Recreation


There certainly is no shortage of terrain for exploration throughout the central and northern portions of Saratoga County. Two enormous state parks provide tens of thousands of acres for walking, hiking, biking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. Over the past three decades, former railroad beds in the City of Saratoga Springs have been repurposed as the Spring Run and Bog Meadow Brook Trails. In Malta, the nine-mile Zim Smith Trail now has the distinction of being the only trail in the State of New York to be classified as a national recreation trail by the U.S. Park Service.


Saratoga Spa State Park

Saratoga Spa State Park, simply known as Spa State Park, is home to SPAC, the National Museum of Dance, the Saratoga Automobile Museum and the Hall of Springs. The 2,379-acre park, which partially lies in Saratoga Springs, Malta and Milton, is the site of several geysers and mineral springs that were widely believed to have medicinal effects during the 19th Century.


Saratoga Lake

Saratoga Lake is a popular summer destination for fishing, boating, kayaking and paddling or just watching a majestic sunset over the southern Adirondacks from the eastern shore of the lake. Public access to the lake is available at Waterfront Park in Saratoga Springs and the state boat launch on Route 9P (next to the bridge) in the Town of Saratoga.


Moreau Lake State Park

This sprawling 6,250-acre public preserve is nestled along the Upper Hudson River in the Palmertown Range of the Adirondack foothills near South Glens Falls. Popular activities include hiking, paddling, fishing, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.


Recreation Trails

From the Spring Run and Bog Meadow Brook Trails in Saratoga Springs to the Zim Smith Trail in Malta, Saratoga County offers countless miles of paths for exploration. To the north, Spruce and Hadley Mountains have long been two of the most popular hiking destinations within the Adirondack Park, offering stunning views of the Upper Hudson Valley, Lake George, and Great Sacandaga Lake, as well as the Green Mountains in neighboring Vermont.