Hosted by Ingrid S. Applicants, keyholders, and their guests are invited to join the Hikes and Outings Committee for hikes, hearty meals, and camaraderie on the trail and off. Please see the JOIN A HIKE/OUTING WITH US page on our website to register for hikes. For meals, please email the host, specifying which meals you want […]
A qualifying hike, registration required! A moderately challenging 5-6 mile rugged trail including passage through the famous 'Lemon Squeezer' and several ascents and descents on the AT. We will depart Camp Nawakwa at 9 a.m. in at least two cars to shuttle between start and end points. Sturdy, reliably comfortable footwear is required! Bring a day […]
Sunday, May 4: Turkey Hill Lake, Out and Back NOTE: Change of Hike Starting Place: The hike will start at the parking area off Route 6, not at the Anthony Wayne parking area. Starting from camp after breakfast clean-up (about 10:30 a.m.), we will shuttle over to the Route 6 parking lot where our hike […]
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/ […]
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 […]
This weekend will be hosted and offers Saturday appetizers, dinner, Sunday breakfast, and Sunday trail lunch. BYOB, but if you are hiking in and are unable to BYOB, kindly contact Eve and she will accommodate you. Please RSVP to Eve if you plan to stay for the weekend with your dietary preference, vegetarian or omnivore, […]
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 […]
The Big Ice Cave, Ellenville NY This adventurous hike will take place in Sam's Point Preserve, a branch location of Minnewaska State Park. I am on the preserve’s calendar as a “private hike,” which means that within a couple of rules, we can go where we please in this rough, steep-sloped, multiply-crevassed bedrock landscape. […]
Almost Summer Weekend, June 14 - 15, 2025 Not quite summer, but we expect lots of bloom, including mountain laurels dotting our campgrounds. Dinner: Fresh fish (hopefully wild caught salmon), quinoa and roasted beets and other vegetables as sides. Veggie burgers for vegetarians. Plus a salad bar. Janet will bake her delicious and not-too-sweet apple […]
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.
