MaryLynne Malone, Educator from the Palisades Interstate Park Commission - Regional Museums Division, will lead an Interpretive Nature Walk at camp at 4 pm.

Join us at camp and be sure to stay late Saturday as Bear Mountain State Park will provide an presentation on Snakes of the Park with live specimens on August 13 after dinner.  

For new Applicants and current Keyholders who’d like a refresher, an Orientation Session is scheduled for Saturday 8/20/2022. Maryann Poris and Ray Kozma will lead the orientation. Participants can notify either Ray (raymondkozma@gmail.com) or Maryann (maporis@aol.com) that they will be attending. The starting time will be at 11am and all should meet at camp.

For new Applicants and current Keyholders who’d like a refresher, an Orientation Session scheduled for Saturday 9/24/22. Maryann Poris and Ray Kozma will lead the orientations. Participants can notify either Ray (raymondkozma@gmail.com) or Maryann (maporis@aol.com) that they will be attending. The starting time will be at 11am and all should meet at camp.

Welcome back! This is our traditional Spring Work Weekend to get Camp Nawakwa ready for the new camp season. The opening of camp is always an exciting time for us. The Spring Work Weekend is the opportunity to make the campgrounds, the Waterfront, the Main Cabin, and all the sleeping cabins ready for enjoyable use […]

A special project, starting from 11 am to 2pm, to repair the boat dock’s flotation and to install a new kayak launch will take place on Saturday, May 6th Volunteer for a few hours to help us re- install our boat dock, fix the floats and install our new kayak launch attachment. The dock is […]

An Orientation will take place at 12 noon to 3pm on Saturday. To register for the Orientation, please contact Maryann Poris maporis@aol.com or 973-769-4246

Please join us this day to help keep camp well maintained! We are an all-volunteer organization, and the preservation and maintenance of Camp Nawakwa depends on all our members. The outside part of this day will focus on camp paths and campsites with the intent to trim, mow, and rake as thoroughly as possible. This […]