The Philmont Staff Association

The Philmont Staff Association The PSA unites the Philmont staff – past, present, and future.

Celebrate America’s 250th where history is HOmE!Much of the history of the American West happened on and around the prop...
06/12/2026

Celebrate America’s 250th where history is HOmE!

Much of the history of the American West happened on and around the property that became Philmont Scout Ranch. During the PSA HOmEcoming Reunion July 2-5, participants can celebrate this rich history while reconnecting with fellow Philmont staff alumni. As part of the long holiday weekend, participants can attend the Cimarron Independence Day Parade (where you might even see a camel) and the 103rd Maverick Rodeo.

Visit philstaff.org/homecoming to join us!

The PSA was proud to present the 2026 Beaubien & Miranda Award to Chuck Enloe during Philmont’s All Staff Day evening pr...
06/06/2026

The PSA was proud to present the 2026 Beaubien & Miranda Award to Chuck Enloe during Philmont’s All Staff Day evening program on May 29.

Former Livestock Foreman, cowboy, wrangler and horseman, Chuck’s story with Philmont began not with a career plan but with a summer. In 1972, a young wrangler arrived and found the life he was meant to live. He left to serve his country as a United States Marine in Japan and Korea, then earned a degree in Animal Production from Tarleton State University. He returned to Philmont every summer, drawn back by something deeper than habit. He joined the staff full time in 1995, and what followed were more than 30 years as the heart and steady hand of the Livestock Department, guiding wranglers, sustaining the horse and cattle programs, and keeping the spirit of cowboying alive for generation after generation of Scouts and staff. Beyond the Ranch, he shaped his community as a past president of the Maverick Club, helped build the annual Fourth of July Rodeo, and co-founded the Club's Veterans Committee, raising tens of thousands of dollars for servicemen and women.

Chuck retired in January after more than 50 years of service, leaving behind an indelible mark on the ranch, the people who worked it, and the community surrounding it.

Congratulations, Chuck!

philstaff.org/beaubien-miranda

What an honor to recognize our 2026 Silver Sage Award recipient, Julie Phillips Puckett, during Philmont’s All Staff Day...
06/05/2026

What an honor to recognize our 2026 Silver Sage Award recipient, Julie Phillips Puckett, during Philmont’s All Staff Day evening program on May 29.

The granddaughter of Waite and Genevieve Phillips and daughter of Chope and Virginia Phillips, Julie has known Philmont her entire life. She came to the ranch as a child. As a teenager, she attended the girls' camp at Cimarroncita, now folded into Philmont's own history, and has since played a leading role in its alumni group and the preservation of everything that place once meant.

For more than 20 years, Julie has given herself to Philmont in ways both visible and quiet: as an advisor on countless projects, as co-founder with the late Doug Palmer of Philmont's Casting for Recovery program for breast cancer survivors, as a member of the Philmont Ranch Committee, and as the guiding hand behind the restoration of the Villa Philmonte. Through the Waite and Genevieve Phillips Foundation she has evaluated and directed financial grants to Philmont across multiple projects and pressing needs.

What stands above all else is what Julie represents. In her service, the Phillips family's unbroken legacy of devotion to Philmont stretches now to 88 years, a thread that began with Waite, continued through Chope, who was the first PSA Silver Sage Award recipient in 2005, and runs undiminished still.

Congratulations, Julie!

philstaff.org/silversage

A house is made of bricks and beams. HOmE is made of hopes and dreams. Recapture that feeling that only comes from being...
06/04/2026

A house is made of bricks and beams. HOmE is made of hopes and dreams. Recapture that feeling that only comes from being at Philmont! Join us for HOmEcoming 2026 July 2-5.

Register today at philstaff.org/homecoming

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Philmont seasonal staff are at HOmE! After an amazing All-Staff Day together t...
06/02/2026

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Philmont seasonal staff are at HOmE! After an amazing All-Staff Day together they are actively engaged in training to make Summer 2026 an amazing, life-changing experience for the participants and guests who will soon begin arriving.

We will be working to help this year's staffers know how valuable membership in the Philmont Staff Association is and all the benefits it brings.

Now is a great time to check your PSA membership and make sure it's not expiring soon.

AMAZING! In less than 24 hours Staff Amigos have donated care packages to 100% of Philmont Camps and Departments for 202...
05/21/2026

AMAZING! In less than 24 hours Staff Amigos have donated care packages to 100% of Philmont Camps and Departments for 2026! We are so, so grateful to our incredibly generous donors! Thank you for ensuring the success of the Staff Amigos program again this year!

The Summer 2026 season has begun! First staffers are checking in and Basecamp is buzzing with activity! Do you remember ...
05/20/2026

The Summer 2026 season has begun! First staffers are checking in and Basecamp is buzzing with activity!

Do you remember your first time checking in with the marvelous Personnel team? ..Taking your name badge photo?..Getting your schedule of trainings?..Medical recheck, uniform, tent?

Philmont’s seasonal staff are experiencing all this along with the thrill of the life-changing time on staff.

The PSA is welcoming staffers and sharing that they now join a fellowship of Philmont staff alumni forever connected through this place we lovingly call HOmE! Throughout the summer the PSA shows support and appreciation to the seasonal staff including through the Staff Amigos care packages. As a Staff Amigo you can sponsor a care package of snacks. Let’s sell out the care packages again this year!

See details at philstaff.org/StaffAmigos or the link in our bio.

PSA MEMBERS! Check your inbox for the latest issue of High Country Magazine! You can also access it through the Member S...
05/18/2026

PSA MEMBERS! Check your inbox for the latest issue of High Country Magazine! You can also access it through the Member Section of the PSA website.

Print Members and Life Members: you should see their hard copies arriving in your mailbox soon.

In this issue:
Robert Duvall & Philmont
Rayado Family Legacy
Everything I Needed to Know
Phillips Petroleum Back Story
Rayado Reunion
HOmEcoming 2026
Rock Camp Reunion
In the Dark Mine
Words from Waite
Not a current member? Learn about all the benefits and join us today! Visit https://philstaff.org/JoinUs or the link in our bio to learn more.

Let this be the year you come back to Philmont and give back to the place that gave you so much! Philmont Service Corps ...
05/12/2026

Let this be the year you come back to Philmont and give back to the place that gave you so much! Philmont Service Corps and Volunteer Vacation let you enjoy the backcountry in all its fall glory while providing "sweat equity". Open to PSA members and eligible family members!

Philmont Service Corps returns to Beaubien for 10 days - Sept 16-26
Volunteer Vacation will build trails in the Window Rock, Hidden Valley, Aspens Springs area - Sept 19-26

See details at philstaff.org/PhilmontServiceCorps and philstaff.org/VolunteerVacation

It's time to plan your fall adventures! Join the PSA for Cavalcade or Autumn Adventure and see the splendor of Philmont ...
05/12/2026

It's time to plan your fall adventures! Join the PSA for Cavalcade or Autumn Adventure and see the splendor of Philmont in the autumn! Visit philstaff.org/events for details.

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17 Deer Run Road
Cimarron, NM
87714

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 1pm - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

Telephone

(575) 376-1138

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