2025 Trek 12-17

Strenuous; Approximately 61 miles; Maps required:

Trek History: New as 12-17 in 2025;

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: Mt Phillips; Tooth Ridge;
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Day	Camp	Program Features	Campsite Features
1	Camping Headquarters	Opening Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
2	Minnette Meadows	Food Pickup @ Camping Headquarters	Trail Camp; (Commissary; Showers; Trading Post; at CHQ Trailbound)
		Bus to Ute Park Trailhead
		Ranger Training
3	Cimarroncito	Fire Recovery Area	Showers;
		Rock Climbing & Rappelling
4	Cyphers Mine	Mining History	Showers (wood stoked);
		Campfire
5	Mt Phillips	Comanche Peak	Trail Camp (Usually dry);
6	Wild Horse	Rocky Mountain Fur Company @ Clear Creek	Trail Camp;
		Mount Phillips
7	Apache Springs	Food Pickup	Commissary;
		Jicarilla Apache Life
		Homesteading @ Crooked Creek
8	Phillips Junction	Food Pickup	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
9	Crater Lake	Western Lore / Branding @ Beaubien	Showers; (Showers (wood stoked); at Beaubien)
		Trail Peak @ Beaubien
		Continental Tie & Lumber
		Campfire
10	Miner's Park	Rock Climbing & Rappelling	Showers;
		Food Pickup
11	Tooth Ridge	Conservation Project @ North Fork Urraca	Trail Camp (Always dry);
12	Camping Headquarters	Closing Campfire	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		Tooth of Time
		Hike into Base
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.

Day	Camp	Potential Additional Program Features	Campsite Features
2	Camping Headquarters	Visit the Villa Philmonte	Commissary; Showers; Trading Post;
		National Scouting Museum
3	Cimarroncito	Hike via Hidden Valley / Window Rock	Showers;
		Climbing Gym
		Traverse Wall
4	Cyphers Mine	Blacksmithing	Showers (wood stoked);
		Prospecting
		Stomp
		Mine Tour
6	Clear Creek	Muzzle Loading Rifles
		Mount Phillips
		Tomahawks
7	Apache Springs	Archery	Commissary;
		Sweat Lodge
		Corn Grinding
		Sporting Arrows
		Tipi Tour
		Flintknapping
	Crooked Creek	Cabin Tour
		Animal Care
8	Phillips Junction	Fishing Opportunities	Commissary; Trading Post; Showers;
9	Beaubien	Lookout Peak	Showers (wood stoked);
		Cowboy Campfire
	Crater Lake	Hike over Fowler Mesa	Showers;
		spar pole climbing
		Tie making / Crosscut Saws
		Logging Skills
10	Miner's Park	Traverse Wall	Showers;
		Crate Stacking
11	North Fork Urraca	Hike via North Fork Urraca
12	Camping Headquarters	Visit the Villa Philmonte	Commissary; 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.