Fall Work Day October 12th and Hosted Weekend October 12 – 13

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

All hands on deck!  Tasty and nutritious complementary lunch will be provided for all volunteers. Happy Hour/Dinner menu: chicken, or black bean burgers with sautéed veggies, and Janet’s home made apple crunch pie) and breakfast.  Easy prep/clean-up guaranteed. (As usual, registrants for Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast /lunch will reimburse the host.) The Saturday Day […]

Annual Meeting -Agenda and Attachments

Virtual Event! Online Zoom Meeting, NY, United States

Attached please find a Notice of the Annual Meeting, to be held virtually, via Zoom, on Saturday, October 19, 2024, at 10 am. The link to the Zoom meeting will be sent in advance of the meeting, on or about October 17, 2024. We hope you can join the meeting. Click here for the meeting […]

Wood Day

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

Camp Nawakwa has a rich wood day history. In the last century, wood day was established as a time when we as Nawakwans would fill our stores for the winter with freshly split firewood. Old wood would be rotated to the front of the pile while the fresh, greener wood would be placed at the […]

April 5-6 Wilderness First Aid Hosted Weekend at Nawakwa

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

The Nawakwa Outdoor Association of New York will be holding a 2-day, certifying wilderness first aid (WFA) class for keyholders and applicants. The fee for the class is $75, to be paid directly to the instructor. Expect the Saturday class session to run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the Sunday session from 8:30 […]

Annual Palm Sunday Hike

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

Click here for details on the Annual Palm Sunday Hike 2025  

Volunteers Needed for Opening Day

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

All hands on deck!  Tasty and nutritious complimentary lunch will be provided on Saturday for all volunteers. The Saturday Day Fee is waived for all volunteers.  When registering, please indicate which meals and if you are vegetarian.   Registration Deadline: Wednesday, April 23rd by 9:00 p.m.   Contact Dave Hayes our Camp Chair to let […]

Spring Work Weekend & Camp Opening: All Hands on Deck!

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

All hands on deck!  Tasty and nutritious complimentary lunch will be provided on Saturday for all volunteers.     Happy Hour/Dinner menu:  chicken or black bean burgers, sautéed veggies, gluten free/quinoa/brown rice pasta and Janet’s homemade apple crunch pie. Sunday breakfast: Grilled cheese sandwiches with spinach, berries, coffee, tea.   Sunday hiker’s lunch:  Organic turkey […]

Trail Maintenance Day June 7

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

Trail Work Day :  Saturday, June 7th June 7, 2025 @ 10:15 am – 3:30 pm  Join us on National Trails Day as we help maintain our Harriman hiking trails.  We’ll hike to our work location from camp, work for around two to three hours, not counting our lunch break, and then hike back. https://americanhiking.org/miscellaneous/american-hiking-33rd-annual-national-trails-day/ […]

Paint and Sip Party

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

The beautiful surroundings of Nawakwa often inspire creativity within us. Join Alex Wilkie for his annual Paint and Sip Party on June 7.  The painting party will run from 2 - 4:30 p.m., Saturday afternoon, rain or shine. First-time painters as well as experienced artists are invited.  All painting materials will be provided, but you'll have to […]