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• Camping at Codorus State Park - 2025

  • Start
    16 May 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • End
    18 May 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Hanover, PA
  • Registered
    14 registrants

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  Yay, camping!

  We're heading to Codorus State Park in Hanover, PA for a weekend of outdoor adventure including hiking and boating. We camped at Codorus in 2023 and loved it so much we're heading back.
  

  We have lots of options for outdoor fun! There are several hiking trails in the park as well as a designated mountain bike trail area and a disc golf course. In addition, Codorus State Park is home to Lake Marburg, a popular fishing and boating destination with 26 miles of shoreline.

  You can bring your own boat or rent from AOS Marina on the lakeshore. In addition to kayaks and canoes, small fishing boats and large pontoon boats are available to rent. We rented a pontoon boat in 2023 and had a blast!
  

  Doggies are welcome to come on this camping trip. You must reserve one of the designated pet friendly campsites in loops B or C for you and your doggie. (Update: As of 5/4/2025, all of the sites in Loop B are booked but Loop C still has some sites available. There are still campsites in Loop A, but doggies are not allowed in that loop.)

  The camping cost is $24/night (non-electric), $31/night (electric), $26/night (pet site, non-electric), $33 (pet site, electric), $45-47 full hook-up plus a $6.50 reservation fee, plus $5 more per night for non-Pennsylvania residents.

  Alcoholic beverages are prohibited at Codorus State Park.

  It's a three-step process to register for this camping trip:
  

  1) Register with Women Outdoors first by clicking on the registration button on the left. As soon as you complete your Women Outdoors registration, you will receive an automatic email with the exact location where the trip leaders and others will be camping.

  2) Reserve your campsite at Codorus State Park through Reserve America or Pennsylvania State Parks. (See the campground map.)
  

  3) Once you have a campsite reserved, please send an email to MidAtlantic@womenoutdoors.org and Becky@womenoutdoors.org to let us know which site you have.
  

  This overnight event is for Women Outdoors members only. If you would like to come on the camping trip and are not yet a member, please click on this Join Us link to become a member of Women Outdoors.

  Everyone must agree to the Women Outdoors Assumption of Risk statement during the registration process.

  Bring:

  • Tent or camper van
  • Any camping/cooking supplies you'll need
    
  • Food and drink for the weekend
  • Warm layers of clothing (no cotton; bring wool or synthetic)
    
  • Hat and gloves
  • Hiking boots
    
  • Hiking poles and binoculars
    
  • Kayak or canoe and PFD (required if boating)
    
  • Matches, fire starter. Bringing firewood into Pennsylvania is prohibited. Firewood may be purchased from the Friends of Codorus State Park near the campground entrance.
    
  • Trash bag (Pennsylvania state parks are trash-free. You must carry out your trash and recyclables.)
    

  The automatic confirmation email will contain just a few details for this camping trip including the campsites where the trip leaders will be camping. It will also give the numbers of the nearby campsites. We will send out a follow-up email to everyone who has registered as we get closer to the trip.

  RSVP and Cancellation – IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ
  

  If you register but then are unable to attend, please cancel your registration with Women Outdoors.
  

  To Cancel: Go to your Registration List

  • Click on this event in your list.
  • Click on the Already registered link under the REGISTER button.
  • At the next page that opens with your registration form, click on the CANCEL REGISTRATION button, and then again click on Cancel Registration on the pop-up form.
  • Ignore the link to contact the administrator.

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• Mid-Atlantic Region's 16th Anniversary Celebration

  • When
    14 Jun 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Frederick, MD
  • Registered
    12 registrants

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  16th Anniversary Hike and Picnic
  

  Join your Women Outdoors Mid-Atlantic friends as we celebrate our 16th anniversary of outdoor fun and friendship with a hike and potluck picnic at Gambrill State Park in Frederick County, MD.
  

  Get your hiking boots out and join us at 10:00 a.m. for a moderate ~4 mile hike along the ridge of Catoctin Mountain and under the canopy of a mature hardwood forest. Enjoy views of South Mountain and the Monocacy River watershed as well as structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.
  

  After the hike, we'll gather at one of the shelters for a potluck picnic. We'll fire up the grill for burgers and hot dogs. BYOburger, hot dog, not dog, veggie burger or grillable item of your choice as well as a side dish or dessert to share. 

  Also bring your own mess kit, utensils and trash bag to carry out your trash and recylables. Gambrill State Park is a trash-free park.
  

  FYI - There are electrical outlets at the picnic shelter if you need to plug something in.

  Not up for a hike? Join us around 12:00 p.m. for just the potluck picnic. When you register, just select the button saying you'll be there only for the picnic.
  

  Sorry, no doggies at this event.
  

  This activity is open to members and non-members of Women Outdoors. Non-members are welcome to attend two WO events as guests. On your third event, we'll ask you to join the Mid-Atlantic Region of Women Outdoors. You can also join right now by clicking on this Join Us link.

  Registration will close on Thursday, June 12th.
  

  Bring:

  • Cash for entry fee: $3/vehicle for MD residents; $5/vehicle all other states
    
  • Snacks and water for the hike
  • Hat, sun block, insect repellent
  • Something to grill for yourself
  • Side dish or dessert to share with everyone
    
  • Water or other non-alcoholic beverage (we don't have an alcohol permit)
    
  • Mess kit or your own plate(s), bowl, napkin and utensils
    
  • Trash bag - Gambrill State Park is trash free. Everyone must take their trash and recycling home with them.
    
  • Optional: camp chair, hiking poles
    

  Specific meeting location and inclement weather information. Your automatic confirmation email will provide the exact location where we will meet for the event. It will also provide information on possible cancellation if required by weather conditions. (Scroll all the way to the bottom of the email.)

  Please respect the trip leaders and other members and arrive on time - 10:00 a.m.

  The automatic confirmation email is the only email you will receive about this event. Be sure and save it or print it out because there may not be good cell service at the event location.
  

  RSVP and Cancellation – IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ
  

  If you register but then are unable to attend, please cancel your registration. Events may be cancelled due to lack of attendance, as well as changes in weather or other circumstances. 

  If you must cancel at the last minute, call or text the trip leader (see your confirmation email for contact details) and let her know who it is who is calling/texting.

  To Cancel: Go to your Registration List

  • Click on this event in your list.
  • Click on the Already registered link under the REGISTER button.
  • At the next page that opens with your registration form, click on the CANCEL REGISTRATION button, and then again click on Cancel Registration on the pop-up form.
  • Ignore the link to contact the administrator.

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• June Women's Weekend at Cardigan Lodge in New Hampshire

  • Start
    20 Jun 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • End
    22 Jun 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    AMC's Cardigan Lodge, 774 Shem Valley Rd, Alexandria, New Hampshire
  • Spaces left
    14

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  June Women's Weekend at AMC's Cardigan Lodge, NH:
  Hiking and Paddling

  
  

  Dates: Friday, June 20 - Sunday June 22, 2025

  Location: AMC's Cardigan Lodge,
  774 Shem Valley Rd, Alexandria, New Hampshire 

  Fee: $225 per person for 2 nights lodging (bunk rooms or camping) and 6 meals.

  Join Women Outdoors for a hiking and paddling adventure to AMC's Cardigan Lodge, at the base of Mt. Cardigan in Alexandria, NH.

  Registration will close on May 15th to reserve our spots.

  Lodging includes Friday dinner through Sunday lunch (they feed well!).

  You can sleep in a bunk room or camping with a dining hall option. Showers are available. 

  We plan to offer a variety of hikes with experienced leaders on Saturday (low elevation easier trail loops and more strenuous hiking to one or two of the summits). On Sunday there can be hiking, but we hope you will paddle with us on a flat section of the Pemigiwasset River, 26 minutes drive to the east.

  Potentially we can bring a variety of single kayaks for you to rent at $25 each, or bring your own.

  MUST be paid in full through our Wild Apricot website (AffiniPay) or check to secure your reservation. 

  Cancellation fee of $25 prior to May 20th.
  PLEASE NOTE: If you have to cancel after May 20th you will need to find a WO member to take your spot or not receive a refund. This is AMCs policy for group reservations.

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• South America Adventure 2025

  • Start
    28 Jun 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    15 Jul 2025
  •  
    10:00 PM
  • Location
    Peru and Ecuador
  • Registered
    17 registrants

  Registration is closed

  South America Adventure 2025!

  Machu Picchu, Galapagos Islands, Ecuadorian Amazon Jungle
  

  Bucket list trip alert! Have you ever wanted to go on the trip of a lifetime? Well, Women Outdoors is planning an breathtaking adventure for June-July 2025 to Macchu Picchu, the Galapagos Islands and the Ecuadorian Amazon.
  

  You can choose to go on one, two or all three adventures. The exact dates have not yet been set, but we'll travel between late June and mid July 2025.

  Here's the trip in a nutshell:

  Machu Picchu - Late June 2025. Walking tour of Cusco. Sacred Valley tour by van to Ollantaytambo. Tour Ollantaytambo ruins. Guided tour of Machu Picchu. Pachamanca feast in home of Qechua farmer.
  

  Galapagos Islands - Immediately after Machu Picchu. Optional tours to chocolate farm and coffee plantation. Van tour of Highland Tortoise Reserve and lunch on a farm on the way to the village of Puerta Ayora. Speed boat to Isabela Island/Puerto Villamil and then boat to Tintoreras Islet for snorkeling. "Tunnels" day boat trip and snorkeling in underwater lava formations. Service project on a coffee farm. Speed boat transfer to Santa Cruz Island for dinner hosted by fisherman and family.
  

  Ecuador Amazon Cruise - After the Galapagos Islands, probably early July 2025. This adventure begins in Quito and after a short flight to Coca, we'll board a motorized canoe for a short journey down the river before reaching the Manatee Amazon Explorer for our welcome aboard. A local naturalist guide will give an introduction to the Ecuadorian Amazon. Some of our activities will be a nighttime forest walk, canoe trip on the Panayacu River delta, nature walks with local naturalist guides, kayaking and swimming in Piranha Lake (not as dangerous as it sounds!).
  

  We're working with Adios Adventure Travel to plan this awe-inspiring adventure. Adios Adventure Travel helped facilitate the Women Outdoors trip to Machu Picchu in 2022 and we loved it so much we asked them to help us out again.
  

  Right now, we're just looking to see how many Women Outdoors members would be interested in joining us on this incredible adventure.
  

  Click here for a detailed description of each segment of the trip.

  Once you've had a chance to dream about this trip of a lifetime, come back to this web page and register your interest.

  There is no commitment to attend at this point; we just want to see how much interest is out there. You do not need to be a member of Women Outdoors to let us know of your interest in this trip at this time. Just click on the REGISTER button and let us know you're interested.
  

  If you want to come, check your passport's expiration date. It must be valid until at least January 2026.
  

  Our South America Adventure 2025 is open to only members of Women Outdoors. You can join right now by clicking on Join Us.

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