Welcome

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, DVD players, Ipods, and other technos just invented.)

Camp Status:

Registration for 2012 summer camps begins
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2012 Camp Dates

  • Session One: July 15-21
  • Session Two: July 22-28

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Steens News

December 1, 2011 • Posted under Steens in the News by Kevin

Steens in “This American Land”

PBS was up at Steens this summer documenting what the camp is all about. The episode is now online! Watch the video…maybe you’ll see yourself.

November 23, 2011 • Posted under Photos by Kevin

Steens Illustrations by John Hlavacs

Remember those awesome hand-drawn illustrations from camp? Well you can now get your hands on as many copies as you would like.

September 24, 2011 • Posted under Steens in the News by Kevin

Jena Winger’s Steens Experience

Jena Winger is an Oregon based runner who recently posted a blog article on Nike.com about her Steens experience. Jena was a coach at Steens this year durning session one. In the article she talks about the BIG DAY and her thoughts and involvement during that difficult day. Check it out here!

September 12, 2011 • Posted under General News by Kevin

Max King won the 2011 World Mountain Championship!

Courtesy of Nancy HobbsCongratulations to Max King, the 2011 World Mountain Champion! He ran the 12.7km hilly Albania course in 52:06 (about 6:35/mile) triumphing over Turkey’s Ahmet Arslan by over a half a minute. Nice job Max!

September 8, 2011 • Posted under Steens in the News by Kevin

Mind Games on the Trails – An article by Max King

Camp staffer and trail running champion, Max King, recently wrote an article for Running Times Magazine about the role of mental preparation and how it can maximize racing performance. In the article, King talks about the importance of mental toughness and how Steens Mountain Running Camp helps hundreds of runners each year become mentally strong runners. Read Article