- Clifton Park Trails Map (pdf)
- Park District Advisory Committee
- Dwaas Kill Nature Preserve - Between Pierce & Kinns Roads
250 acreas nature preserve area to be established between Pierce & Kinns Roads. - Hayes Nature Park
More than a mile of ADA-accessible trails run along this 48-acre parcel off of Moe Road near Thoroughbred Way and Liberty Way.- Click here for map
- Click here to view a free Hayes Nature Park Wildflower Field Guide prepared by Clifton Park naturalist David Behm
- Kinns Road Park - Kinns Road
Kinns Road Park is about 64 acres owned and maintained by the Town of Clifton Park, with another 32 acres of adjoining lands owned by the Town of Clifton Park that have been acquired through the creation of park land in subdivisions and from Saratoga P.L.A.N. The park is centrally located off of Kinns Road, immediately east of Nottingham Way North, and just west of Carlton Road. The town park offers beautiful wooded trails — many of which connect to the adjoining neighborhoods — used year-round by walkers, hikers and orienteers. During the winter, some of the trails are groomed for cross-country skiing. This is a dog-friendly park, but all dogs must have a current dog permit obtained from the Town of Clifton Park Town Clerk. A stream is located south of the park on the trail that leads to Sherwood Forest. The original 64 acres comprised a forest plantation owned by Saratoga County as a county forest, prior to being conveyed in 2017 to the Town of Clifton Park.
Nature Trail Videos
Below please find a collection of recent videos for visitors to screen and experience 14 trails at Kinns Road Park, during Spring and also during the Fall. These videos were filmed by Alison Szczesny, to create increased public access to Kinns Road Park, for her Girl Scout Gold Award Project.
“Over the course of a year, I decided to walk and document each of 14 trails in Kinns Road Park. I recorded my hikes in the hopes of creating an online library of videos that would highlight the beauty of the park. I hiked each trail in both the mid fall and late spring. Over the course of the summer of 2021, I took the raw videos and smoothed them over, carefully editing them in ways that would highlight their natural wonder. Then, I worked with the Town of Clifton Park to add these virtual hikes to a new page off the Town’s website. I hope that my Girl Scout Gold Award Project makes this beautiful forest park accessible to all.”
--Alison Szczesny, Girl Scout Troop 2505, introducing her Girl Scout Gold Award 2021 Project
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Spring Videos of Kinns Road Park - Click here for videos of 14 trails and what you would experience in Spring at Kinns Road Park.
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Fall Videos of Kinns Road Park Videos - Click here for videos of 14 trails and what you would experience in Fall at Kinns Road Park.
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- Mohawk Landing - Riverview Road
On Riverview Road, next to Riverview Orchards. Offers parking space with kayak/canoe access to the Mohawk River.- Click here to view a free Mohawk Landing Wildflower Field Guide prepared by Clifton Park naturalist David Behm (link to guide)
- Click here for Map
- North Woods Preserve - Off of south side of Shadow Wood Way
80 acres, off of south side of Shadow Wood Way, former village of Round Lake reservoir, woodlands area, previous unmarked trails with town trail access in future development. Click here to view a trail and features map.- Click here for Map
- Click here for Map
- Robert Van Patten Memorial Trail
1.6 mile long Multi-Use trial connects Ushers Road trial to the intersection of Van Patten Drive and Carlton Road. - Veterans Memorial Park at Elks Trail - MacElroy Road
Provides softball fields. Reservations for group use may be made by calling the office of Parks, Recreation and Community Affairs. Click here to view a trail and features map.- Click here for Map
- Click here for Map
- Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve - Riverview Road, Adjacent to the Mohawk River.
- Click here for Map
- Offers hiking, fishing, cross country skiing, birding and nature walks. Trails are maintained. Maps are available from the office of Parks, Recreation and Community Affairs. Open year-round sunrise to sunset.
- The Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve in Clifton Park will be officially closed to recreational users but open for duck hunters in designated areas for one week in October. Hunters must register prior to entering the preserve in the Clifton Park Town Clerk's Office located at the corner of Clifton Park Center & Vischer Ferry Roads, showing hunter's and driver's licenses, duck stamp and car registration. The Town Clerk has maps of the Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve including No-Hunting Zones. The Vischer Ferry Nature Preserve is located on Riverview Road, east of the hamlet of Vischer Ferry in the southern part of Clifton Park.
- Want more info about this special place? Please see this pdf Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve Booklet 2002 (3.42 MB)
- Click here to view a free Vicher Ferry Wildflower Field Guide prepared by Clifton Park naturalist David Behm
