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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nawakwans can join our midweek hosts, Jason McGinnis & Carl Jackman: May 31 - June 5. Enjoy the hiking, camping, boating & swimming at Nawakwa!
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. This is a qualifying event. Meeting place: Camp Nawakwa (pick-up at train/bus station […]
JUNE 13th - 9:00 am Hosted by: Janet Perlberg Ride fifteen miles of the Empire State Trail and back starting in Van Cortland Park in the Bronx. Accessible by Subway. Metered street parking or other paid parking options should be available. Expected pace is 10 to 12 miles per hour. Please be sure to bring your […]
June 20-21 Eve Mancuso hosted weekend with presentation Saturday by Ray Kozma: Development of the Trails on Harriman State Park
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.
