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• National Gathering 2026

  • Start
    21 Aug 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • End
    24 Aug 2026
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Camp Scatico, Elizaville, NY (Upper Hudson Valley)

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  Fees are $230 - $390 based on lodging choice and length of stay 

  Friday (8/21/26) noon to Sunday (8/23/26) 3 pm

  This 3-day/2-night option includes 7 meals from Friday lunch to Sunday lunch - $230 (excludes Private Rooms)

  
  

  Friday (8/21/26) noon to Monday (8/24/26) 3 pm
  

  This 4-day/3-night option includes 10 meals from Friday lunch to Monday lunch - $330 (Cabins, RV, Tent) and $390 (Private Room)

  Please review our Lodging Options BEFORE registering! You will need to decide what is important to you and select your housing accordingly! Some options are limited so register early! Note: Private rooms have sold out, but you can request to be on the waiting list during the registration process.

  You must be a paid member and logged in to be able to register and to view all of the lodging options.

  
  

  Want to learn more? Click on these links:

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  Registration Deadlines
  

  • Register and pay by July 31 to avoid a $25 late fee.
  • Registration Closes on August 17.
  • Scholarships are available to help you attend - application deadline July 17.

  
  

  Cancellation Policy - if you cancel:
  

  • By July 20: Full refund
  • July 21 - July 31: $25 cancellation fee
  • August 1 - Aug 17: $50 cancellation fee only IF we are able to replace you with a new registration. Otherwise no refund.
    
  • August 18 or later: NO Refund

  Note: Refunds for cancellations occurring August 1 or later will be processed after we return from the Gathering.

  
  

  

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• Fall Connecticut River Paddle Trip

  • Start
    25 Sep 2026
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • End
    27 Sep 2026
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Connecticut River between Springfield VT and Bellows Falls XS
  • Spaces left
    5

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  Join us for our Fall
  Connecticut River Paddle Trip!
  
  

  Must be a member of Women Outdoors to attend. You can join WO at https://www.womenoutdoors.org/joinus

  Our paddle trip will be two days on the Connecticut River, overnighting at a 10 person home B&B in Chester VT. (Rooms are shared).

  • We will meet Friday afternoon/evening at the B&B, and stay until Sunday.  Location will be sent to you once you register.
  • Please email bonna.wieler@gmail.com before registering to confirm that this trip is a right fit for you and your boat with a 6-mile paddle day. You can register after approval. 
  • You pay the $180 for the weekend to Women Outdoors when you register. Kayak rentals are available for $30 by checking in with bonna.wieler@gmail.com.
  • Women under 16 yo may come accompanied by an adult.  You must register individually,  thank you.  

  We are looking at launching at Hoyts Landing in Springfield VT and paddling to Herricks Cove in Rockingham VT, a 6- mile trip with a car shuttle.  We can extend our time on the water with estuary/ wetland/ birding explorations Saturday afternoon and/or Sunday morning.

  Itinerary:

  Saturday: 6 miles

  180.9 Hoyts Landing in Springfield VT to

  Lunch at Charlestown Picnic area,

  175.1 Herricks Cove take out

  Sunday: 3 miles downriver, plus more in the estuary

  175.1 Herricks Cove Connecticut River launch --explore estuary of Williams River ( birding) and go home or choose to paddle 3 mi south to

  173.9 lunch at Lower Meadow campsite

  172.1 Pine Street boat landing take out

  PLEASE NOTE: Overnight events are open only to dues-paying members of the Women Outdoors organization. Joining a Meetup group does not make you a WO member. You can join for only $30/year (or $15 for those under 18, full-time students, and seniors 65 and over) at the Join Us page on our organization's national site. As a member of Women Outdoors you can participate in all of your own region's activities, as well as other region's and national events.

  If you're not a member, you will need to join first. If you are a member, you'll need to login to your Women Outdoors account, then click on the Register Now button.

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