Stillwater, N.Y. - Saratoga National Historical Park reopened its eastern entrance at Route 4 today after park facilities staff completed stabilization efforts. Permanent repairs will occur later. The entire Park Entrance Road between Route 4 and Route 32 is now available. In addition, a section of the park’s Wilkinson Trail has reopened for hiking. Stop at the Visitor Center for more information and be sure to follow detour and closed signs while on the trail.
Substantial damage was caused at numerous park locations by flash flooding during the evening of July 17. This flooding was triggered by localized torrential rains combined with an extremely wet weather pattern this month throughout the region. Work continues on affected areas of the trail network. It is hoped that all trails will reopen in the coming weeks once safe access can be restored. Further updates will be shared on the park website at nps.gov/sara.
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About Saratoga National Historical Park: This unit of the National Park Service preserves, protects and interprets the sites associated with the battles, siege and surrender of the British forces at Saratoga. The park encompasses five sites including the Saratoga Battlefield, General Philip Schuyler’s House, Victory Woods, the Saratoga Monument and Sword Surrender Site totaling 3,579 acres. It was here in September and October 1777, during the American War for Independence, that American troops battled and defeated the British invasion force. A British Army surrendered, for the first time in history, on Oct. 17, 1777. This crucial victory secured essential foreign recognition and support and boosted the morale of the American forces making it a decisive moment in the American Revolution. For more information about Saratoga National Historical Park, please call the Visitor Center at (518) 670-2985, visit www.nps.gov/sara or find the park on Facebook or Twitter @SaratogaNHP.
About the National Park Service: More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for more than 400 national park sites and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.nps.gov, and on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service