Fringed polygala, aka gaywings, the Muppet of wildflowers, at John Boyd Thacher State Park. Barren strawberry (possibly) along a trail at John Boyd Thacher State Park. As the clock ticked closer ...

"Thacher Park has remained so influential because it is so close to the capital of the state," said Laura Ten Eyck, co-author with Timothy Albright of a 2011 pictorial history book, "John Boyd ...

A new warming station is now open in John Boyd Thacher State Park in Albany County. The Hop Field Warming Hut replaces a 70-year-old restroom at the building at the trailhead and the associated ...

John Boyd Thacher State Park in New York’s Capital Region has been designated a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service. The landmark program selects areas as the “best example ...

His widow donated 350 acres of land along the Helderberg escarpment that became John Boyd Thacher State Park. Thacher was born in 1847 in Ballston Spa, son of George Thacher, who was mayor of ...

“The Helderberg Escarpment, which is so beautifully on display here at John Boyd Thacher State Park, is a striking example of a questa exposing the most complete and minimally disturbed record ...

NEW SCOTLAND -- Most gates at John Boyd Thacher State Park are set to be padlocked shut Monday, so this weekend could be the last chance of the season to enjoy much of the natural wonderland ...

Explore the history and wonder of John Boyd Thacher State Park. New York’s John Boyd Thacher State Park in the Helderberg Mountains has inspired visitors for generations. This documentary ...

Parking at John Boyd Thacher State Park has been free to the public for the past three years as the main visitors center was being reinvented. A pool at the park was closed in 2007 and removed in ...