Events

Join the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club for a guided hike to Mud Lake at Robert V. Riddell State Park. See Https://susqadk.org/outing-schedule/ for contact information

Free fishing days offer New York State residents and non-residents who are 16 and older* to fish without a freshwater fishing license or recreational marine fishing registration (*Kids under 16 can always fish for free!). 2023 Free Fishing Days Schedule February 18-19 (President's Day Weekend) June 24-25 September 23 (National Hunting and Fishing Day) November 11 (Veterans Day) These…

Otsego Outdoors Beer Hike Kick off fall and explore the trail at Brewery Ommegang. Start off hiking the trail, open just for this event, between 10:30am and noon. This moderate hike with some steep inclines will take about an hour to complete. This event is for ages 21+. After the hike, find out more about…

Join Amy and Will for this fun chance to dip your toes into camping at Glimmerglass State Park. If you don’t feel up to spending the night, come for dinner on Friday night and hang out around the campfire. OCCA will have gear to borrow so don’t let that stop you from spending a night…

The Alec Pitel Memorial Sprintin for Spartans 5k/5 mile run in Otego is on the grounds of The Unatego High School and its Cross-Country Course. The 5k will use the same course the high school team uses, and the 5 Mile will have some added mileage on the grounds. The walk will be more on…

Join Shelby from the Otsego County Conservation Association for a fun hike at Glimmerglass State Park. We will meet at the Nature Center at Glimmerglass State Park (enter as if you are going to Hyde Hall) and do a short activity before heading out on a hike. Explorers will keep our eyes open for animal…

CNYC, Butternuts Brewery, and Butternut Valley Alliance (BVA) invite you to come have some fun and ride your bike on some amazing dirtphalt terrain. This event is co-sponsored by the BVA, a community non-profit whose mission is to protect and conserve the environmental qualities, farming, economic development and cultural heritage in the Butternut Creek watershed. On site parking…

Hawkwatch Open House at the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Sanctuary 10 a.m., a Franklin Mountain hawk counter will conduct a workshop on how to identify flying hawks. At 11:30 a.m., there will be a guided trailwalk around the Sanctuary , ending at the Hawkwatch. In the afternoon, starting at 12:30pm, we host Deborah Saltis of Falcon Heart…

COME AND JOIN THE FUN at Gilbert Lake State Park!! It's our last hurrah for the season AND the Fall Family Festival (Happy Halloween themed) featuring trunk or treat, site decorating, a BBQ and s'mores. Here is a list of the activities this weekend: SATURDAY: 10 am crafts (tent by concession) 2:30-4 pm Trunk decorating…

UPDATE: The Mushroom Walk on October 8 has reached capacity, but another walk is scheduled for Oct. 29. Sign up today OCCA and Walk leader Margret Grebowicz are thrilled at how popular the first two mushroom walks were. Again, this walk will add and reinforce knowledge for participants who came on either of the first…