This trek offers a good mix of program along with some longer hiking days. Start your trek with a bus ride to Webster Trailhead and a short hike to Arrowhead for Ranger training and your first night on the trail. Hike with a visiting forester through the Demonstration Forest, and camp near one of Waite Phillip's cabins at the Hunting Lodge. Make your way to Sawmill the next day for 30.06 reloading and shooting. Wake up early for your hike across the 2018 Ute Park fire burn scar where youll be able to observe the results of this wildfire on Philmont property. At Cimarroncita, enjoy the, 3-D archery, and new laser shooting range programs. Head into the north country and enjoy a night in the Dean Canyon at Upper Dean Cow Camp. The next morning you'll pass through Head of Dean for some Challenge Course activities, then enter Baldy country for resupply at Baldy Town and a quick tour the museum before heading to Black Horse Mine Camp, where you will want to get a good nights sleep as you prepare for your ascent of Baldy Mountain from this new trail camp. Spend a little time celebrating at the highest point on Philmont Scout Ranch before heading to Miranda to visit the fur trapper rendezvous and throw some tomahawks. Move on to your trail camp exploring this rarely touched part of the backcountry at Touch-Me-Not Creek. Take some time near the creek to ponder the flowing water and your crews long journey. A quick hike to Maxwell Trailhead the next morning and a longer bus ride will bring you back to where it all began…. 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: Black Horse Mine; Unique Campsite: Arrowhead; Hunting Lodge; - No photo available for this campsite or this program at this location. Click icon for specific needs. |
Day | Camp | Program Features | Campsite Features | |
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1 | Camping Headquarters | Opening Campfire | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;   | |
2 | Arrowhead | Food Pickup @ Camping Headquarters | Trail Camp; (Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; at CHQ Trailbound) | |
Bus to Webster Trailhead | ||||
3 | Hunting Lodge | Western Lore / Branding @ Clarks Fork |  (Showers; at Clarks Fork) | |
Visiting Forester @ Demonstration Forest | ||||
4 | Sawmill | Gold Mining & Panning @ Cyphers Mine | Showers (wood stoked);  (Showers (wood stoked); at Cyphers Mine) | |
Food Pickup |   | |||
30-06 Shooting/Reloading |   | |||
5 | Cimarroncita | Conservation Project @ Sawmill |  (Showers (wood stoked); at Sawmill) | |
Laser Shooting Range |   | |||
Ute Park Pass Hike Prep |   | |||
3D Archery |   | |||
6 | Upper Dean Cow | Trail Camp;  | ||
7 | Black Horse Mine | Mining History @ Baldy Town | Trail Camp (Always dry); (Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; at Baldy Town) | |
Water @ Baldy Town |   | |||
Food Pickup @ Baldy Town |   | |||
Challenge Events @ Head of Dean | ||||
8 | Touch-Me-Not Creek | Mountain Man Rendezvous @ Miranda | Trail Camp;  | |
Tomahawks @ Miranda |   | |||
Climb Baldy Mountain |   | |||
9 | Camping Headquarters | Closing Campfire | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;   | |
Hike to Maxwell Trailhead | ||||
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 | |||
3 | Clarks Fork | Cowboy Campfire | Showers; |
Ride out from Cattle Headquarters | |||
Ride over Schaefers Pass | |||
Demonstration Forest | Obsolete | ||
4 | Cyphers Mine | Blacksmithing | Showers (wood stoked); |
Stomp | |||
Mine Tour | |||
5 | Sawmill | 30-06 Shooting/Reloading | Showers (wood stoked); |
Ute Park Pass Hike Prep | |||
Hike through 2018 Ute Park Fire Zone | |||
Cimarroncita | Hike through 2018 Ute Park Fire Zone | ||
7 | Baldy Town | Climb Baldy Mountain | Commissary; Trading Post; Showers; |
Tour Historic Baldy Town | |||
Assaying | |||
Head of Dean | pickup crew based challenge events | ||
8 | Miranda | Muzzle Loading Rifles | |
Climb Baldy Mountain | |||
9 | Camping Headquarters | Visit the Villa Philmonte | Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; |
National Scouting Museum | |||
Ride into Cattle Headquarters | |||