Arvada Stake Youth

Registration Links

Priority Resources

Join us for Pioneer Trek 2026!

July 20-24, 2026
All youth turning 14+ in 2026

Church Resources

• Preparing to Trek at the Wyoming Mormon Trail Sites

• Handcart Trek Reenactments: Guidelines for leaders

• Trekking at the Wyoming Mormon Trail Sites

• Trek Safety

Potential Preparation Hikes

• Homestead and Mesa Trail Loop (3.3 mi / 613 ft elevation gain)

• Green Mountain (3.8 mi / 682 ft elevation gain)

• Mt. Galbraith (4.2 mi / 925 ft elevation gain)

• Mesa Trail (6.4 mi / 1,272 ft elevation gain)

• Windy Peak (7.7 mi / 1,965 ft elevation gain)

• Bear Peak (8.3 mi / 2,004 ft elevation gain)

Important Dates

• March 31st - April 30th: Registration

• May 7th: Deadline for Trek logo design submissions

• June 7th: Trail Hands & Big Brothers/Sisters (4-5pm, Alkire)

• June 23rd: Trek Square Dancing Activity (7-8:30pm, Alkire)

• July 7th: Trail Hands & Big Brothers/Sisters (5-6pm, Alkire)

• July 7th: Trek Prep Activity (6-8:30 pm, Alkire)

• July 12th: Pre-Trek Stake Fireside (6-7pm, Stake Center)

• July 20th-24th: Trek!

• July 26th: Trek-youth focused Sacrament talks

• August 2nd: Post-Trek Fireside (6-7pm, Stake Center)

Action Guides

Responsibilities

• Youth: Complete monthly study guides linked below

• Parents: Help youth take a family name to the temple

• Parents: Help youth find a pioneer name to represent, and prepare to share their story

• Parents: Watch "17 Miracles" and "Ephraim's Rescue" as a family

• Wards: Plan a ward youth temple baptism trip

• Wards: Complete cumulative 15 miles & 1,500 ft elevation gain in organized prep hikes (in trek shoes, on dirt trails)

• Wards: Provide supplies

• Adult Leaders: Read "The Price We Paid"

For more details, see the fireside slides, specifically slides 16-18

2018 Memories