Contacts

If you need to make contact with a trek participant while they are on the trek, use the following:

Emergencies

The emergency contact number at Philmont is 505-376-2281.  Give your Scout’s name and the expedition number that is 622-N-__ (or 704-L-__.)  You should call this number only in an extreme emergency in which you need to have your Scout taken off the trail and sent home immediately.  Be aware that the an adult must accompany your Scout off the trail and the crew must have two-deep adult leadership at all times.  If there is only one adult in the crew, this could result in the entire crew being taken off the trail.  It make take some time for a return call depending on the time and where someone is located on the Ranch.  If it is not that important, it can wait until we get off the trail.  Our local Council Service Center is 512-926-6363 (days).  You can also contact Martin Payne at the Council Service Center or Sid Covington who will be in the Philmont area.  Contact numbers for Sid are 512-925-1231 (cell) and 505-377-6820 (New Mexico).

Mail and Phones

You can send mail to your Scout at Philmont. We will only get mail before we go on the trail (June 22 or July 4) and when we come off the trail (July 3 or July 15).   All mail should be addressed to: Your Scout, Expedition 622-N-__ (or 704-L-__), Philmont Scout Ranch, 17 Deer Run Rd, Cimarron, NM 87714.

Your Scout will have the opportunity to call home from a pay phone at Philmont on June 22 (July 4) and possibly June 23 (July 5)and again on July 3 (July 15).  If you have a phone credit card and give him the calling information including your carriers access codes, you will save money.  A prepaid card is also a good option.  If your Scout does call, you don’t need to tell him every little thing that is happening; there is most likely a line of Scouts standing over him waiting to use the phone.