Learn to read maps, use a compass to orient yourself in the wilds, and how to utilize dead reckoning when necessary. Meet at the lodge at Nawakwa. We will spend time understanding orienteering basics indoors, and then practice outdoors. Limit: 10 participants. Cost: free with your camp fee. Instructor: Don Elmendorf, Licenced Environmental Engineer, Coast […]
Please join the Conservation Committee and our friends at ACA for barberry removal on Sunday, June 15, from 10AM to 12PM! We'll focus on removing the invasive plants along our joint access road as well as the two large clumps of barberry (that I know of) in the upper portion of camp. Please wear long […]
Join us for a special evening under the stars as we bid a heartfelt farewell to our dear friend, Mary James. Mary is embarking on an exciting new adventure in France, and while we'll miss her dearly, we want to send her off with a memorable dinner filled with warmth, laughter, and good company. Let's […]
Panzer family will be Mid-Week Hosts, June 30-July 4
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 […]
Online Voting Proxy Form will be added in September Screenshot
Attention Applicants: An Orientation Workshop will be held at camp on Saturday September 20th at 12 noon. Keyholder members are also welcome to join in the workshop to get a refresher course on camp operation. To register please contact Ray Kozma at 917-406-3782 or archives@noany.org and Janet Sibarium at janet@noany.org by 8PM on Thursday September […]
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.
