To volunteer for Camp Maintenance Day, please register by Thursday, June 20th with Camp Committee Chair: Dave Hayes camp@noany.org Registration Deadline for meals: Wednesday, June 19th at 10:00 p.m. When registering, please indicate which meals and if you want the vegetarian option. For those taking part in the workday, there will be a complementary lunch […]
Join Ray and others for a detailed orientation to Camp Nawakwa and the NOANY.
June 29th Diamond Mountain Circular Starting at camp we will make our way along camp road toward 7 lakes drive which we will cross to access the “Tuxedo Mt Ivy Trail”. We will only stay for a short distance on the TMI before we turn right onto the “Stony Brook Trail” and then left onto […]
Hosted Weekend, June 29-30: School's Out! And Summer's In! The teacher puts down the paper and gets busy cooking, so come join Yajing for a fun weekend of hiking, kayaking, splashing in the water, and some tasty Asian food. Dinner menu is Yajing's home cooking: Chinese food for appetizers and dinner, and summer pies for desserts. Simple […]
Join Jess Scirbona at 2pm on June 29th for a Crafternoon. Knit, crochet, paint, draw, weave baskets from old bread bags, sew patches on your camping gear… Get creative! All crafts are welcome. Bring whatever project you’re working on or have been looking for an excuse to start. We will spend the afternoon working on […]
Come enjoy French cuisine, culture and Pétanque at Nawakwa while celebrating our Ninth Bastille Day. Merguez & Moules Marinieres with Fries, salads and desserts will be offered at many picnics throughout France- and Nawakwa this weekend. Hosts Susanne Flower and Lewis Ports. To register please contact Jerry Flower at jerry.flower@verizon.net by Tuesday, July 9th. Please indicate […]
July 20 - Please join the Conservation Committee to make Spotted Lantern fly traps. After we assemble the traps, we'll locate them strategically around camp in the hopes of catching as many of the damaging critters as possible. Camp will provide most supplies, but if attendees can bring milk/water jugs with them, that would be […]
The two ladies will be hosting together again! Email hosts: yajinglee@yahoo.com or Text: 973 641-5693 marisavallve@yahoo.com or Text: 973-980-2134 Please register by 9PM on Thursday, July 18th. Clarify choice: pork ribs or tofu. Happy hour: Chips and salsa Cheese and crackers Grapes Beer, wine, fresh lemonade Dinner Pork ribs with chipotle glaze (definitely not vegan) Tofu with chipotle glaze […]
Raymond Torrey, who was our first Chair, was also the co-founder of the Trail Conference and its first Secretary, a position he held until his untimely death (on his birthday, July 28th) in 1938 at age 58. With efforts spearheaded by Torrey and the Trail Conference, the first trails in Harriman State Park were blazed. […]
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.
