Our 2024 schedule of paddles, hikes and other events will be posted here, as well as notified via email and newsletters.
Paddle Registrations here.
Plein Air events – please separate listing here.
July 7 (Sunday) Bike Ride on the Maybrook Trailway to Ice Pond. From parking lot off Route 292 in Holmes at 9:00 am.
July 21 (Sunday) Mid–Summer Paddle (BRING YOUR OWN BOAT). Swamp River from Wheeler Road launch site. Launch time at 10 am
more hikes and paddles will be added August – September
October 2 Deadline for submissions to the Art Show
See prospectus here
October 26-27 Great Swamp Celebration and Art Show
If you are interested in a particular type of activity not listed above, please email us at [email protected]
Events from earlier this year:
April 27 (Saturday) Spring High Water Paddle. The Swamp River from Wheeler Road launch site. Launch times at 8:30 and 11:00 am (COMPLETED)
May 5 (Saturday) Gordon Douglas Reserve Hike (west side, strenuous, steep, boulders). From AT parking lot at Metro-North at 9:30 am. (CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER)
May 11 (Saturday) Green Chimneys Paddle on the East Branch Croton River. Launch times at 8:30 and 11:00 am. (COMPLETED)
May 12 (Sunday) Mother’s Day Paddle at Green Chimneys on the East Branch Croton River. Launch times at 8:30 and 11:00 am. (CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER)
June 2 (Sunday) Checking on the Rookery Paddle. The Swamp River from Wheeler Road launch site. Launch time at 9:30 am (COMPLETED)
June 9 (Sunday) Pawling Nature Preserve Hike. From trailhead at Furlong and Sprague Roads.at 9:30 am. (CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER)
June 15 (Saturday) “The Trees of the Great Swamp” educational walk. From Patterson Environmental Park kiosk at 10:00 am. (COMPLETED)
June 23 (Sunday) Gordon Douglas Reserve Hike (west side; strenuous, steep, boulders). From AT parking lot at Metro-North stop at 9:30 am. (CANCELLED)