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All Grafton Listings
Grafton Gardens, Nature Centers & Nature Trails |
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Grafton Lakes State Park, 2,500-acres in size, is located at 100 Grafton Lakes State Park Way, Grafton, NY 12082, Rensselaer County in upper-Hudson Valley.
From NYSParks: "Grafton Lakes State Park, on the forested plateau between the Taconic and Hudson Valleys, includes six ponds and nearly 2500 acres. Long Pond has a large, sandy beach, which is a popular summer attraction. Anglers can go after rainbow and brown trout in Long, Second and Shaver Pond. Pickerel, perch, and bass are abundant in all ponds including Mill Pond and walleye are found at the Martin-Durham Reservoir. All ponds have launch facilities for canoes, sailboats and rowboats, electric boat are allowed. Visitors also picnic, walk the nature trails, and hike, bike or ride horses along the 25 miles of park trails."
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All Petersburg Listings
Petersburg Gardens, Nature Centers & Nature Trails |
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Cherry Plain State Park, a 175-acre park, is located at 10 State Park Road, Petersburg, NY 12138 in Rensselaer County. The park features a sandy beach on Black River Pond, with bathhouse and comfort station nearby. Picnic grounds and a boat launch are adjacent to the beach.
"Cherry Plain State Park has 175 acres and features a sandy beach on Black River Pond, with bathhouse and comfort station nearby. Picnic grounds and a boat launch are adjacent to the beach. The park also has bridle paths and hiking, biking and nature trails that serve for cross-country skiing in winter. Anglers fish for bass, bullheads and pickerel and may also ice fish in winter. The park has 10 trailer sites, 10 lakeside tent sites as well as 10 "hike-in" tent sites available for overnight camping."
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All Schodack Listings
Schodack Gardens, Nature Centers & Nature Trails |
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The Papscanee Preserve, 156-acres in size, with over 2 miles of hiking at the Hudson River shoreline, is located at Route 9J Staats Island Road, East Greenbush and Schodack, NY 12033 in Rensselaer County.
"The Papscanee Island Nature Preserve is open to visitors under the management of the Rensselaer County Legislature. The preserve is a 156-acre natural area located in East Greenbush and Schodack and offers public access to over 2 miles of Hudson River shoreline. It is open dawn to dusk 365 days each year, and is free to the public."
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All Troy (Rensselaer) Listings
Troy (Rensselaer) Gardens, Nature Centers & Nature Trails |
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Prospect Park, 80-acres in size, offering many activities for kids and adults including a playground and 14 tennis court facility, is located at 65 Prospect Park Road, Troy NY 12180 in Rensselaer County.
From Parks & Recreation: "Prospect Park is a city owned park centrally located within the City of Troy. One of three major parks in the City. The park consists of approximately 80 acres of land conveyed by the Warren Family to the City of Troy by deed dated December 23, 1902. Prospect Park opens each season in early April and remains open through early November."
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Albany County
[11 listings over 7 locations]
Columbia County
[2 listings over 1 location]
Dutchess County
[9 listings over 9 locations]
Greene County
[3 listings over 2 locations]
Orange County
[13 listings over 8 locations]
Putnam County
[10 listings over 5 locations]
Rockland County
[11 listings over 7 locations]
Saratoga County
[1 listing over 1 location]
Schenectady County
[2 listings over 1 location]
Ulster County
[6 listings over 3 locations]
Westchester County
[63 listings over 33 locations]
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Directory list of Gardens, Nature Centers & Nature Trails in Rensselaer County, NY. |
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