| 2024 description: 'This great South Country itinerary will take you through pristine parts of Philmont with a variety of great program opportunities.
Start at Zastrow Trailhead and make your way up the back side of Urraca Mesa to Backache Springs for more training with
your Ranger. After a peaceful night of enjoying the stars and your first night on the trail, head for a visit to the Abreu family and
their New Mexican Homestead. Help with caring for the animals, tour their beautiful adobe home, and get an ice-cold root beer
before heading to Line Camp for the night. The next day you’ll hike through the scenic Rayado Canyon on your way through
Fish Camp to Agua Fria. Learn about the history of Rayado Lodge, one of Waite Phillips’ favorite places! Enjoy the beautiful
hike from Agua Fria to Apache Springs. While at Apache, you'll learn about the life of the Jicarilla through the tipi tour and then
get to try out some 3D archery. Your next day will bring you for a visit to the homesteaders at Crooked Creek before making
your way for a beautiful camping spot at Porcupine. Get your rest, you’ll need it the next few days as you hike up to Beaubien
for some Western Lore and Branding and then the next day you’ll hike Big Red on your way to Divide for the night. Get up
early to side hike up to Mount Phillips before dropping down into Black Mountain camp where you’ll enjoy the muzzle loading
rifle and blacksmithing programs. During your beautiful yet challenging hike down the North Fork Urraca Creek the next
morning for your Conservation Project. Look for the Grizzly Tooth rock formation as you make your way to Miners Park where
you will rock climb and rappel. Your last night will be at Stockade Ridge with a great view of the Tooth of Time. Make your way
down to Rocky Mountain Scout Camp and enjoy the High Ropes Course & Climbing Tower; they'll be waiting for you! Get
some rest as you’ll be up early on your last morning to hike the Tooth! Then hike in to base on Tooth Ridge Trail or hike back
down to Lovers Leap Trailhead for a bus ride to Base Camp. Welcome back' |
| 2023 description: 'This great South Country itinerary will take you through pristine parts of Philmont with a variety of great program opportunities.
Start at Rayado Trailhead where you will learn about Kit Carson and Lucien Maxwell’s Santa Fe Trail outpost. After a night
enjoying the stars at Olympia, hike to Carson Meadows for a search and rescue program and learn about wilderness medicine.
The next day you’ll hike through the scenic Rayado Canyon on your way through Fish Camp to Agua Fria. Learn about the
history of Rayado Lodge, one of Waite Phillips’ favorite places! Enjoy the beautiful hike from Agua Fria to Apache Springs.
While at Apache, you'll learn learn about the life of the Jicarilla through the tipi tour, and then get to try out some 3D archery.
Your next day will bring you for a visit to the homesteaders at Crooked Creek before making your way for a beautiful camping
spot at Porcupine. Get your rest, you’ll need it the next few days as you hike up to Beaubien for some Western Lore and
Branding and then the next day you’ll hike Big Red on your way to Divide for the night. Get up early to side hike up to Mount
Phillips before dropping down into Black Mountain camp where you’ll enjoy the muzzle loading rifle and blacksmithing
programs. During your beautiful yet challenging hike down the North Fork Urraca trail the next morning, look for the Grizzly
Tooth rock formation as you make your way to Miners Park where you will rock climb and rappel. Your last night will be at
Stockade Ridge where you’ll get a great view of the Tooth of Time. Enjoy the High Ropes Course & Climbing Tower at Rocky
Mountain Scout Camp as you pass by, they will be waiting for you! Get some rest, you’ll be up early on your last morning and
side hike the Tooth before hiking in to base, or hike back down to Lovers Leap Trailhead for a bus ride to base. Next Stop...
Base Camp' |
| Day | 2024 Trek 13 Campsite | 2023 Trek 12 Campsite | Program Differences |
| 1 | CHQ Trailbound | ||
| 2 | Backache Springs | Olympia | Kit Carson Museum not included in 2024 trek 13 Tomahawks not included in 2024 trek 13 |
| 3 | Line Camp | Carson Meadows | Animal Care included in 2024 trek 13 Astronomy not included in 2024 trek 13 Folk Weather Forecasting not included in 2024 trek 13 Search & Rescue / Wilderness Medicine not included in 2024 trek 13 Wilderness Medicine not included in 2024 trek 13 |
| 4 | Agua Fria | ||
| 5 | Apache Springs | ||
| 6 | Porcupine | ||
| 7 | Beaubien | Chuck Wagon Dinner included in 2024 trek 13 | |
| 8 | Divide | ||
| 9 | Black Mountain | Muzzle Loading Rifles included in 2024 trek 13 | |
| 10 | Miner's Park | Muzzle Loading Rifles not included in 2024 trek 13 | |
| 11 | Stockade Ridge | Climbing Tower not included in 2024 trek 13 | |
| 12 | CHQ Homebound | Awards Campfire not included in 2024 trek 13 |