An Unforgettable Summer Camp and Teen Adventure in Wyoming
Elk Creek Ranch offers teenagers a unique summer camp experience in the western wilderness through a traditional ranch setting combined with a wilderness backpacking program. It is a summer of enjoyment, with groups sharing the camaraderie of youth and the recreational opportunities of the West. It is a summer of challenge, confronting each individual with rugged wilderness surroundings and a rustic life style. It is also a summer of involvement, with each teenager participating in a small camp community.
Elk Creek offers two different programs which can be taken separately or in combination with one another: the camp "Ranch Program", which focuses on horseback riding and ranch work, and the backpacking "Trek Program", which concentrates on extensive wilderness backpacking. Both programs are centered in and around Sunlight Valley in northwestern Wyoming, not far from Yellowstone National Park.
One of the unique features of Elk Creek Ranch is its offering of both a traditional camp program and a wilderness backpacking program. The first looks back to the western pioneering of the past and the second looks at the wilderness experience of today. Increasing numbers of teenagers are opting to take both programs, either in the same summer or successive summers, in order to have the broadest possible western experience.
We hope you will join us for a truly unique summer.
