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Camp

Base camp sits at 7,000 ft in the bottom of Lake Creek Canyon

Day 1

Acclimation and a dip in Fish Lake

Day 2

The "Big Day" – 28 miles of dirt, sweat, and tears

Day 3

Rest, recovery, and team building

Day 4

The gnarliest 5k you'll likely ever race

Day 5

Steens Mountain Olympics

Staff

Cooks, medics, bus drivers, camp assistants – a lot goes into making camp run

Camp

Base camp sits at 7,000 ft in the bottom of Lake Creek Canyon

Day 1

Acclimation and a dip in Fish Lake

Day 2

The "Big Day" – 28 miles of dirt, sweat, and tears

Day 3

Rest, recovery, and team building

Day 4

The gnarliest 5k you'll likely ever race

Day 5

Steens Mountain Olympics

Staff

Cooks, medics, bus drivers, camp assistants – a lot goes into making camp run



2024

Announcing the winners of the 2024 raffle!

Registration for 2024 (our 50th anniversary camp!) will open January 1st, 2024

Session 1

July 14-20, 2024

Session 2

July 21-27, 2024

50th Anniversary

Have you been to camp before? We’re collecting memories of past campers (including staff, volunteers, tent assistants) in preparation for our 50th anniversary camp.

Camp at a Glance

This unique camp is designed to give campers (ages 13-18) a realistic wilderness running and camping experience. To enjoy and respect wilderness beauty through running, hiking and exploring, at high altitudes are the major objectives of this camp. Group and individual instruction will be given in all areas of distance training and racing, with emphasis on performance improvement through self reliance, personal accountability and teamwork strategies. To enhance personal growth, campers must be willing to adapt to lack of urban conveniences not found in the great outdoors. (i.e. cell phones, iPods, tablets, DVD players, and other technos just invented.)


News


Oct
03
2023

Friends Before…Friends After

Here is a Baker XC Invite post-race photo of STEENS Tent 4 (Session Two) Tent Mates who exemplified: 

“FRIENDS BEFORE THE RACE, FOES DURING THE RACE, TENT 4 FRIENDS AFTER THE RACE!” 

From Left to Right: The Dalles HS – Caleb Caldwell, Trey Hodges, Tyson Long; Baker HS-Daniel 
Brown; Burns HS – Tanner Joyce; Vale HS–Trevor Stewart, Duncan Fritts; Burns HS – Tim Banks and Talon Morris. 

WELL DONE TENT 4 – KIGER NIGHTS! 

P.S. – here’s a pic of them from camp

Jun
22
2023

Announcing Steens Results from World Mountain and Trail Running Championships Innsbruck Austria

Wesley, Michael, Jackson, Max, and Jason


Wesley Shipsey – U20 Mountain Running – 41st place – 4th Best American Finisher.
Michael Maiorano – U20 Mountain Running – 15th place Best American Finisher
Jackson Brill – 40K Short Trail Running-30th place – 3rd Best American Finisher
Max King – 40K Short Trail Running-19th Place – 2nd Best American Finisher
Jason Bryant – Team USA Coach (and a Steens Coach 2014)

Congratulations!

Note of Interest: In 2014 Coach Jason Bryant helped Boise High’s Jackson Brill out of the Blitzen Gorge on The Big Day!