Ballston Creek Preserve — Attraction in Town of Ballston

This trail is well maintained by Saratoga Plan. It is very peaceful and the walk isn’t too long. You should park your vehicle across the road and walk down the main highway to the entrance. It can be dangerous to get to this way but we couldn’t find another entrance. The trail cuts through an open field and then shortly to the marsh. Hopefully next time we will see...

Went kayaking here a few times. It's convenient as it's right down the road and,, now that the parking area was added, it's easily accessible to all kinds of lake crafts! The kids play on the ice in the winter and so do adults with ice fishing! In the summer make sure to put on tons on sun lotion as it's a completely open lake and gets nothing but the...

Pros: Local and reasonably maintained path. Not many other people use the path, so it could be a nice place to think or get away. Dog friendly. Nice view at the end of the path.

Cons: No parking lot or even easy on street parking. Despite the maintained path it can still get fairly muddy, and that means a lot of bugs in the summer. Might be better in...