Troop 66

 

2026 Philmont 611-B Trip Schedule

 

 

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Sunday, June 7th

6:00 PM Pack Shakedown PG Scout Room

Packs will remain in Scout Room until Departure

 

Monday, June 8th

7:00 AM Depart for Morris, IL

Lunch and Dinner Stops (bring $$$)

7:00 PM Arrive in Morris, IL

Camp at Brent Smith’s inlaw’s property

 

Tuesday, June 9th

8:00 AM Break Camp and eat breakfast

11:00 AM Depart for Amtrak Princeton, IL

Lunch (bring $$$)

3:16 PM Train Departs Princeton, IL

Dinner on train (bring $$$)

 

Wednesday, June 10th

9:07 AM Train arrives in Raton, NM

Ground transportation to Philmont base camp

Check in and check out base camp

Extra day $15 lodging and $8/meal

 

Thursday, June 11th

Day 1

Opening Campfire

 

Friday, June 12th

Day 2

Cimarron River

2.2 miles

Ranger Training; Pass through Fire Ecology & Wildlife Conservation Program at Cimarroncita; Trail Camp

Saturday, June 13th

Day 3

Black Jacks
3.9 miles

Black Jack’s Hideout (optional); Trail Camp

Sunday, June 14th

Day 4

Elkhorn
5.4 miles

Trail Building Project; Trail Camp

Monday, June 15th

Day 5

Ponil

5.1 miles

Horse Ride, Cantina, Chuckwagon Dinner, Show

Tuesday, June 16th

Day 6

Metcalf Station
5.9 miles

Cimarron & Northwestern Railway

Wednesday, June 17th

Day 7

Dan Beard
10 miles

Challenge Course

Thursday, June 18th

Day 8

Pueblano Ruins
9.1 miles

Wilson Mesa, Pass through Continental Tie and Lumber

Friday, June 19th

Day 9

Ewells Park
2.9 miles

Baldy Hike Prep

Saturday, June 20th

Day 10

Ewells Park
12 miles (Baldy Hike)

Baldy Hike, Claude Mining

Sunday, June 21st

Day 11

Miranda
2.3 miles

Bent, St Vrain and Company Fur Trading Program

Tuesday, June 22nd

Day 12

Come off trail head back to Base camp to clean up and attend the closing campfire

Camping HQ, Closing Campfire

Wednesday, June 23rd

 

Breakfast in base camp and depart Cimmaron/Raton to explore before catching train.
Lunch (bring $$$)

4:18 PM Train departs Raton, NM
Dinner and Breakfast on train (bring $$$)

 

Thursday, June 24th

12:38 PM Train arrives in Princeton, IL
Travel back to Morris, IL

Camp at Brent Smith’s inlaw’s property.

 

Friday, June 25th

8:00 AM Break camp, breakfast, depart for Pleasant Gap
7:00-9:00 PM Arrive at PG Scout Room
Lunch and Dinner stops (bring$$$)