Birding & Nature Trails in Capital-Saratoga

> Discover Albany's vast Pine Bush Preserve

195 New Karner Road #1, Albany, NY 12205

Locally known as the Pine Bush, this 3,350-acre preserve is one of the largest of the 20 inland pine barrens in the world.

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> Caroga Campground

3043 NY-29A, Gloversville, NY 12078

Caroga Lake Campground features more than 100 large and level sites that can accommodate the smallest tent to 40' RVs, some designated as accessible for the mobility impaired.

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> Cohoes Falls at Falls View Park

231-341 N Mohawk St., Cohoes, NY 12047

The four-acre Falls View Park offers a view of the scenic Cohoes Falls that spans the Mohawk River between Cohoes and Waterford, NY.

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> Cole's Woods

40 Parkview Ave., Queensbury, NY 12804

Open year round, Cole’s Woods opened the first lighted cross-country ski trails in North America in December of 1971 and offers many recreational activities.

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> Hiking at Glens Falls Canal Trail

Glens Falls, NY 12801

The last remaining original canal in New York State, the nine-mile trail begins at the Feeder Dam in Glens Falls and will bring you by a portion of the few remaining sections of the original 1820s canal system.

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> John Boyd Thacher State Park

830 Thacher Park Road, Voorheesville, NY 12186

Thacher State Park is one of the richest fossil-bearing formations in the world and provides an amazing panorama of the Hudson-Mohawk Valleys and the Adirondack and Green Mountains.

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> Oakwood Cemetery

50 101st St., Troy, NY 12180

Established in 1848, Oakwood Cemetery and the Earl Chapel are world-class architectural treasures and a National Historic Landmark.

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> Saratoga National Historic Park

648 NY-32, Stillwater, NY 12170

The site of the historic 1777 Battles of Saratoga, this multi-site park commemorates the famed Revolutionary War victory with a battlefield tour and monument.

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> Schodack Island State Park

1 Schodack Island Way, Schodack Landing, NY 12156

Recreational activities abound at Schodack Island State Park with picnicking, fishing, hiking, biking, cross-country skiing and access to ice skating and snowshoe trail in the winter.

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> Washington County Grasslands

390 Black House Road, Fort Edward, NY 12828

Washington County Grasslands Wildlife encompasses nearly 300 acres of prime grassland habitat, providing a great opportunity for wildlife watching, hunting, trapping and hiking.