Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center
Thacher Nature Center offers ski and hiking trails, wildlife walks and talks, geology and nature exhibits, classes, and family-friendly programs. It's  operated by NYS Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and is located in John Boyd Thacher State Park at Thompson's Lake State Campground. More information here. And more information at Friends of Thacher Park.

87 Nature Way, Voorheesville, NY 12186
Off Ketcham Road (County Route 256), Knox, NY  518-872-0800

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Most of the trails are in fields and woods and not easily accessible to individuals with mobility impairments. The main building is accessible and has a large veranda out back for enjoying the gardens, feeders, lake views, and back yard. 

There are several picnic tables on the grounds. Please clean up after yourself!

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Click on the photos below for larger images and more information about Thacher Nature Center.

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Hilltown History

Knox School #5
On the grounds of Thacher Nature Center is a restored one-room schoolhouse on Ketcham Road. In the 19th and 20th centuries, local children attended the school, now the only building in Knox in the National Register of Historic Places. Learn more at Knox Historical Society.

Teacher Fanny Ellis taught at Knox School #5 in the 1920s.