Base camp sits at 7,000 ft in the bottom of Lake Creek Canyon
Acclimation and a tour of the mountain
The "Big Day" – 28 miles of dirt, sweat, and tears
Rest, recovery, and team building
The gnarliest 5k you'll likely ever race
Steens Mountain Olympics
Cooks, medics, bus drivers, camp assistants – a lot goes into making camp run
Base camp sits at 7,000 ft in the bottom of Lake Creek Canyon
Acclimation and a tour of the mountain
The "Big Day" – 28 miles of dirt, sweat, and tears
Rest, recovery, and team building
The gnarliest 5k you'll likely ever race
Steens Mountain Olympics
Cooks, medics, bus drivers, camp assistants – a lot goes into making camp run
Registration for 2025 will open January 1st @ 8am.
Some spots have opened up. Now’s your chance!
Sorry, no waitlist; we’ve overbooked in anticipation of cancelations
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.)
“I blinked and I’m in Europe again, to co-coach our U18 World Youth Mountain Running Championship teams of 4 girls and 4 boys, this year in Donovaly, Slovakia. This year’s race is for the strong of heart and limb: 3 miles UPHILL. Mountain Running keeps the body and mind guessing! So good for the Soul. Let’s Gooo!”
3 Time Steens Camper/Tent 10/ RUBY IHMELS RACES TO 4TH PLACE at FOOTLOCKER NATIONALS/Balboa Park San Diego/ Congratulations from all of us at STEENS!
P.S. – Guess who still holds the girls record…our very own Meadowlark
Girls: 16:39.8 – Melody Fairchild (’90)