New date 7/25-6 due to smoke from Canada wildfires Healthy tasty meals. Dinner will be BBQ chicken (or black bean burgers for vegetarians) and plenty of veggies/salad, corn-on-the cob for all, and Janet’s homemade oatmeal crunch apple pies. Sunday breakfast: oatmeal, berries, and/or grilled cheese with spinach sandwiches, coffee or tea, and Sunday hiker’s lunch: […]
In Celebration of 100 Years At Camp Nawakwa 1926 -2026 Saturday Night Centennial Presentations at Camp Nawakwa (see the Hosting Committee page for details and registration information) 1. May 16-17: Start of Harriman State Park 2. June 20-21: Development of the Trails in Hariman State Park 3. July 25: Raymond Torrey Memorial Weekend (hike on […]
Harriman State Park-led Wildlife Safety Training and Discussion, July 25th, after dinner (with Kyle Strassburg and team)
Join Kate Walker for a midsummer hosted weekend, August 1-2 from Saturday noon to Sunday noon. In keeping with our evening event celebrating our furry friends, this will be a vegetarian weekend. Come enjoy delicious dishes inspired by the vegetables of the season. Saturday's evening menu will include Caprese salad, a herby bean salad, and […]
Bear Mountain Zookeepers presents Live Animals of the Park, August 1st, after dinner (with Ryan Gerbehy and team)
We'll serve a Saturday Dinner: Gazpacho, tasty roasted meat morsels and a platter of roasted vegetables. Salad veggies with spinach, grape tomatoes & hard-boiled eggs. Cookies and fruit for dessert. BYOB. Sunday Breakfast of luscious mixed fruit bowl, cereal, eggs and bacon with breakfast breads. Trail Lunch sandwiches, fruit and a sweet. Please register with Rosemary (fawsay@gmail.com) and/or Kathy Mcguire2001@yahoo.com on or before Wednesday […]
A new team, Rosemary Irving and Daphne Prior, will be whipping up some tasty treats for Happy Hour (wine included) and Dinner on the weekend of August 15-16. Afterwards, Chapter Chair Emeritus Ray Kozma will give a talk on the camps of Harriman State Park, accompanied by a film. Please register for the weekend […]
In Celebration of 100 Years At Camp Nawakwa 1926 -2026 Saturday Night Centennial Presentations at Camp Nawakwa After Saturday dinner on August 15th, Ray Kozma will make a presentation on the history of the formation of the camps of Harriman and on the naming of Lake TeAta (a film will be part of the presentation).
Our annual open meeting will be held on this date. More info coming shortly.
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.
