Wood Day – CANCELLED

Nawakwa Camp Nawakwa, Harriman State Park, NY, United States

Wood Day is cancelled for 2025

Post-Thanksgiving Vegetarian Hosted Weekend Plus Drum Circle

Nawakwa Camp Nawakwa, Harriman State Park, NY, United States

Join Ingrid Strauch and Andy Frank for a weekend of healthy vegetarian meals, and participate in a Saturday evening (after-dinner) drum circle led by Denis Jordan. Drums will be provided, but you can also bring your own percussion instrument if you like. No musical experience necessary, just a willingness to give it a try. Possible […]

Join us for a Trail Work Day

Nawakwa Camp Nawakwa, Harriman State Park, NY, United States

December 13, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Contribute a few hours toward maintaining our shared hiking trails. We’ll start with an introduction to trail maintenance for those who haven’t done it before.  Then we’ll hike to our work location and work for around three hours not counting our lunch break.  Afterward, feel free […]

Cozy December Hosted Weekend

Nawakwa Camp Nawakwa, Harriman State Park, NY, United States

Come escape to Harriman for a cozy December weekend at Nawakwa. Warm up by the fire with good food and easy company. Alex Wilkie will take care of the meals — hot dinners, hearty breakfasts, and bag lunches to keep us going. Earlier in the day on Saturday Andy Frank and Ingrid Strauch will be […]

New Date: 2026 Winter/Spring Social

NEW DATE - WINTER SOCIAL  aka SPRING SOCIAL !! March 22, 2026 I was able to reschedule our Winter Social with Characters Restaurant to March 22. Same time,  12 noon. I believe it is better titled a Spring Social for this year!! Hope you can all join this event. I am looking forward to it. […]

Camp Nawakwa’s Opening: Work Day and Hosted First Weekend

Nawakwa Camp Nawakwa, Harriman State Park, NY, United States

Note: There are two different signups since this is a two part weekend (1) Opening Work Day and (2) The Hosted First Weekend. . (1) Opening Work Day May 2 Spring's arrival means Camp Nawakwa's opening Work Weekend is almost here! Join fellow members and applicants on Saturday May 2, 2026, to help get camp […]

Birdwatching Walk (new date)

Harriman State Park Harriman State Park, Harriman, NY, United States

We’ll depart from and return to the Nawakwa lodge. Bring your own pair of binoculars or borrow a pair from a friend. Wear layers and footwear appropriate to the weather conditions. Spring migration will be at its peak. We will look to spot many of the colorful long-distance avian travelers that are present in our […]

Hosted Weekend with Alex; Centennial Presentation with Ray

Nawakwa Camp Nawakwa, Harriman State Park, NY, United States

Come join us for Ray Kozma's Saturday Night Centennial Presentation at Camp and stay for the weekend!   Alex Wilkie will take care of the Saturday meals: happy hour, a lasagna dinner (meat or veggie) -- and a hearty breakfast on Sunday. (Note - no Sunday lunches will be provided.) Register by 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 14. Let […]

Applicant Orientation Workshop

Nawakwa Camp Nawakwa, Harriman State Park, NY, United States

Attention Applicants: An Orientation Workshop will be held at camp on Saturday May 30th at 12 noon. Keyholder members are also welcome to join in the workshop to get a refresher course on camp operation. The Orientation Workshop is designed to help applicants on their way to becoming Nawakwans. The orientation provides an overview of the […]