Outdoor activities groups near Newburgh, NY

Just a "hang out group" of solo women over 48 in the Hudson Valley area (loose parameters on age and relationship status). Looking to foster a fun and supportive environment for all solo women. Open to suggestions: coffee, yoga, book discussions, pickleball, walks, bike rides, restaurants, movies or plays. Just moved to New Paltz a year ago and looking for new friends and connections in the area. Feel free to plan and list an activity. Not a dating group. Value inclusivity, discourage agendas. Gotta stick together.

This is a group of Dog lovers that like to socialize and get out for walks, hikes, or attend events with our 4 legged companions. We are all easy-going, dog-loving people, and we understand that some dogs need a little more time to warm up to the pack. Never hesitate to ask questions about our pack, We have some very knowledgeable dog lovers in this group! Hikes are from somewhat challenging and strenuous to very easy walks in the park. With skill levels ranging from beginner to expert and anywhere in between, all are welcome! We try to find dog-friendly restaurants locally to the hike where we can enjoy each other's company just a little longer. We also attend events organized by others where bringing our dogs are encouraged and accepted! We love exploring local, outdoor, dog-friendly locations and meet like-minded individuals, and we hope you would like to join us. Let's check out what the greater Hudson Valley area has to offer for pet-friendly recreation.

Are you tired of doing things alone? Do you love doing things outdoors? Hiking, walking, dining, all sorts of things!! Are you age 50 plus? We are a four-season group focusing on outdoor events in a relaxed setting, a group that is welcoming and warm. Many wonderful friendships have grown over time among our members. Many of our activities are focusing on dining and hiking right now, but there are other things to have fun with. I am limiting group sizes for many events these days. Sorry!!! For hikes I will need to know your recent hiking experience before moving you to the Yes list. If this doesn't work for you there are other groups taking more new people on events. Sorry, a result for me of Covid. Join with like-minded singles looking for fun and friendship. Our main focus is adults having fun together with no dating pressure. If you are looking for a dating site this is not it. I'm really looking forward to getting outdoors as much as possible, and have lots of cool outdoor things to do. We will also occasionally enjoy indoor activities (mainly during the winter), like bowling. This group is open to all single people, dating people (see note below), and happy dogs of such people. Activities are for adults only. This group is not for people in committed relationships or married people. If you meet someone in the group that is different. For those in dating relationships, one aspect of our group is to be a safe haven for people who are surrounded by a world that sometimes seems to be Couples Only, please don't bring a date. **IMPORTANT: New people: Your RSVP is very important to me. If you cannot make an event that you have signed up for, PLEASE change your RSVP. If you no-show I will remove you from the group. Sorry, if you sign up please show up. :-)** All events are at your own risk. Please read the Liability Waiver on the Pages tab. Please bring your sense of adventure to participate. Most events carry a $2 Meetup fee. Please send me your cell number, I'll return with mine. For friends with kayaks, check out my other group, Newburgh Area Kayakers. :-)

**IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOME ADVENTURE AND VARIETY IN YOUR LIFE, WANT TO BE MORE ACTIVE, MEET NEW FRIENDS, CONQUER YOUR FEARS OR JUST TRY THINGS YOU'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE.... THEN YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE!** This group is for people in the New York City, New Jersey, Upstate NY and surrounding areas that like to stay fit, be active and explore new places while having fun and meeting new people at the same time! Events range from Hiking, Camping, Rock Climbing, Rock Scrambling, Caving, Kayaking, Whitewater Rafting, Zip-lining, Obstacle Course Mud Runs, Downhill Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, Skydiving, Hang Gliding, Mountain Biking, Road Biking and Trail Running just to name a few. We are also open to suggestions of other activities you might like to see offered and we welcome new leadership that might help us expand our offerings to the group. From time to time we may also offer additional activities that may include Educational Workshops, Trips to Galleries & Museums, Urban Exploring, Meeting for Drinks (Socials), Salsa Dancing, Dining out and a wide variety of other possibilities. **Going on trips with like-minded friends is always more fun, and you'll find them here. We are a friendly, outgoing and quirky bunch who like to challenge ourselves and have a good time while doing it.** Our group sizes tend to be smaller here compared to other meetups, but we feel you get to know people better and have a safer experience as a result. We welcome diversity, folks who can laugh and people who respect nature and all the beauty it has to offer us! **We do our best to keep our calendar busy with random and fun trips. [Click Here](http://www.meetup.com/HOAGies/events/)** to check out our Events Calendar. These trips include day outings, weekend road trips, vacations and other cross posted events with other similar meetup groups. **There is NO required membership cost for our group.** If an event should require a fee, itwill be clearly stated in the description. If you're happy with the experiences you share with us we'd love for you to use the **Chip In** feature to help us offset the cost of hosting our group on Meetup.com. If If you'd like to give back to our group please follow this link: [https://secure.meetup.com/HOAGies/contribute/](https://secure.meetup.com/HOAGies/contribute/) **PROFILE PICTURE:** When you apply for membership, please remember to post a recognizable picture of yourself so that we can identify you at our events. This helps both event hosts keep track of participants and attendees to recognize each other. It's also a safety measure if a participant ever goes missing from the group so we can get help finding you using your photo. This picture does not have to be a passport quality photo but we ask that you refrain from cartoon characters, nature shots with no subject, shots with multiple people of the same gender, shots from behind and shots where your face is mostly covered. Our members feel a lot more comfortable meeting and coordinating rides with real people that they can identify. If your membership is rejected please don't take it personally. You can re-apply anytime and will be approved once our criteria is met. **Your application will be rejected if these requirements are not met.** **GUEST POLICY:** Unless otherwise specified in the event, guests are usually not allowed on events. If you wish to bring a guest please have them join the group, RSVP just like any other member and read the trip description and liability waiver. If your guest is on the wait list please message the event host and we will make every effort to accommodate them. This policy insures that guests are aware of the requirements for the trip they wish to participate in and that they agree with our liability waiver. **RSVP ETIQUETTE:** Unless otherwise noted in the event description; we generally request if your plans to attend an event change, that you update your RSVP to "NO" at least 48 hours prior to the event so that members on the waitlist (if applicable) may have sufficient time to plan and take your spot. If you RSVP "YES" to an event and don't show we most likely will just edit your RSVP to didn't go if there are no members on the waitlist. If, however, there are members on the waitlist and you are a "NO SHOW" you will be noted as such. Members that accumulate "NO SHOWS" may not have the same chances of getting off a waitlist as members who are in good standing. Members on the list as "GOING" who have "NO SHOWS" may also be moved to the waitlist at the discretion of the event host to make room for members in good standing. We realize that some folks may sign up to multiple meetups on the same date to try to secure a spot with their friends. If this is the case, please reach out to the event host and we will try to accommodate your friends if/when possible. We once again ask that you please make a final decision within 48 hours unless otherwise noted. **LEAVE NO TRACE** \- When attending our events we ask that you follow these 3 simple rules: \- Please Leave Nothing but Footprints \- Take Nothing but Pictures \- And Waste Nothing but Time Members who don't show a respect for our venues may be asked to leave the group. We ask that if you show your favorite spots to others that you teach them to respect these places as well! **LEGAL DISCLAIMER:** **WE ARE NOT PAID PROFESSIONAL GUIDES AND LEADERS.** As a participating member, you certify that you are responsible for having appropriate skills, physical conditioning, equipment and supplies to participate in events that you chose to attend. Activities can involve certain risks, hazards and dangers that can cause or lead to injury, property damage, illness, mental or emotional trauma, paralysis, disability or death to participant or others. Some, but not all of these risks, hazards and dangers include: hazardous and unpredictable ground, water or weather conditions; misjudgments made by Organizers, Assistant Organizer, leaders, co-leaders, participants or others; travel in remote areas that can cause potential delays or difficulties with transportation, evacuation and medical care; equipment that can fail or malfunction; the potential that the participant or others (e.g. co-participant, driver, medical and rescue personnel) may act carelessly or recklessly. Participation in activities is strictly voluntary and members assume all risks in connection with activities; per Meetup.com's Terms of Service Agreement [https://www.meetup.com/terms/](https://www.meetup.com/terms/) Organizers and hike/trip leaders are released from any and all forms of liability related to events. Additionally, participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. The **NY Hiking and Outdoor Adventure Group** allows outdoor enthusiasts the opportunity to participate with one another in recreational events with like minded people. **This group is not a guide service nor should event organizers be regarded as guides. We are all outdoor enthusiasts and regular people like yourself.**

I'm not an elite athlete by any means, but I like to get outside and hike and explore new areas -- even places that may require extra effort, stops to suck in some oxygen, and some Motrin for my knees when I'm done. But that's ok, it's the adventure and the people you meet you along the way that makes it all worth it. If you like to hike and participate in other outdoor activities and you're having a hard time finding fellow adventurers your age who still want to get out there, this is the place for you. No one gets left behind ever! No money will be collected. Hikes organized all year round - there's gear for cold weather, hot and humid, rain and snow - though safety will always be a consideration. Sometimes the hard stuff is what makes life more fun!

\*group [discord](https://discord.gg/MV5xTPpNrv)\* Do you want to get outside and play some sports but aren’t in the best shape? Have no prior experience with the sport? Need to take some extra time to rest? Scared of committing to a rec league but just want to get out for some fresh air and new friends? Lazy fitness is for you and anyone who is interested in outdoor fitness/sports in a lazy manner. We can choose from a variety of activities based on the groups interest. All are welcome. \*\*We are not liable for any injury, lost, stolen, or broken equipment\*\*

This group is for animal-loving outdoor enthusiasts! We cater towards participants with skill levels ranging from beginner to expert and anywhere in between, all are welcome! Our goals are to explore local outdoor dog-friendly locations and meet like-minded individuals while providing a safe and fun atmosphere for our participants. Come check out what the greater Hudson Valley area has to offer for pet-friendly outdoor recreation!

All outings are led by our own local experts. We look forward to seeing you on the trails soon! All outings are free of charge, but please bring your own gear and water. Dogs must be friendly and well-behaved, as well as current on their Rabies and Bordetella vaccinations.

Enjoy social events and get together in Dutchess County! We will have a variety events in the area to meet new friends and catch up with old friends. Some of our events may be physical activities. Joining and participating at Meetup Events is at your own risk. :)

Following the teachings of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau (but also through the writings/example of John Burroughs, John Muir, Theodore Roosevelt and occasionally others), we are a group of nature-loving outdoor recreationalist theists who find spiritual renewal and growth by time spent in the wild. We believe that ecology, climate, seasonal weather, wildlife, and water and their interwoven systems and sciences reveal and promote reverence to the Creator. We believe that personal religious experience is possible through outdoor exposure since all things naturally lead us to God. “In the woods,” Emerson wrote in his magnum opus NATURE, “we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life – no disgrace, no calamity … which nature cannot repair.” He continued, “Standing on the bare ground — my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space — all mean egoism vanishes. … The currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part and particle of God.” We seek to implement the goals of Transcendentialism, the philosophical religion of Emerson and Thoreau that exalted nature, individualism, self-reliance, and a life devoted to intellectualism, solitude, thought, and leisure. As an interdenominational group, we consciously leave the formalism of religious dogma and doctrine to other other institutions. Our version of church is rather one of private spirituality and individual renewal infused by nature itself. "On every side there is something to soothe and refresh this sense," wrote Thoreau in A WEEK ON THE CONCORD AND MERRIMACK RIVERS, "Look up at the tree-tops and see how finely Nature finishes off her work there. See how the pines spire without end higher and higher, and make a graceful fringe to the earth. And who shall count the finer cobwebs that soar and float away from their utmost tops, and the myriad insects that dodge between them. Leaves are of more various forms than the alphabets of all languages put together: of the oaks alone there are hardly two alike, and each expresses its own character." “I opened my eyes and let what would pass through them into my soul,” Emerson wrote in his 1834 journal, “The pines glittered with their innumerable green needles in the light and seemed to challenge me to read their riddle. The drab oak leaves of the last year turned their little somersaults and lay still again. And the wind bustled high overhead in the forest top.” Reason, he says, can penetrate the inner workings of nature to reveal core truths about the self and the world. When we see an inner principle with clarity and focus, Emerson says we experience “a casting moment.” As a group we will assemble and gather to partake in outdoor adventure "casting moments" -- largely kayaking or hiking -- to fill our senses with nature and let it speak to us. Some outings will include readings, presentations, or discussions on the works of Transcendentalist authors, but largely most of our activities will leave the insights and religious experience entirely to the individual to absorb privately from nature itself. “The morning wind forever blows,” Thoreau wrote, “the poem of creation is uninterrupted; but few are the ears that hear it.”

Welcome to the Shawangunk Wine Trail Meetup group! This group is perfect for wine lovers who enjoy exploring different wineries and learning about wines, ciders, and spirits made in the Hudson Valley. **Our members include Angry Orchard, Applewood Winery, Benmarl Winery, Brooklyn Cider House, Brotherhood, America's Oldest Winery, City Winery Hudson Valley, Magnanini Farm Winery, Quartz Rock Vineyard, Robibero Winery, Stoutridge Distillery and Winery, Warwick Winery & Distillery.**  **[Learn more here.](https://www.shawangunkwinetrail.com/)** Whether you're new in town or a long-time resident, we invite you to join us at our member locations for outdoor and indoor events, weekend getaways, wine tastings, and delicious food pairings. Come meet new friends who share a passion for wine appreciation, good food, and weekend fun. Let's explore the beautiful Hudson Valley together and create unforgettable memories. Cheers to new adventures and delicious wines! *Shawangunk Wine Trail is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization comprising 12 independently owned and operated wineries in the Mid-Hudson Valley region of New York State. Our primary mission is to cooperatively develop an outstanding wine-producing and tourism area through marketing and events while promoting our member wineries.*

This is a way for us to meet new people and socialize after all of our lives have been affected from the pandemic….as well as holding us responsible for remaining active, by walking outside for the health benefits. We walk at a brisk pace, but slow enough where we can hold a conversation. I don’t know about you guys, but if I’m having a blah day, I will NOT blow off the exercise with excuses if people are waiting on me. Come join and have fun after work with me!

This is a members only social club exclusively for gay men who live in the Lower Hudson Valley and who are looking to make friends with other local gay men. Our diverse activities will include bowling, a river cruise down the Hudson, nights out at the movies, nights out at local plays and private wine and food dinners, local winery tours, dining out and more! There are so many things to do in the Hudson Valley and it’s always fun to do them together with other like-minded friends so come and join us soon!💜

Join us in the beautiful Hudson Valley for a vibrant community where individuals can come together to meet new people and share updates on local events! Whether you’re new to the area or a long-time resident, our group offers a welcoming space to connect, socialize, and explore the diverse activities our region has to offer. From casual meetups at local cafes to exciting group outings, we aim to foster friendships and create memorable experiences. Stay updated on upcoming events, share your own ideas, and help us build a thriving network of Hudson Valley enthusiasts. Let’s make new connections and discover all that the Hudson Valley has to offer together!

Are you single and tired of going to singles events, only to find people who only want to "hook up", or are too old (either physically or mentally) to do fun, active things? Or don't want to socialize with people who could be your children? Then you should join us! We go to dances, out to dinner, movies, hikes (not too strenuous), plays, listen to live music (indoors and out)...whatever strikes one of our fancies! So if you are like minded...come check us out!

We are a social group for single Baby Boomers...hence the name....
We are all about having people to hang out with who are in the same boat, maybe make some new friends....We are not a dating or match-making site, and are adamant about our members feeling welcome and comfortable about coming to our events....

We are neurodivergent people who have an interest in psychology and love learning about what makes us work. We actively strive for self-improvement and are not afraid of the deep conversations about what makes us human (for better or worse). We would love to meet with you and hear your perspective or what you have learned so far. Look out for our in-person, casual dining events!

Welcome to our vibrant and dynamic meetup group where we embrace diversity and celebrate a wide range of interests! Whether you're a dance enthusiast, a board game aficionado, a bowling amateur, a sports lover, a nature explorer, a movie buff, a coffee connoisseur, a social butterfly, or simply enjoy leisurely walks and engaging conversations, our group offers something for everyone. Join us for exhilarating dance sessions where you can groove to the beat and let loose on the dance floor. Challenge your strategic thinking with our board game nights filled with friendly competition and laughter. Roll strikes and spares with us at our bowling outings, or showcase your athletic prowess during our sports events. Immerse yourself in the beauty of nature as we embark on invigorating hikes to explore scenic trails and breathtaking views. Experience the magic of the silver screen with our movie theater outings, where we enjoy the latest blockbusters and indie films together. Unwind and connect over casual conversations at our cozy coffee meetups, or embark on a lively adventure through various bars during our bar hopping nights. For those who prefer a more relaxed setting, join us for leisurely walks where we can enjoy the outdoors and engage in meaningful discussions. No matter your interests or background, our group is a welcoming space where you can connect with like-minded individuals, make new friends, and create lasting memories. Come join us for a diverse array of activities and experiences that cater to all tastes and preferences. Let's make every moment count and embrace the joy of shared experiences together!

Are you someone who loves both the great outdoors and getting their groove on? Look no further than our Hiking and Dancing Meetup! Picturesque hiking trail and "Let Your Body Talk" dance class --all while enjoying the camaraderie of fellow outdoor and dance enthusiasts. Whether you're a seasoned hiker and dancer or just looking to try something new, everyone is welcome to join in on the fun. Get ready to move your body, connect with nature, and make lasting memories with our tight-knit group. Let's embark on unforgettable adventures together!

Let's learn to code together. We are training people to become coding friendly. Learning the mind-set is more important than the particular coding language. We are practicing collaborative activities like Study Jams, Coding Clubs, Code Wars, DevFests, etc. And we provide hand holding and office hours when you need it the most - just ask / let us know how we can help. This initiative is sponsored by OpenHub: https://openhubproject.com/ The purpose of this meetup group: Continuous co-learning to achieve project-oriented goals. You should join if you are local and consider yourself as a coder / developer, or want to learn technology to the level when you can use it for projects or for getting a job. Please feel out [this form](https://goo.gl/forms/qT04RYGT2EObjaCQ2) to let us know, what technology you are interested in learning and what you are willing to teach/share. Please vote free first topics you are interested to learn next as level 2 or 3.  [http://doodle.com/poll/ubzgq3s48s5k6re5](http://doodle.com/poll/ubzgq3s48s5k6re5)  Levels: 1 - Introduction.  2 - Design concepts and/or step-by-step learning of technology.  3 - Advanced topics, requires knowing the technology when coming to the class. About us: Open Hub project is an open ecosystem and resource center for local tech workforce / tech business. We are building local tech community, consulting tech startups and tech companies, match making business ideas generators with developers, teaching coding and organizing education workshops. We are attuned to the technology as it relates to business needs in Hudson Valley. https://openhubproject.com/ Mission statement: Bringing people together around technology. Creating an environment where people learn and work together benefiting and inspired by technology and collaboration, and match making them for the mutual empowerment. Mentoring the youth and empowering professionals to share their best practices and grow as mentors.