Mid-Week Family Forest Splendor

Enjoy one last mini-vacation with your family before school starts! Spend 3-days, 2-nights glamping in a luxurious cabin in the woods. Meals, nature crafts and other kid-friendly outdoor activites are included.

This midweek adventure will offer families delightful hikes along with rustic nature crafts,wearable art, a science project, and a canoe excursion. Hiking activities will refresh and reunite us with the pristine woods and wildlife. One hike will feature plant and tree identification. Later, at the lodge, inspired naturalists will design tee shirts using leaf printing techniques. Each family will also create a woodland style terrarium to remind them of the explored forest terrain. There will be plenty of time for families to relax and engage in activities on their own. After an evening campfire we will take long deep breaths and gaze up as stars pierce the darkening sky!

Kids of all ages are welcome. Nature crafts are aimed at ages 6-12 year olds. Sample schedule includes:
Day 1
3:00 p.m.    Arrival and Check-In
4:00 p.m.    Family Time - swim, explore, kayak
6:00 p.m.    Dinner
7:00 p.m.    Welcome and Create a Woodland Craft
8:30 p.m.    Campfire
9:30 p.m.    Stargazing

Day 2
8:00 a.m.    Morning Feast - Breakfast Building
9:00 a.m.    Plant and Tree Identification Hike
10:00 a.m.  Leaf Printing on Tee Shirts
12:00 noon Lunch
1:00 p.m.    Canoe Excursion and Hike
3:00 p.m.    Family Time - swim, explore, kayak
6:00 p.m.    Dinner
7:00 p.m.    Board Games and Popcorn
9:30 p.m.    Stargazing

Day 3
8:00 a.m.    Morning Feast - Breakfast Building
9:00 a.m.    Build a terrarium
10:30 a.m.  Pack & Check-out
11:00 a.m.  Check Out
11:15 a.m.  Reflection Activity
12:00 noon Lunch
1:00 p.m.    Family Time

We will stay in Stone Lodge for two nights. Meals are Communal Breakfasts that we prepare together and Dinner in the Dining Hall. BYO lunches (or purchase on site), special beverages and snacks, and favorite games to share. Bring sheets and pillow case or sleeping bag, towels, hiking/swimming/paddling gear, sunscreen, bug spray, headlamp, hat, water bottle, and personal toiletries.

Check-in time is Monday at 3 pm. Plan to arrive by 6 pm for dinner. Check-out time is Wednesday at 11 am, although you are welcome to enjoy the camp until 3 pm. 

Space is limited to 10 guests, so register early. Registration is still open!.

Cost: 

• Adult (ages 18+):    $230 member / $275 non-member
• Youth (ages 13-17): $155 member / $185 non-member
• Child (ages 6-12):    $95 member / $115 non-member

You can join AMC for only $40!  To receive the members discount on this trip and enjoy all the other AMC membership benefits just click HERE.  Your membership dues are partially tax deductible. 

This program is led by volunteer leaders. Paddling equipment is provided free of charge courtesy of the NY-NoJ Chapter. Personal canoes & kayaks are allowed; no permit is required. Corman AMC Harriman Outdoor Center is accessible by public transportation.

Cancellation Policy: Reservations cancelled more than 14 days in advance receive a full refund minus a $25 processing fee. Reservations cancelled 14 days or less in advance are not refundable. If the AMC must cancel a program, registrants will be notified and all fees will be refunded. Normal weather conditions will not cancel this program.

For more information about Corman AMC Harriman Outdoor Center .. http://www.outdoors.org/lodging-camping/Lodges/harriman/index.cfm