Summer Camp Activities
The Ranch Program offers a large number of other optional activities to meet the interests of the campers.
The Yellowstone-Teton Caravan is a three-day, 400 mile car trip through Yellowstone and Teton National Parks. The caravan also includes a white water raft trip. It is recommended primarily for those who have not visited Yellowstone.
Glacier Skiing for those who love their skiing enough to walk is available in the Beartooth Mountains just north of the ranch. We arrange two to three days of skiing during the first session, depending on the interest of the ranchers and the cooperation of the weather. There is no additional charge for glacier skiing.
A great variety of fishing is available in the Sunlight country. The Ranch provides short afternoon and evening stream fishing trips with longer overnights to the lake country of the Beartooths. The Beartooth Trek offers extensive stream and lake fishing. There is no additional charge, but state fishing licenses are required. Season licenses are approximately $40.00. Five-day licenses are available.
Our Backpacking program (separate from the Treks) has become very popular in recent years, in part because of the proximity of large national wilderness areas. We start each session with short day and overnight trips, and climax each session with a challenging four-day trip. There is no additional charge for these excursions. Sunlight Valley is a backpacker's paradise, offering a blend of rugged mountains to climb and untouched wilderness to experience. Frequently, campers use backpacking trips at the Ranch to prepare for one of our Backpacking Treks.
Elk Creek has a Counselor In-Tralning Program that allows four to six experienced Ranch or Trek Program participants to join our staff each year at a reduced tuition. We have been fortunate over the years to have a loyal cadre of personnel who have come up through the ranks in this program and, so, we have very rarely had to rely on outside people to assume leadership positions.
