Kids activites and events around Schenectady NY

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1. Plotter Kill Preserve

3913 Mariaville Road Rotterdam NY, Rotterdam NY

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The Almy D. Coggleshall Plotter Kill Preserve is a 632-acre nature reserve and hiking area

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5.1 Miles

2. Bowman Orchards

147 Sugar Hill Road, Rexford NY

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Bowman Orchards welcomes you to enjoy our You-Pick Days where you can make memories that will last a lifetime! 98 acres of freshly grown apples, peaches, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, pumpkins & so much more!

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7.6 Miles

3. Albany Pine Bush

195 New Karner Road, Albany NY

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Kids can learn, explorer and participate in nature related activities on a 3,200 acre nature preserve located in Albany New York

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9.1 Miles

4. Ellms Family Farm

448 Charlton Road, Ballston Spa NY

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For acres of family-friendly fall things to do in Saratoga NY, visit Ellms Family Farm. Enjoy pick-your-own pumpkins, corn mazes, cider donuts

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10.1 Miles

5. The Crossings of Colonie

580 Albany Shaker Road, Loudonville NY

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The Crossings of Colonie features a kids playground, a three-acre pond for fishing and ice skating and 6.5 miles of trails.

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10.8 Miles

6. Christman Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary

3281 Schoharie Turnpike, Delanson NY

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The 120-acre Christman Sanctuary is home to the Bozenkill, with its 30-foot waterfall and numerous lesser cascades.

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11.1 Miles

7. Indian Ladder Farms

342 Altamont Road, Altamont NY

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Indian Ladder Farms grows a variety of crops, but we are best known for our apples. We are a certified-EcoApple grower, adhering to a rigorous protocol that ensures our apples our produced using the most sustainable and ecologically friendly growing pract

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11.7 Miles

8. Cohoes Falls Falls View Park

231-341 North Mohawk Street, Cohoes NY

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Cohoes Falls is 1,000 feet wide and 90 feet high. The best time to see it is in the springtime. Visitors can enjoy fishing, hiking or taking photographs of the Falls

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11.9 Miles

9. Thacher State Park

830 Thacher Park Road, Voorheesville NY

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Located along the Helderberg Escarpment, just 15 miles southwest of Albany, this New York State park preserves six miles of limestone cliffs, rock-strewn slopes, woodlands, and open fields.

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12.3 Miles

10. Emma Treadwell Thacher Ntr Ct

87 Nature Center Way, Voorheesville, NY 12186, Voorheesville NY

Google Reviews (41)

Exhibits include a model of the Helderberg Escarpment, a live honeybee observation hive, bird viewing areas, fossils, furs, skulls and lots of hands-on displays. Live amphibians and reptiles are on display in the spring and summer months.

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13.5 Miles

11. Ganser Smith Memorial Park

Ganser Smith Memorial Park, Menands NY

Google Reviews (74)

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Ganser Smith Memorial Park is a local Menand's park that has a children's playground, baseball field and basketball court.

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14.1 Miles

12. Washington Park

Madison Ave & Willett St, Albany NY

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Washington Park spans 84 acres and provides a location for an array of sports ,activities, popular events and concerts. Make sure you attend the annual Tulip Festival.

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14.4 Miles

13. Five Rivers Education Center

56 Game Farm Rd, Delmar, NY 12054, Delmar NY

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There's Something for Everyone at Five Rivers! Grounds are open every day, year-round, from sunrise to sunset. You can picnic, walk (ski) the trails, and observe wildlife.

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16.9 Miles

14. Liberty Ridge Farm

29 Bevis Road, Schaghticoke NY

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Liberty Ridge Farm sets atop 100 acres of farmland in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains. Located in Schaghticoke, NY, the wedding & events venue .

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16.9 Miles

15. Landis Arboretum

174 Lape Road, Esperance NY

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Landis is an arboretum and public garden incorporating hundreds of acres in Schoharie & Montgomery?Counties of New York State

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18.1 Miles

16. Saratoga Spa State Park

19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs NY

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Offers picnic areas, shady stream side trails, suitable for the nature-lover or the casual walker, as well as certified running courses . Winter activities include cross-country skiing,ice skating, ice hockey.

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21.9 Miles

17. Adirondack Animal Land

3554 New York 30, Gloversville NY

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A drive-thru African safari, a petting area & prairie dogs are highlights of this 80-acre zoo.

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23 Miles

18. Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station

5052 Delaware Turnpike, Rensselaerville NY

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Huyck Preserve is a 2,000 + acre nature preserve with 12 miles of beautiful trails, including Rensselaerville Falls, lake Myosotis, and Lincoln Pond

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23.1 Miles

19. Edmund Nile Huyck Preserve

5052 Delaware Tpke, Rensselaerville, NY 12147, Rensselaerville NY

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Founded in 1931, the Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station has been connecting people to nature for over 80 years! We have a long, rich history as part of Rensselaerville and as one of the oldest biological research stations in the United States

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24.2 Miles

20. Secret Caverns

671 Caverns Rd, Howes Cave, NY 12092, Howes Cave NY

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Naturally formed caverns with waterfalls 100 ft. below ground, various formations & fossils.

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Kids Activities and Events Schenectady NY

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The Almy D. Coggleshall Plotter Kill Preserve is a 632-acre nature reserve and hiking area

Bowman Orchards welcomes you to enjoy our You-Pick Days where you can make memories that will last a lifetime! 98 acres of freshly grown apples, peaches, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, pumpkins & so much more!

Kids can learn, explorer and participate in nature related activities on a 3,200 acre nature preserve located in Albany New York

For acres of family-friendly fall things to do in Saratoga NY, visit Ellms Family Farm. Enjoy pick-your-own pumpkins, corn mazes, cider donuts

The Crossings of Colonie features a kids playground, a three-acre pond for fishing and ice skating and 6.5 miles of trails.

The 120-acre Christman Sanctuary is home to the Bozenkill, with its 30-foot waterfall and numerous lesser cascades.

Indian Ladder Farms grows a variety of crops, but we are best known for our apples. We are a certified-EcoApple grower, adhering to a rigorous protocol that ensures our apples our produced using the most sustainable and ecologically friendly growing pract

Cohoes Falls is 1,000 feet wide and 90 feet high. The best time to see it is in the springtime. Visitors can enjoy fishing, hiking or taking photographs of the Falls

Located along the Helderberg Escarpment, just 15 miles southwest of Albany, this New York State park preserves six miles of limestone cliffs, rock-strewn slopes, woodlands, and open fields.

Exhibits include a model of the Helderberg Escarpment, a live honeybee observation hive, bird viewing areas, fossils, furs, skulls and lots of hands-on displays. Live amphibians and reptiles are on display in the spring and summer months.

Ganser Smith Memorial Park is a local Menand's park that has a children's playground, baseball field and basketball court.

Washington Park spans 84 acres and provides a location for an array of sports ,activities, popular events and concerts. Make sure you attend the annual Tulip Festival.

There's Something for Everyone at Five Rivers! Grounds are open every day, year-round, from sunrise to sunset. You can picnic, walk (ski) the trails, and observe wildlife.

Liberty Ridge Farm sets atop 100 acres of farmland in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains. Located in Schaghticoke, NY, the wedding & events venue .

Landis is an arboretum and public garden incorporating hundreds of acres in Schoharie & Montgomery?Counties of New York State

Offers picnic areas, shady stream side trails, suitable for the nature-lover or the casual walker, as well as certified running courses . Winter activities include cross-country skiing,ice skating, ice hockey.

A drive-thru African safari, a petting area & prairie dogs are highlights of this 80-acre zoo.

Huyck Preserve is a 2,000 + acre nature preserve with 12 miles of beautiful trails, including Rensselaerville Falls, lake Myosotis, and Lincoln Pond

Founded in 1931, the Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station has been connecting people to nature for over 80 years! We have a long, rich history as part of Rensselaerville and as one of the oldest biological research stations in the United States

Naturally formed caverns with waterfalls 100 ft. below ground, various formations & fossils.

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