Adventure Activities

Adventure Activities

Join Outdoor Pursuits staff on an outdoor adventure! No experience necessary. Any fees cover your guide, transportation and equipment.

Sign up in the Outdoor Pursuits office, EG-10 during office hours (11:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday). Email Outdoors@Binghamton.edu with any questions.

Upcoming adventures

Spring Twilight Hike

  • 5–7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 19
  • Local, $5

Don your rain boots, Wellies, or muck boots, and grab your rain jacket, Binghamton! We're heading out for a springtime salamander hike this evening. Expect to get a little wet as we navigate the mud and puddles along the damp forest trails of our Nature Preserve. Let’s see what we can find! This will be a slower-paced hike with short stops to observe the signs and sights of the season’s emerging changes

Sign up in the Outdoor Pursuits office, EG-10 by Wednesday, March 19

Overlook Fire Tower Hike

  • 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, March 23
  • Woodstock, $25

The open ledges of Overlook’s peak offer spectacular vistas of the Hudson River valley,
Devils Path and the Ashokan Reservoir. This is a challenging hike up an old gravel
caretaker’s road, but very doable. Waiting at the top is a fire tower with an additional
60 feet in height! Bring along a small pack with lunch, snacks, and plenty of water.
Essential clothing for the weather is a must (non-cotton socks, hat, mittens and
synthetic jacket). It will be windy at the top.

Sign up in the Outdoor Pursuits office, EG-10 by Friday, March 21

Pharsalia Woods Lean-To Hike

  • 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 30
  • Norwich, $20

We will hike to one of the best maintained lean-to shelters along the Finger Lakes trail.
The warmth and crackle of a small fire allows us to toasted marshmallows and make
s’mores during our lunch break. Pack a lunch and a water bottle. Dress in non-cotton
base layers. Wear synthetic socks, jacket, hat, gloves and bring a day pack. Wear
sturdy winter boots. This will be a moderately paced 4.5 mile loop hike over rolling
terrain (no major mountains to climb!)

Sign up in the Outdoor Pursuits office EG-10, by Friday, March 28