Want to join one of our hikes on the outing schedule? If you are not a member of the Onondaga Chapter and would like to join us, e-mail the Outing’s Chair Lisa Druke at or contact the Membership’s Chair Peg Whaley at or 315-633-0154. Guests are welcome to join for 1 or 2 outings to see what we are all about – please contact us!
Cascade Lake Backpack
We will meet near Syracuse to carpool. From the Cascade Lake parking area located in our Chapter’s adopted Pigeon Lake Wilderness, we will backpack in and set up camp at the meadow campsite on the north shore of the lake near a sandy beach surrounded by White pines. We plan to hike the loop trail [...]
Rome Sand Plains
We will hike the trail to Wood Creek. This area is a unique area with Nature Conservancy, Lupines can be found in this area. On past occasions, Hal Boyce and I saw pink lady’s slipper. Keep your fingers crossed! Theresa Evans
Pigeon Lake Work Hike
We'll do a loop and work the beautiful trails of the chapter's adopted Pigeon Lake Wilderness Area from Big Moose Rd. and touch Queer Lake, a great lunch spot. This is an all-day, early start event, so bring plenty of water and food. Pack rain gear, insect spray, work gloves and hand tools if you [...]