (Showers; at Miner's Park) | |||
Traverse Wall @ Miner's Park![]() | Showers;   | |||
5 | Cimarroncito | Rock Climbing & Rappelling | Showers;   | |
Cabin Tour @ Hunting Lodge![]() | Showers;   | |||
6 | Lamberts Mine | Food Pickup @ Cimarroncito![]() | Trail Camp; (Showers; at Cimarroncito) | |
Gold Mining & Panning @ Cyphers Mine | Trail Camp; (Showers (wood stoked); at Cyphers Mine) | |||
Mine Tour @ Cyphers Mine | Trail Camp;  | |||
Blacksmithing @ Cyphers Mine | Trail Camp;  | |||
Campfire @ Cyphers Mine | Trail Camp;  | |||
7 | Mt Phillips | Climb Comanche Peak ![]() | Trail Camp (Usually dry);  | |
8 | American Creek![]() | Rocky Mountain Fur Company @ Clear Creek | Trail Camp;  | |
Muzzle Loading Rifles @ Clear Creek | Trail Camp;  | |||
Tomahawks @ Clear Creek | Trail Camp;  | |||
Climb Mount Phillips ![]() | Trail Camp;  | |||
9 | CHQ Homebound | Awards Campfire | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;   | |
Hike to Tolby Trailhead![]() | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;   | |||
Day | Camp | Potential Additional Program Features | Campsite Features |
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2 | CHQ Trailbound | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; |
National Scouting Museum | |||
3 | Crater Lake | Continental Tie & Lumber | Showers; |
Hike over Fowler Mesa | |||
spar pole climbing | |||
4 | Clarks Fork | Cowboy Campfire | Showers; |
Miner's Park | Rock Climbing & Rappelling | Showers; | |
Crate Stacking | |||
5 | Hunting Lodge | Fishing Opportunities | |
Hunting Lodge Tour | |||
Hike via Hidden Valley / Window Rock | |||
6 | Cimarroncito | Rock Climbing & Rappelling | Showers; |
Hike via Hidden Valley / Window Rock | |||
Climbing Gym | |||
Traverse Wall | |||
Cyphers Mine | Stomp | Showers (wood stoked); | |
8 | Clear Creek | Climb Mount Phillips | |
9 | CHQ Homebound | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; |
National Scouting Museum | |||