Parks

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TOWN CENTER PARK IS NOW OPEN! - 499 Moe Road, Clifton Park, NY 12065
- Click here for Town Center Park Master Plan
- Town officials held a ribbon-cutting on Oct. 11, 2022 to welcome visitors to the 37-acre, Town Center Park, open to the public, owned and managed by the Town of Clifton Park. The new park space is accessible from both Moe Road and the Moe Road Multi-Use Trail, as well as from Maxwell Drive at its intersection with Southside Drive, via new driveways. Bike racks and small parking areas are located at both main entrances to the park. The park features a 12-foot wide, paved path that can be shared by pedestrians, bicyclists, strollers, wheelchairs and is designed to be ADA accessible. The width of the path can accomodate groups and a mix of users. The trail is open every day, and will be maintained throughout all seasons. New crosswalks are located on Maxwell Drive connecting the new Town Center Park directly to the Town Center shopping, offices, restaurants, residential living, and community activities. New pedestrian lighting fixtures are also being installed along this main, east-west trail. Signage and benches are still planned to be installed as part of this initial phase.
- The Town of Clifton Park acquired the property in February 2018 from the Shenendehowa Central School District with strong public support. In 2019 the Town Board initiated and conducted a one-year planning process, engaging with the public to create the community vision for the new park as a welcoming natural area and gathering place to enjoy the woodlands in Town Center. Future phases include, but are not limited to, nature trails looping off this main trail, and a vision for interconnections to other locations identified in the Town Center Park Master Plan that the Clifton Park Town Board adopted in 2020.
- Click here for map
Clifton Common - 7 Clifton Common Blvd. Clifton Park, NY 12065
- This 81-acre park offers baseball, softball, and soccer fields. There are also outdoor basketball courts and a playground area. You will also find an outdoor stage and two indoor skating arenas. The senior center is also located in the Clifton Common.
- Click here for map
- Click here for map of numered soccer fields
Prestige Services Arena - 16 Clifton Common Blvd. Clifton Park, NY 12065
- Call (518) 383-5440 for information on open-ice times and schedules.
Garnsey Park - 1481 Route 146, Rexford NY 12065
- A beautiful 151 acre parkland with hills, meadows and wetlands, can be explored via a nature trail through meadows and woods. Small unpaved parking lot is near the trailhead kiosk.
- Click here for map
Kinns Road Park - 624 Kinns Road Clifton Park, NY 12065
- Provides nature and cross country ski trails, picnic area. There is also a picnic area. The park’s trails extend south across a stream to the Sherwood Forest neighborhood.
- Click here for map
William K. Collins, Jr. Park - 525 Moe Road Clifton Park, NY 12065
- Provides ball field, playground, nature trail, picnic areas, pavilion and "open space" areas for a variety of sporting activities and family gatherings.
- Pavilion available for rent between April and October. Restrooms close for the winter from November to April.
- Click here for map
- Click here for pavilion rental application
Veterans Memorial Park & Mooney Carrese Forest - 697 MacElroy Road Clifton Park, NY 12065
- This facility provides softball fields and a pavilion. Beautiful wetlands can be found behind ballpark.
- Pavilion available for rent between April and October. Restrooms close for the winter from November to April.
- Click here for map
- Click here for pavilion rental application
Dog Parks
- Mary Jane Row Dog Park - 30 Ray Road Clifton Park, NY 12065
- Kinns Road Park - 624 Kinns Road Clifton Park, NY 12065 - click here for map
- Rules and Regulations for dogs
  - These parks are to be used with permit only. You may obtain a permit from the Town Clerk's office (click here for link). These parks are open from 5:30 am - 10:00 pm.

For an interactive map of all parks, trails and nature preserves, and town facilities, click here.

Looking for your neighborhood park? Try the maps below:

Recreation Plan Map 1 - Regional Context
Recreation Plan Map 2 - Parks, Preserves & Trails
Recreation Plan Map 3 - Park Districts
Recreation Plan Map 4 - Pocket Parks, Play Lots & Neighborhood Parks
Recreation Plan Map 5 - Community Parks
Clifton Park Public Lands Inventory Spreadsheet - A list of the town parks, trails, neighborhood parks, and more!

Park District Advisory Committee:
As the Town of Clifton Park has grown, so has its many neighborhood parks. Locating parks, playgrounds, ball fields and tennis courts within neighborhoods and developments has been a long-standing Town priority. Residents enjoy convenience and accessibility, greatly enhancing their quality of life. To insure the local parks continue to meet the needs of the neighborhoods they serve the Town has created “Park Districts”. It has been Town policy to create local Park District Committees, in order to provide for neighborhood control and decision-making. Residents within a Park District pay a small annual Park District Levy (tax) on their yearly tax bill, to support and maintain their neighborhood park. In order to provide for the on-going needs of the neighborhood parks, and to oversee the expenditures of park funds for regular maintenance such as grass cutting, painting of playground equipment, spring clean-up, lighting, fencing and signage, each Park District has a Park District Advisory Committee.

Clifton Common Playground Renovation: Please be advised the Playground at the Clifton Common will be closed beginning July 5th to allow our Buildings and Grounds department to begin removing the old structure that is remaining in preparation for the new playground equipment to be installed. The current structure has been in place since 1989.

During the last decade or so, the Town has engaged in public discussions about the future of the playground as the wooden structures began to deteriorate. We removed and replaced some of the original playground equipment several years ago in the area near the front entrance and the swings to the rear of the playground. The playground structure has become a daily maintenance concern as we have continued to maintain the apparatus to keep it as safe as possible. Clifton Park families will be forever grateful to the volunteers and supporters of the playground when it was first constructed.

The new playground plan which was presented for review at a workshop on April 3, 2023 that was followed by a presentation at a Town Board Meeting. Renderings of the new playground were distributed for public review and we appreciate the valuable input from residents about the plan. The initiative was approved by the Town Board on May 8, 2023. The new playground will offer the same basic look and feel with modern amenities and composite materials, resulting in a structure that will serve families for several decades. The new structure will also meet all of the latest safety code standards, new and expanded number of fun elements for children to enjoy, offer accessibility for all children and include sensory driven elements.

The new playground structure will cost just over $700,000 when it's completed. Because it will be constructed of a composite material it should last for at least 50 years for our young residents to enjoy. A grant through Senator Tedisco in the amount of $200,000 has been secured by the town and will be utilized to offset the cost of the new structure. The contractor has stated that the project should be completed in late August.

Unfortunately, the playground will not be available for a period of time, but following construction activities we will have a wonderful new recreational asset for the Town of Clifton Park.