Thanks to our location, Cheley is able to offer an incredible hiking program designed to make novice hikers comfortable and to challenge the advanced. The beauty and breadth of Rocky Mountain National Park make hiking one of the most popular activities at camp. Our program explores every terrain imaginable, at all levels of difficulty. Hiking tests lungs and ligaments. It’s about pushing yourself, supporting your friends, and getting there together.


Each week, we offer 48 hikes that take campers to gulches, saddles, mountaintops and pristine lakes. We go to places like Mount Lady Washington, Andrews Tarn and Chasm Falls, and to lakes with names like Haiyaha, Odessa, Fern, Lily and Blue.

Available to the experienced hiker, Longs Peak at 14,255 feet is one of the highest and most awe-inspiring peaks in North America. The trek takes you eight miles up a wooded trail, over the boulder field, through the keyhole, across the ledge, with foot-to-hand holds the final 500 feet. That last tired step takes you onto a peak the size of a football field and just as flat, making Longs a journey no hiker forgets.

Campers learn the skills necessary to survive and thrive at altitude. We partner with Leave No Trace Inc., teaching campers how to enjoy the experience and simultaneously preserve the parks and forests for future generations. We also host service hikes to clean the trails and learn the necessity of caring for the environment. Prepare to empower yourself. Stand on a Rocky Mountain peak this summer.