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    • Berne Trails and Outdoor Recreation >
      • John Boyd Thacher State Park
      • Switzkill Farm
      • Thompson's Lake Campground
      • Thompsons Lake Fishing Access
      • Cole Hill State Forest
      • Partridge Run Wildlife Management Area
      • Keleher Preserve
      • Kenrose Sanctuary
      • Berne Town Park
      • Fox Creek Park
      • B-K-W Playground and Track
    • Knox Trails and Outdoor Recreation >
      • Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center
      • John Boyd Thacher State Park
      • Thompson's Lake Campground
      • Knox Historic Trails and Tours
      • Limestone Rise Preserve
      • Knox Wetland
      • Knox Town Park
      • Winn Preserve
      • Margaret Burke Wildlife Management Area
      • Wolf Creek Falls Preserve
    • Rensselaerville Trails and Outdoor Recreation >
      • The Huyck Preserve
      • Katharine Huyck Elmore Playground
      • Bayard Elsbree Memorial Park
      • Medusa Park
      • Catskill Creek Fishing Access
      • Rensselaerville State Forest
      • Historical Markers Tour
    • Westerlo Trails and Outdoor Recreation >
      • Bear Swamp Preserve
      • Restifo Sanctuary
      • Basic Creek Reservoir Fishing Access
      • Westerlo Town Park
      • Blaisdell White Memorial Park
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    • Baitsholts Farm CSA
    • Black Creek Farm CSA
    • Crosby Farm CSA
    • Eight Mile Creek Farm CSA
    • Fox Creek Farm CSA
    • Foxtail Community Farm CSA
    • Garden of One CSA
    • Gordon Farms CSA
    • Heather Ridge Farm CSA
    • Helder-Herdwyck Farm CSA
    • Longfield Farm CSA
    • Newcombs Farm CSA
    • Otter Hook Farms CSA
    • Patroon Land Farm CSA
    • Raven Crest Botanicals CSA
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    • Discover the Hilltowns Tour
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TRAILS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION
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Berne
​Trails and Outdoor Recreation
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Knox
​Trails and Outdoor Recreation
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Rensselaerville Trails and Outdoor Recreation
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Westerlo Trails and Outdoor Recreation

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Head for the Hilltowns and our four-season recreation. We offer lakes and ponds for boating, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, and swimming. You can walk, hike, cross-country ski, snowshoe, and snowmobile on our trails. Each town has a park with recreational and picnic facilities. We invite you to explore our geologic wonders, hike the Long Path, study flora and fauna, or attend a family-friendly program at Thacher Nature Center and the Huyck Preserve.

We want you to be safe.  
​Please see our Common Sense Guidelines
​before you start exploring.
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Albany County Interactive Mapping shows the locations of State parks, wildlife management areas, and trail systems.

Hilltown History 
Many of our recreational areas were formerly farms, fields, or settlements.
If you see an old cellarhole (stone foundation), stone wall, cemetery, limestone kiln, apple orchard, or lilac bush, please respect the place and remember the Hilltowners who once called the beautiful Helderbergs "home." 
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Accessibility
Due to the rugged nature of our Hilltown terrain, many of our recreational sites have limited accessibility. Several parks have accessible areas and restrooms. Knox Historical Society has four driving tours that don't require walking.
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Get Involved!
We can all help our outdoor recreation areas, whether we work at a trail clean-up project, lead an educational program, or provide financial support.
Helderberg Hilltowns Association  
PO Box 59
​Knox, NY 12107
             
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