Back 2024 Trek 9-13 Forward


Super Strenuous; Approximately 50 miles; Maps required: South


Trek History: New as 9-13 in 2024; New as 9-13 in 2024;

If you enjoy shooting sports, this is itinerary for you! Start your adventure with a bus ride to the Turkey Creek trailhead. Your Ranger will continue your training as you hike through the burn scar to Harlan. Be sure to catch the Palisades at sunset for a spectacular view. Before heading to Devils Wash Basin the next day, reload 12 gauge shotgun and then use them to down some clays at the range. Your next stop is at Sawmill where you’ll get the chance to shoot .30.06 rifles and reload ammunition. Complete your trail building Conservation Project and then make your way to Mount Phillips camp, the highest elevation camp at Philmont. Eat your lunch for dinner at the peak as you enjoy the views of Baldy Mountain, the Moreno Valley, and Mount Wheeler. Learn about the Rocky Mountain Fur Company and throw some ‘hawks the next morning at Clear Creek, stop by the homestead at Crooked Creek, and then pitch your tent along the beautiful Rayado at Porcupine. Next up is Beaubien for a horse ride, Chuckwagon Dinner, and a real cowboy campfire. On your way to Shaefers Pass, stop by Black Mountain camp and try your hand at blacksmithing and shooting a muzzle loader. Get an early start the next day for your triumphant return to Base Camp via Shaefers Peak and 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: Devils Wash Basin; Mt Phillips; Shaefers Pass;
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DayCampProgram FeaturesCampsite Features
1Camping Headquarters Opening Campfire Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;  
2Harlan Ranger Training  


Food Pickup @ Camping HeadquartersCommissary; Showers; Trading Post;


Bus to Turkey Creek Trailhead
3Devils Wash Basin 12 Gauge Shotgun shooting/reloading @ HarlanTrail Camp (Usually dry); 


Water @ Harlan 
4Sawmill 30-06 Shooting/Reloading Showers (wood stoked);  


Food Pickup  
5Mt Phillips Conservation Project @ SawmillTrail Camp (Usually dry); (Showers (wood stoked); at Sawmill)


Water @ Sawmill 
6Porcupine Rocky Mountain Fur Company @ Clear CreekTrail Camp; 


Tomahawks @ Clear Creek 


Animal Care @ Crooked Creek


Homesteading @ Crooked Creek 
7Beaubien Horse Rides Showers (wood stoked);  


Chuck Wagon Dinner  


Campfire  


Western Lore / Branding  


Food Pickup @ Phillips JunctionCommissary; Trading Post; Showers;
8Shaefers Pass Hike via North Fork Urraca Trail Camp (Usually dry); 


Muzzle Loading Rifles @ Black Mountain


Blacksmithing @ Black Mountain 


Water @ North Fork Urraca
9Camping Headquarters Closing Campfire Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;  


Climb Shaefer's Peak  


Climb Tooth of Time  


Hike in via Tooth Ridge Trail  
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.

DayCampPotential Additional Program FeaturesCampsite Features
2Camping HeadquartersVisit the Villa PhilmonteCommissary; Showers; Trading Post;
National Scouting Museum
5Sawmill30-06 Shooting/ReloadingShowers (wood stoked);
Ute Park Pass Hike Prep
Hike through 2018 Ute Park Fire Zone
6Clear CreekMuzzle Loading Rifles
Climb Mount Phillips
Crooked CreekCabin Tour
7BeaubienClimb Trail PeakShowers (wood stoked);
Climb Lookout Peak
Cowboy Campfire
Phillips JunctionFishing OpportunitiesCommissary; Trading Post; Showers;
8Shaefers PassClimb Tooth of TimeTrail Camp (Usually dry);
Climb Shaefer's Peak
Black MountainPost Civil War Settlers
Hike via North Fork Urraca
North Fork UrracaHike via North Fork Urraca
9Camping HeadquartersVisit the Villa PhilmonteCommissary; 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.