Locations Day-By-Day
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See Come March With Us for other hiking options. There are many ways to participate. The day hikes are listed in red. For more info, contact volunteer@battaliontrek.com or donate@battaliontrek.com
| Date | Night Camp Location (closest town shown) | Cooke's Cadre Openings |
Reg. Battalion Openings |
Encampment Openings |
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| Thu | 03-Jul | Thayer, IA - Mt. Pisgah (by invitation only - training & prep) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 04-Jul | Thayer, IA - Mt. Pisgah | 10 | 100 | 100 |
| Sat | 05-Jul | Creston, IA (North of Creston) | 10 | 100 | 50 |
| Sun | 06-Jul | Creston, IA (Sunday Layover) | 10 | 50 | 15 |
| Mon | 07-Jul | SE of Fontanelle, IA | 10 | 50 | 15 |
| Tue | 08-Jul | SW of Massena, IA | 10 | 50 | 25 |
| Wed | 09-Jul | Lewiston, IA (Cold Springs Co Park) | 10 | 50 | 50 |
| Thu | 10-Jul | Macedonia, IA (Old Town County Park) | 10 | 100 | 100 |
| Fri | 11-Jul | Macedonia, IA (Old Town County Park) | 10 | 100 | 100 |
| Sat | 12-Jul | Council Bluffs, IA (Manawa State Park All MODERN campers must reserve with State Park directly) | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Sun | 13-Jul | Council Bluffs, IA (Layover & events in area) | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Mon | 14-Jul | Council Bluffs, IA (Layover & events in area) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 15-Jul | Council Bluffs, IA (Layover & events in area) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 16-Jul | Council Bluffs, IA (Layover & events in area) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 17-Jul | Council Bluffs, IA (Layover & events in area) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 18-Jul | Council Bluffs, IA (Period Encampment. MODERN campers must make reservations with Manawa state park directly) | 10 | 50 | 50 |
| Sat | 19-Jul | Glenwoood Lake, Glenwood, IA (18 mile hike--Camping: limit 8 trailers so modern campers call before making reservations, unlimited tents) | 10 | 149 | 100 |
| Sun | 20-Jul | Glenwood, IA (Sunday Layover) | 10 | 100 | 100 |
| Mon | 21-Jul | Bartlett, IA (Forney Lake Wildlife Area) | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Tue | 22-Jul | Wabonsie State Park, IA | 10 | 35 | 10 |
| Wed | 23-Jul | Linden, MO | 10 | 50 | 15 |
| Thu | 24-Jul | Corning, MO | 10 | 25 | 25 |
| Fri | 25-Jul | Council Bluffs, IA (Western Trails Center) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 26-Jul | Council Bluffs, IA (Joint Trek and Lewis & Clark Reenactment @ Western Trails Center -- PERIOD DRESS & CAMPING ONLY) | 10 | 25 | 25 |
| Sun | 27-Jul | Mound City, MO (Joint Trek and Lewis & Clark Reenactment at Western Trails Center - PERIOD DRESS & CAMPING ONLY. Trek drives back to Mound City, MO late evening to camp.) | 10 | 50 | 50 |
| Mon | 28-Jul | Oregon, MO | 10 | 25 | 25 |
| Tue | 29-Jul | Amazonia, MO | 10 | 25 | 25 |
| Wed | 30-Jul | St. Joseph, MO | 10 | 25 | 25 |
| Thu | 31-Jul | De Kalb, MO | 10 | 25 | 25 |
| Fri | 01-Aug | Weston, MO | 10 | 25 | 25 |
| Sat | 02-Aug | Leavenworth, KS ( ) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun | 03-Aug | Leavenworth, KS (Sunday Layover - ) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon | 04-Aug | Leavenworth, KS (Layover & research) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 05-Aug | Leavenworth, KS (Layover & research) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 06-Aug | Leavenworth, KS (Layover & Research) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 07-Aug | Leavenworth, MO (Layover & Research) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 08-Aug | Weston, MO (No hiking this day: Encampment for Day Hike- Weston State Park Bee Creek Shelter. All campers and equipment must be out of the campground Aug 9 by 10:00 am) | 10 | 100 | 100 |
| Sat | 09-Aug | Leavenworth, KS (Day Hike - Special events planned all day at Frontier Army Museum & Fort Leavenworth ) | 10 | 550 | 0 |
| Sun | 10-Aug | Ft. Leavenworth, KS (Sunday layover) | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Mon | 11-Aug | Fairmount / Lansing, KS | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Tue | 12-Aug | Tonganoxie, KS | 10 | 100 | 50 |
| Wed | 13-Aug | Eudora, KS | 10 | 100 | 50 |
| Thu | 14-Aug | Willow Springs, KS | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Fri | 15-Aug | Overbrook, KS | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Sat | 16-Aug | Burlingame, KS | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Sun | 17-Aug | Burlingame, KS (Sunday Layover) | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Mon | 18-Aug | Admire, KS (Elm Creek North of Admire) | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Tue | 19-Aug | Council Grove, KS (Rock Creek 7 Miles East) | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Wed | 20-Aug | Council Grove, KS | 10 | 30 | 30 |
| Thu | 21-Aug | Wilsey, KS (Diamond Springs W of Wilsey) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 22-Aug | Lost Spring, KS | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 23-Aug | Durham, KS (Cottonwood Creek) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun | 24-Aug | Durham, KS Cottonwood Creek (Sunday Layover) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon | 25-Aug | Canton, KS | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Tue | 26-Aug | McPhearson, KS | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Wed | 27-Aug | Windom, KS | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Thu | 28-Aug | Lyons, KS | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Fri | 29-Aug | Chase, KS | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Sat | 30-Aug | Great Bend, KS | 10 | 25 | 25 |
| Sun | 31-Aug | Great Bend, KS (Sunday Layover) | 10 | 25 | 25 |
| Mon | 01-Sep | Pawnee Rock, KS | 10 | 100 | 100 |
| Tue | 02-Sep | Larned, KS (Camp at Santa Fe Trails Historical Society Museum) | 10 | 25 | 25 |
| Wed | 03-Sep | Larned, KS (Layover - tour historic sites) | 10 | 25 | 25 |
| Thu | 04-Sep | Garfield, KS | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 05-Sep | Kinsley, KS | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 06-Sep | Windthorst, KS | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun | 07-Sep | Windthorst, KS (Sunday Layover) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon | 08-Sep | Ford, KS | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 09-Sep | Historic Ft. Dodge, KS | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 10-Sep | Cimarron, KS | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Thu | 11-Sep | Ingalls, KS | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Fri | 12-Sep | Sublette, KS (11 Miles N of Sublette) | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Sat | 13-Sep | Ulysses, KS (15 Mi East of Ulysses) | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Sun | 14-Sep | Ulysses, KS (Sunday Layover) | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Mon | 15-Sep | Ulysses, KS (9 Mi Southeast) | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Tue | 16-Sep | Ulysses, KS (Sand Creek) | 10 | 50 | 50 |
| Wed | 17-Sep | Ulysses, KS (Historic Wagon Bed Spring) | 10 | 50 | 50 |
| Thu | 18-Sep | Hugoton, KS | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Fri | 19-Sep | Rolla, KS | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Sat | 20-Sep | Elkhart, KS | 10 | 15 | 15 |
| Sun | 21-Sep | Elkhart, KS (Sunday Layover) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon | 22-Sep | County Road "G", Colorado | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 23-Sep | Boise City, OK (Castaneda N of Boise City) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 24-Sep | South of Black Mesa St. Park, OK (SE of Black Mesa St Park) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 25-Sep | Kiowa Grasslands, NM | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 26-Sep | Grenville, NM (SE) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 27-Sep | Sofia, NM (Extra Valley) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun | 28-Sep | Sofia, NM (Sunday Layover) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon | 29-Sep | East of Springer, NM (20 miles East of Springer, NM) | 10 | 25 | 25 |
| Tue | 30-Sep | Ocate Creek Crossing, NM | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 01-Oct | Wagon Mound, NM | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 02-Oct | Watrous, NM | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 03-Oct | Santa Fe , NM (Participants join Trek @ Noon) (Rancho de las Golondrinas Harvest Festival Event - Trek travels in the morning. PERIOD AUTHENTIC DRESS & CAMPING ONLY. Participants will join us in the evening to set up camp) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 04-Oct | Santa Fe, NM (Rancho de las Golondrinas Harvest Festival Event - PERIOD AUTHENTIC DRESS & CAMPING ONLY) | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Sun | 05-Oct | Watrous, NM (Drive back to Watrous) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon | 06-Oct | Las Vegas, NM | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 07-Oct | Tecolate, NM | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 08-Oct | San Miguel, NM | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 09-Oct | Pecos, NM | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 10-Oct | Santa Fe, NM | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 11-Oct | Santa Fe, NM (Arrival) | 10 | 99 | 0 |
| Sun | 12-Oct | Pueblo, Colorado (Travel to Pueblo (Tentative)) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon | 13-Oct | Travel day from Pueblo to Santa Fe, NM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 14-Oct | Los Cerrillos, NM | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 15-Oct | Pueblo San Felipe, NM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 16-Oct | Pueblo San Felipe, NM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 17-Oct | Alameda, NM (Sandia Fishing Ponds) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 18-Oct | Albuquerque, NM (Rio Bravo State Park) | 10 | 200 | 0 |
| Sun | 19-Oct | Albuquerque, NM (Sunday Layover) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon | 20-Oct | Los Lunas, NM | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 21-Oct | Belen, NM | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 22-Oct | Bernardo, NM (Rio Puerco Bridge) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 23-Oct | Polvadera, NM | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 24-Oct | Socorro, NM | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 25-Oct | Socorro, NM (Research) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun | 26-Oct | Socorro, NM (Sunday Layover) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon | 27-Oct | Socorro, NM (Research) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 28-Oct | San Antonio, NM | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 29-Oct | Black Mesa, NM | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 30-Oct | Ft. Craig, NM | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 31-Oct | Socorro, NM - 20 miles south (International Heritage Center, NM) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 01-Nov | Socorro, NM - 20 miles south (International Heritage Center, NM) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun | 02-Nov | Socorro, NM - 20 mile south (Sunday Layover- International Heritage Center, NM) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon | 03-Nov | North of Elephant Butte State Park, NM (Nogal Canyon) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 04-Nov | North of Elephant Butte State Park, NM (Upper Narrows Campground) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 05-Nov | Elephant Butte State Park Campground | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 06-Nov | Williamsburg/ Truth or Consequences, NM | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 07-Nov | Cabello State Park | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 08-Nov | Cabello State Park | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun | 09-Nov | Cabello State Park (Sunday Layover) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon | 10-Nov | Hatch, NM west of Hatch (Foster's Hole) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 11-Nov | Hatch, NM southwest of Hatch (Macho Spring/White ox Creek Camp) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 12-Nov | Deming, NM (Cooke's Spring) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 13-Nov | Deming, NM (Cooke's Spring - layover) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 14-Nov | Deming, NM (Mimbre's River) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 15-Nov | Deming, NM northwest ((Ocho de Vaca) Cow Springs) | 10 | 50 | 50 |
| Sun | 16-Nov | Ocho de Vaca - Cow Springs (Sunday Layover) | 10 | 50 | 50 |
| Mon | 17-Nov | Lordsburg, NM east of Lordsburg (Soldier's Farewell) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 18-Nov | Playas, NM northeast of Playas | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 19-Nov | Playas Dry Lake, NM southwest of Playas | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 20-Nov | Playas, NM (Make up Day) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 21-Nov | Animas Valley, NM (Double Adobe Creek) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 22-Nov | Animas Valley, NM (Bercham Draw) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun | 23-Nov | Animas Valley, NM (Sunday Layover) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon | 24-Nov | Animas Valley, NM (Cloverdale Spring) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 25-Nov | Guadalupe Canyon, AZ (on the US Border) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 26-Nov | Guadalupe Canyon, Sonora, Mexico (On the border - Mexico side) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 27-Nov | San Bernandino Rancho, Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 28-Nov | Vinateria Rancho, Mexico (SE of Agua Prieta) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 29-Nov | Agua Prieta, Mexico (near the springs) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun | 30-Nov | Agua Prieta, Mexico (Sunday Layover) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon | 01-Dec | Douglas, AZ (West Paul Mine) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 02-Dec | Naco, AZ | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 03-Dec | Hereford, AZ | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 04-Dec | Charleston, AZ | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 05-Dec | Old Fairbanks (Battle of the Bulls Location) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 06-Dec | St. David, AZ | 10 | 100 | 100 |
| Sun | 07-Dec | St. David, AZ (Sunday Layover) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon | 08-Dec | Benson, AZ | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 09-Dec | Mescal Arroyo, AZ | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 10-Dec | Vail, AZ | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 11-Dec | Tucson, AZ | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 12-Dec | Tucson, AZ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 13-Dec | Tucson, AZ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun | 14-Dec | Tucson, AZ (Sunday Layover) | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon | 15-Dec | Marana, AZ | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 16-Dec | Picacho St. Park, AZ | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 17-Dec | SE of Sacaton, AZ (Signal Mountain Camp) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 18-Dec | Sacaton, AZ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 19-Dec | Sacaton, AZ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 20-Dec | Sacaton, AZ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun | 21-Dec | Sacaton, AZ (Sunday Layover) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon | 22-Dec | Sun Lakes/Chandler, AZ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 23-Dec | NW of Maricopa, AZ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 24-Dec | Maricopa, AZ Northwest of Maricopa (Makeup Day) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 25-Dec | Maricopa, AZ 20 miles west (Christmas Camp) | 10 | 100 | 50 |
| Fri | 26-Dec | Gila Bend | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 27-Dec | Gila Bend, AZ west of Gila Bend | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun | 28-Dec | Gila Bend, AZ west of Gila Bend (Sunday Layover) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon | 29-Dec | Gila Bend, west ~ 30 miles (East of Sears Pointe) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 30-Dec | East of Dateland ("The Lagoon") | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 31-Dec | Dateland, AZ | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 01-Jan | Tacna, AZ ~15 miles east (San Cristobal Valley) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 02-Jan | Tacna, AZ | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 03-Jan | Wellton, AZ (Butterfield Park) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun | 04-Jan | Wellton, AZ (Sunday Layover) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon | 05-Jan | Yuma, AZ ~15 miles east of Yuma (Adair Ranges) | 10 | 100 | 100 |
| Tue | 06-Jan | Yuma, AZ Adair Ranges (make up day) | 10 | 100 | 100 |
| Wed | 07-Jan | Yuma, AZ | 10 | 100 | 75 |
| Thu | 08-Jan | Yuma, AZ (make up day) | 10 | 100 | 75 |
| Fri | 09-Jan | Calexico, CA (Overnight Hike Event with El Centro Scouts--27th Annual Battalion Commemorative Hike) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 10-Jan | Yuma, AZ (Events in Yuma no hiking) | 10 | 75 | 75 |
| Sun | 11-Jan | Yuma, AZ (Sunday Layover ) | 10 | 75 | 75 |
| Mon | 12-Jan | Cuervos, Baha, Mexico (Location of Cooke's Well) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 13-Jan | Mexicali, Baha Mexico (Republic of Mexico) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 14-Jan | Calexico, CA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 15-Jan | Plaster City, CA (Primitive Camp - no services) | 10 | 50 | 50 |
| Fri | 16-Jan | Carrizo Creek, Anza Borrego State Park CA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 17-Jan | Vallecito County, CA (Vallecito County Park) | 10 | 50 | 50 |
| Sun | 18-Jan | Vallecito County, CA (Sunday Layover) | 10 | 50 | 50 |
| Mon | 19-Jan | Vallecito County Park (Makeup Day) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 20-Jan | Anza Borrego State Park (Box Canyon) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 21-Jan | Warner's Ranch, CA | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 22-Jan | El Corralito, CA | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 23-Jan | Temecula, CA | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 24-Jan | Temecula, CA (Historical Society Event) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun | 25-Jan | Temecula, CA (Sunday Layover) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon | 26-Jan | Bonsall, CA (San Luis River) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 27-Jan | Carlsbad, CA | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 28-Jan | Del Mar, CA (Solana Beach) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu | 29-Jan | San Diego, CA | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri | 30-Jan | San Diego, CA. | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat | 31-Jan | San Diego, CA. | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun | 01-Feb | San Diego, CA. (Sunday Layover) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue | 03-Feb | San Diego, CA. | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed | 04-Feb | Leave for Los Angeles, CA. | 0 | 0 | 0 |