NOANY Fall Hiking Weekend Saturday and Sunday Sept. 21-22 Fall Hikes Weekend at Camp Nawakwa September 21-22, 2024 Join us for a full weekend of hiking! Our Hike Leaders will be offering numerous hikes of various levels on both days. This is the perfect opportunity to get one or two hikes in on the same […]
The hike begins at Reeves Meadow Visitor Center (where bathrooms may possibly be open). We’ll take the Pine Meadow trail (red) west to the start of the Seven Hills trail (blue), which climbs southward on smooth ground through open woods, crosses a stream, and then climbs again to an intersection. We will take the Hillburn-Torne-Sebago […]
Saturday, May 3: Diamond Mountain Circular Starting at 9 a.m. from the Nawakwa main cabin, we will make our way along camp road toward 7 lakes drive which we will cross to access the Tuxedo Mt Ivy Trail. We will only stay for a short distance on the TMI before we turn right onto the […]
Saturday, May 3: Stahahe High Point, Island Pond Views This scenic hike covers about 6 miles and 1,000 feet elevation gain, and it starts and ends on Kanawauke Road/Route 106 in Harriman State Park. Nice views from the tops of mountains and across a lake. A couple of moderately steep ascents and a moderately steep descent. Hiking […]
A qualifying hike, registration required! A moderately challenging 5-6 mile rugged trail including passage through the famous 'Lemon Squeezer' and several ascents and descents on the AT. We will depart Camp Nawakwa at 9 a.m. in at least two cars to shuttle between start and end points. Sturdy, reliably comfortable footwear is required! Bring a day […]
Sunday, May 4: Turkey Hill Lake, Out and Back NOTE: Change of Hike Starting Place: The hike will start at the parking area off Route 6, not at the Anthony Wayne parking area. Starting from camp after breakfast clean-up (about 10:30 a.m.), we will shuttle over to the Route 6 parking lot where our hike […]
The Big Ice Cave, Ellenville NY This adventurous hike will take place in Sam's Point Preserve, a branch location of Minnewaska State Park. I am on the preserve’s calendar as a “private hike,” which means that within a couple of rules, we can go where we please in this rough, steep-sloped, multiply-crevassed bedrock landscape. […]
Starting at camp we will make our way along camp road toward 7 lakes drive which we will cross to access the “Tuxedo Mt Ivy Trail”. We will only stay for a short distance on the TMI before we turn right onto the “Stony Brook Trail” and then left onto the orange “Hilburn Torne Sebago […]
Saturday, July 12, 2025, 10:15 a.m. Hikers will gather at the parking area off Long Mountain Parkway by 10:15 a.m.From the parking area, we will follow the Long Path to the Torrey Memorial, at the summit of Long Mountain. From there, we’ll backtrack to the Popolopen Gorge trail, follow a woods road to the Anthony […]
Founded in 1923, the Nawakwa Outdoor Association of New York, Inc. is a membership organization dedicated to the enjoyment of the outdoors through hiking, walking, camping, swimming, skiing, sailing, canoeing, and kayaking, and to the conservation and preservation of our wilderness, particularly the mountains, lakes, trails, and camping areas of the metropolitan New York region.
