Tom Miner Basin – Paradise Valley Montana is the location of Basecamp, headquarters for MYE’s summer operations. For written directions to Tom Miner Basin and basecamp follow this link.....
Directions to Basecamp

Basecamp is situated at the foot of Tom Miner Basin. Flanked by mountain ranges, with the Yellowstone River on one boundary and the iconic Yellowstone National Park close by, it is an ideal location for a wilderness adventure program. From here it is easy to get into the back-country for multi-day hiking trips, river access is a short walk away, and wildlife watching can literally happen in our back yard.

The facilities at basecamp include a small commercial kitchen, dining room, wall tent accommodation, a washhouselecture room with attached kitchen, back-country logistics base, staff accommodation, large grounds and covered outside deck, and low ropes course elements. Groups of 20-30 students plus staff can easily be accommodated on site.

MYE is an initiative of the Orfalea Foundations, which is based on Santa Barbara, CA. Many of our staff work in MT in the summer, and are based out of the Foundation, in CA, in the winter.

With the majority of our alumni living in California, it is also where the largest section of our MYExplore program is situated. Ellen Sagmyr, MYE Director of Programs, is the main go-to person for alumni wanting information about the California programs. To contact our staff go to our Contact Us page........