Preserves & Trails

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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.
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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.
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- Click here to view a free Hayes Nature Park Wildflower Field Guide prepared by Clifton Park naturalist David Behm

Kinns Road Park/Saratoga County Forest - Kinns Road
Provides nature and cross country ski trails, picnic area. Maps are available from the office of Parks, Recreation, and Community Affairs.
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)
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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.
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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.
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Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve - Riverview Road, Adjacent to the Mohawk River.
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- 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