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The following is a list of camps located in Philmont Scout Ranch , a large property in Colfax County near Cimarron, New Mexico , owned by the Boy Scouts Of America and used as a backpacking reservation.

As Of 2005 , there were fifty-seven Trail Camps and thirty-three Staffed Camps , as well as Base Camp .


TRAIL CAMPS

; Agua Fria
: Location: South Country

; Aguila
: Location: South Country

; Anasazi
: Location: North Country

; Aspen Springs
: Location: Central Country

; Badger
: Location: South Country

; Bear Caves
: Location: South Country

; Bear Canyon
: Location: South Country

; Bent
: Location: North Country

; Black Horse
: Location: North Country

; Black Jacks
: Location: North Country

; Buck Creek
: Location: South Country

; Carson Meadows
: Opened in the summer of 2005, Carson Meadows is the southernmost camp on the Ranch. Located above the Rayado Canyon to the south, it's a short hike from Abreu, turning south at the Old Abreu trail camp. Carson Meadows is situated on, as the name implies, a gorgeous meadow surrounded by think woods. From the gorgeous cabin one has a spectacular view of the Tooth of Time, framed by Fowler Mesa to the east and Urraca Mesa to the west. Carson's program is search and rescue.

; Cathedral Rock
: Location: Central Country

; Comanche
: A stream-side camp with plenty of water, though many mosquitoes. Often a stop on treks heading up and over Mount Phillips or Comanche Peak. Not to be confused with Comanche Peak Camp. Elevation 9,600 ft.; location: South Country, 36°26.84'north latitude / 105°09.67' west longitude; water: stream; facilities: latrine and sump.

; Comanche Peak
:Located immediately to the east of Mount Phillips , Comanche Peak is spacious and well-shaded by Ponderosa Pine s. Provides views of sunsets over Mounts Phillips and Baldy ; adorned by lounge chairs built from rocks by previous crews. Wildlife, including Mule Deer , Elk and Black Bear , abounds in this area. Elevation 11,100 ft.; location: Central Country, 36°28.84' north latitude / 105°08.23' west longitude; water: none; facilities: latrine.

; Copper Park
: Location: North Country

; Cook Canyon
: Location: North Country

; Cottonwood Trail
: Location: North Country

; Deer Lake
: Location: Central Country

; Deer Lake Mesa
: Location: Central Country

; Devil's Wash Basin
: Location: Central Country

; Elkhorn
: Location: North Country

; Ewells Park
: Location: North Country

; Lambert's Mine
: Location: Central Country

; Lost Cabin
: Located slightly east and south of Apache Springs, a staffed camp, Lost Cabin is the former location of a mining operation and cabin. It served as a staffed camp in 1963 , but was flooded in 1965 and permanently replaced by Apache Springs. Location: South Country.

; Lovers Leap
: Location: South Country

; Lookout Meadow
: Location: South Country

; Maxwell
: Location: North Country

; McBride Canyon
: Location: North Country

; Mt. Phillips
: Mt. Phillips Camp, located atop Mount Phillips , the second tallest mountain on the ranch, provides excellent views. Elevation: 11,600 ft.; location: central country; water: none.

; New Dean
: Location: North Country

; North Fork Urraca
: Location: South Country

; Urraca
: Location: South Country

; Old Camp
: Location: North Country

; Ponderosa
: Location: Central Country

; Porcupine ("Porky")
: Location: South Country

; Pueblano Ruins
: Location: North Country

; Rayado River
: South Country

; Red Hills
: Central Country

; Santa Claus
:Served as a staffed camp until the mid- 1990s , but was closed was because its Well stopped pumping enough water to sustain a full staff. The area suffered heavily during the 2002 Ponil Complex Fire , though the abandoned cabin still stands. In 2000 , Lightning struck one of the Bear Cable s and exploded the Bear Bag s on the line, leaving a charred circle on the trees from where the bear cables were attached. Location: North Country.

; Shaefers Pass
: Location: Central Country

; Sioux
: Location: North Country

; Stockade
: Location: South Country

; Tooth Ridge
: Often the last camp at which a crew stops before returning to Base Camp, Tooth Ridge is located immediately beneath the 9003-ft Tooth Of Time , Philmont's best-known landmark, and is hence ideally positioned for a sunset ascent of the Tooth. Its many large boulders make Bouldering a popular activity. Elevation: 8,240 ft.; location: Central Country, 36°27.09' north latitude / 104°59'50" west longitude; water: none; facilities: none.

; Toothache Springs
: Location: South Country

; Thunder Ridge
: Location: Central Country

; Turkey Creek
: Location: North Country

; Upper Bench
: Location: Central Country

; Upper Clark's Fork
: Location: Central Country

; Upper Dean Cow
: Location: North Country

; Ute Park Pass
: Location: Central Country

; Ute Springs
: Location: Central Country

; Vaca
: Location: Central Country

; Visto Grande
: Location: Central Country

; Webster Lake
: Location: Central Country

; Webster Parks
: Location: Central Country

; Wild Horse
: Location: South Country


STAFFED CAMPS


; Abreu
:A Mexican homestead beloved for its Cantina , which serves all manner of snacks and -- most importantly -- Root Beer . Its other program includes a Mexican dinner, goat-milking, chicken-chasing, and other farm-related activities and maintenance. Elevation: 7,240 ft.; location: South Country; water: purified from spigot; facilities: showers, latrines.