Back to All Events

Maple Sugar Tours


Pre-registration is required.
Click here for the event page & registration

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 IN BEACON, NY IS AVAILABLE FOR SALE TO TOUR ATTENDEES! JOIN US FOR A SWEET TIME!

TOUR DATES & TIMES:

  • Saturdays and Sundays: Saturdays and Sundays, February: 3 & *4, 10 & 11, 17 & 18, 24 & 25, March 2 & 3 
    *(On February 4th the last tour goes out 12pm)

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

LOCATION:

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

Prepaid registration is required

  • 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. Requires a free “lap ticket” available in the cart

ADMISSION:

Prepaid registration is required

  • HHNC Members: $10 per person ages 5 and up

  • Not-yet-Members: $12 per person ages 5 and up

  • Ages 4 and under are free

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.

  • To schedule your den/pack/troop: Contact Registration Manager Michelle at mmindicino@hhnm.org or (845) 534-5506 ext 204

TOURS OFFERED:

**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

Perfect for very little ones or those with mobility issues, it’s a short distance from the front pavilion to our Maple Lane Sugar Shack after a tour of the sugar maple stand.

TOURS BEGIN PROMPTLY ON THE HOUR SO PLEASE ARRIVE FIVE MINUTES EARLY TO CHECK-IN!

LOCAL MAPLE SYRUP:

Delicious local maple syrup from Tree Juice in Beacon, NY is available for sale (online only - syrup will not be available for purchase on-site) 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. Syrup must be purchased by 3pm the Friday before your tour. NO ORDERS WILL BE SHIPPED! 

Earlier Event: January 28
Members Only: Maple Tree Tapping
Later Event: February 4
Nature on Ice