Moreau Lake State Park Nature Center
Address
605 Old Saratoga Road
Gansevoort, NY 12831
605 Old Saratoga Road
Gansevoort, NY 12831
Latitude 43.226803
Longitude -73.708542
- General Information: (518) 793-0511
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The Nature Center at Moreau Lake features numerous wildlife mounts, pelts, skulls and other ephemora. Park staff lead numerous nature-based recreation programs for children and adults year-round, including hiking, biking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing on over 20 miles of trails.Education programs crafted especially for schools and clubs are also offered. Topics include winter survival, predator/prey relationships, beaver ecology, amphibians and much more.
Nature center staff are also available to bring programs to classrooms and other settings.The facility itself features an outside deck, universally accessible entrance and trail with interpretive signs. The conference room in the facility offers a projection screen, tv with video capability, and the capacity to accomodate larger groups.
Not permitted in building
Hours of Operation
- Memorial Day-Labor Day, seven days a week, 10am-4:00pm
The nature center is also open on request and as staffing allows throughout the year.
Fri
03
May
Friday, May 3, 2024 09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Moreau Lake State Park Nature Center
Wiggly Wanderers is a casual and fun program that is
offered to walking toddlers, carriable babies and their caregivers. This will
be a beginner's hike/wander series for toddlers who are ready to move and
caregivers who are willing and able to baby wear and/or carry their toddler if
their legs get too tired. We will not plan too much distance walking and we
will rely on teachable moments to carry us through these experiences. Strollers
will not work for these programs. While you do not need to attend each week, we
will continue to build our toddlers hiking skills as well as their caregivers'
confidence taking the children into the woods to explore. This event does not
have sign ups, please come if you can. We meet at the nature center parking lot. $1 per child. For any
questions call 518-793-0511.
NYS Parks
Centennial Challenge mission:
Go Green: Bring
your re-usable water bottle on a hike or walk at one of our state parks or
historic sites.
https://parks.ny.gov/100/challenge/.
Sat
04
May
Saturday, May 4, 2024 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Moreau Lake State Park Nature Center
Join Parks & Trails New York –
and thousands of volunteers across the state – on Saturday, May 4 in celebrating and enhancing New
York's parks, historic sites, greenway trails and other public lands.
I Love My Park Day--the largest single-day volunteer event
in NYS--presents a perfect opportunity to clean up our favorite parks and
shorelines, plant trees and gardens, restore trails and wildlife habitat,
remove invasive species, and work on various site improvement projects--all
which help to prepare our iconic state park system and public lands for the
start of the season.
If you have questions about hosting
an I Love My Park Day event or volunteering at this year's event, please
contact us at ilovemypark@ptny.org
We hope you'll join us to celebrate NY State Park's
Centennial Celebration with our biggest I Love My Park Day event yet!
NYS Parks
Centennial Challenge mission:
Lend us a Hand! Join a volunteer
event at any of our parks and historic sites!
https://www.parks.ny.gov/100/challenge/.
Registration: Required
Sun
05
May
Sunday, May 5, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Moreau Lake State Park Nature Center
A meeting to
introduce the trail steward program to newcomers. The duties of a trail steward
include walking the trails of Moreau Lake State Park to identify and report
maintenance needs, light trail maintenance including cutting back branches with
supplied hand saws and loppers and hanging trail signs when necessary. This
meeting will provide crucial information on what to look for on the trails.
Established trail stewards are welcome to come, but it is not mandatory. This
meeting is free. For any questions call 518-793-0511.
NYS Parks Centennial
Challenge:
Take to the Trails Volunteer as a
trail steward, talking to other hikers about Leave No Trace and how to best
protect our parks.
https://www.parks.ny.gov/100/challenge/.
Mon
06
May
Monday, May 6, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Moreau Lake State Park Nature Center
Join an educator
on a fun and easy hike to look for shapes and colors in nature. We'll talk
about what we see and where we found it with the opportunity to write things
down if they can. Geared toward 2-7 year olds, but everyone is welcome! The
cost is $1 for children (cash or check) Please reserve your spot in advance by
calling the office at 518-793-0511.
NYS Parks
Centennial Challenge missions:
Take a Hike! Find a hike at a
state park near you.
Go Green: Bring your
re-usable water bottle on a hike or walk at one of our state parks or historic
sites.
https://parks.ny.gov/100/challenge/.
Registration: Required
Tue
07
May
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Moreau Lake State Park Nature Center
Geared toward
children aged 2-5, (siblings welcome) Knee-high Naturalist is a fun
introduction to nature. We meet in the Nature Center where we begin by reading
a book or two and then take a short walk together outdoors, keeping our eyes
open for animal tracks, shells, feathers, and other signs of the natural world
around us. Dress for the weather. The cost is $1 per child (cash or check) at
the office upon arrival. Please register at least 24 hours in advance at
518-793-0511.
NYS Parks
Centennial Challenge mission:
Take a Hike! Find a hike at a
state park near you.
Wildlife Tracks Look for signs of
wildlife in a state park such as tracks in the mud or the snow.
https://parks.ny.gov/100/challenge/.
Registration: Required