Best places: Nature preserves in Latham, United States

Pristine pine barrens with trails, wildlife viewing & interactive nature exhibits & programs.

👍👍 Came here for one of my best friends birthday. The trail is pretty easy for people new to hiking. The inclines aren't that bad and there are pretty nice views with a few waterfalls. You should def bring water proof shoes. Even in a group of 5 and constantly stopping to take pictures it only took ab...

👍👍 Update 2022. Expanded parking area. New trail access added. Easy walk in for all trails now and great access for emergency responders. Fencing added to keep you from slippery trail edges. Great preserve. 4 waterfalls and some really nice hiking. 2 entrances, one on Mariaville Rd, the other on...

👍👍 Fun experience. Wear water shoes and cool off in the stream or near the falls. Part of the orange trail was blocked by a fallen tree but the blue trail, lean to and Christman memorial were definitely cool to see. Parking is minimal but this is a big place to roam.

Riverside nature preserve offering trails for hiking & skiing, plus fishing, hunting & birding.

👍👍 The BEST marked & well-maintained trail I've been on in the area! There are a few trail options, so you can make it a long nature walk or shorter, depending on your time constraints.

Low-key natural area with a large network of forested trails & a small pond with a fishing pier.

👍👍 Caught my personal best bass as a kid here. Came back 35 years later to hike the trails with my father. The CLC has done a fantastic job with this place. Great place for views and easy walks.

👍 This is another short trail with an amazing waterfall payoff. Nice little parking area. If you want to get straight to the falls, follow the Irving trail to where it dead ends. Irving trail is wide and gravel, but the first portion has a long hill you have to go up. At the end, you will see a sign...

👍👍 Nice, well groomed trails. Not too steep. It's about a 3 mile out-and-back that goes to another parking lot (at 398 Gale Hill Rd, East Chatham, NY 12060). There are a few shorter loops along the way with scenic views and nice benches. The lake and ponds add beautiful interest.

Nature preserve with pine forest & wetlands, popular for hiking, lake fishing & wildlife viewing.

👍👍 This is great for a quick nature walk for people of all ages. (Toddling 6 month old to grandma.) We often hit the trail for an hour just to go across the street to complete errands. The new signage is great and even led us to a part of the trail we have never been to. The wildlife and scenery are...

🫤 Beautiful set of falls with lots of history and a nice view on the walking bridge. However I would recommend people avoiding getting closer, and would HIGHLY RECOMMEND STAYING OUT OF THE WATER. Trash is extremely abundant both roadside and within the water. Condoms, clothes, buckets, glass, metals,...

👍 Good place, calm, not crowded, wonderful nature, friendly goose, free to enter, trails, hard to locate the entrance, lake far from the entrance. Fishing: I did catch a bass here which i'm very grateful and happy. I hope this is helpful 🙂

👍👍 Great hike with amazing little waterfall as great treat your not expecting to be there. Trails are marked very well, signage and maps as well.

👍👍 Great education and trails.

👍👍 At the southeast end of Round Lake, a long gravel road with some sneaky potholes leads you to a free-to-use beautiful boat launch and fishing pier overlooking Andrew Kill. This is a beautiful location to view the fall leaves and sit in peace with nature :-) But if you are not fishing or launching a...

👍👍 Great well maintained trails! Some wide, others more narrow. Beautiful TALL trees and neat rock outcroppings. Many of the plants were labeled, which was awesome. I like to go running here or bring our family on hikes.

👍👍 Fantastic hiking area and beautiful any season. Well kept trails, with many spots at the summit to picnic, sit and soak in the beautiful view, or paint the scenery. The trail does become a bit of a scramble in some spots (steep), others are more gradual of an incline. Many opportunities to observe w...