Maple Sugar Tours

Admission:

Prepaid registration is VERy STRONGLY SUGGESTED and is the only way to guarantee your desired tour date/time!!
Walk-ins welcome as space allows

  • HHNC Members: $12 per person ages 5 and up

  • Not-yet-Members: $15 per person ages 5 and up

  • Ages 4 and under are free

Tour Dates & Times:

  • Public Tour Times: Tours go out hourly from 11am-3pm:
    -Sugar Bush Tours: 11am, 1pm & 2pm
    -Maple Lane Tours:     12pm & 3pm
    See details below

  • Scout Tours: 10am
    Offered on February: 9, 15, 16, 22, 23 and March 1, 2, 8, 9
    See details below

*Sweet Maple Saturday: Maple Sugar Kick Off Day 

  • Saturday, February 8th ONLY

  • Tour Times: 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm

  • Outdoor Discovery Center Get directions here

  • Admission for Adults & Children ages 5 & up:
    -HHNC Members: $15 per person
    -Not -Yet Members:     $18 per person
    -Children 4 and under are free

Join us to kick off our exciting first day of maple sugaring! In addition to our guided Maple Sugar Tours, during this special one-day-only event you can also enjoy delicious "Journey Cakes," fireside storytelling, and tap drilling contests! Bring the whole family to celebrate the sweet start of the maple season with us.

Two Public Tours offerd:

As winter winds down, it’s maple sugaring time! Learn how to identify and tap sugar maple trees, discover sugaring techniques used by Native Americans, pioneers, & modern-day farmers, and see an evaporator in action! PLus, Delicious local maple syrup from Tree Juice is available for sale to tour attendees (see below for details). Join us for a sweet time!

**Sugar Bush Tours
11am, 1pm & 2pm

A one mile moderate hike through field and forest to the Sugar Bush Shack.
 **(terrain and weather conditions dependent- a Maple Lane tour will be given if we are unable to hike to the Sugar Bush)

Maple Lane Tours:
12pm & 3pm

Great for families with little ones in strollers and/or those with limited mobility, it’s a short distance from the front pavilion to our Maple Lane Sugar Shack after a tour of the sugar maple stand.

Scout Group Tours:

  • 1 session per date listed above. 20 people max per session

  • 10am - 11:30am

  • Sugar Bush Tour **(terrain and weather conditions dependent- a Maple Lane tour will be given if we are unable to hike to the Sugar Bush)

  • $100 non-refundable deposit. Full balance due 2 week prior to tour. $10 per each scout and adult.

Tours begin promptly on the hour so Please arrive five minutes early to check-in!

LOcation:

Outdoor Discovery Campus - 120 Muser Drive, Cornwall (off Angola Rd.)

LOCAL MAPLE SYRUP for sale:

Delicious local maple syrup from Tree Juice is available for online pre-sale that be ready to be picked up at your tour!
-Maple syrup purchases are for tour attendees only and only available to those attending in-person Maple Sugar Tours.
-It must be purchased by 3pm the Friday before your tour
-NO ORDERS WILL BE SHIPPED

  • 2 oz Maple Syrup Bottles - $6

  • 12 oz Maple Syrup Bottles - $18

  • 16 oz Maple Syrup Bottles - $21

  • 32 oz Maple Syrup Bottles - $33

TOUR AVAILABILITY:

  • 11am on Saturday, February 22 is SOLD OUT

**Important Information**

  • Registration for tours and maple syrup sales will close at 3pm the Friday before the weekend of upcoming tours

  • Restrooms will be available during Maple Sugar Tours

  • Please wear appropriate footwear for potentially snowy/muddy/icy/cold conditions and dress warmly!

  • Please note: The phones are not monitored on the weekends!

  • In case of inclement weather, the Nature Center will contact you via your registration information if tours are canceled. If you are not contacted- tours are on as scheduled.

REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY:

PLEASE NOTE: Refunds are only given if HHNC cancels your pre-registered tour OR if you notify the office via email or phone 845-534-5506 by 3pm 1 week before your tour

·  If HHNM cancels a program/event (or postpones to a new date you cannot attend)  registrants are entitled to a refund

·  In the event of a patron requested refund/cancellation - Registrants are entitled to a refund minus the credit card processing fee, if they cancel at least 1 week before their tour. Refunds for shorter notice cancellations may be given if we can fill the opened spots.

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