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Keeping Kids Active in Warren County
It is time to get out and PLAY

The Warren County Health Services Division of Public Health offers you this cumulative web site with information about our community here in Warren County as well as additional resources to assist with an active lifestyle for resident families with children. More importantly, young people can build healthy bodies and establish healthy lifestyles by including physical activity in their daily lives. However, many young people are not physically active on a regular basis.

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Please visit the sections below for more information to help keep kids and families active in Warren County:

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WARREN COUNTY PLACES

Warren County Tourism web site offers some great ideas of places to go for kids:
http://www.visitlakegeorge.com/kids/

Interactive Map allows you to select a specific activity like hiking, biking, waterways, etc. under the 'map features'. http://www.visitlakegeorge.com/i_map.php

TOWN AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEBSITES

Each town offers unique opportunities for enjoying the outdoors here in the Adirondacks while keeping active. Listed below are specific sites for towns here in Warren County.

Bolton/Hague

Bolton http://www.boltonchamber.com/ & Hague http://www.visithague.com/index.htm

Also, found on the above town sites for these areas are the below listed family friendly places:

Rodgers Rock Cross Country Ski Trails http://www.warrencountydpw.com/Parks_Rec07/pdfFiles/Rogers%20Rock%20Cross%20Country%20Ski%20Trails.pdf

Up Yonda Environmental Education Center http://www.upyondafarm.com/

North Warren - Chester/Horicon

The chamber of commerce for Chester and Horicon offer great activity and recreation ideas including hiking, fishing, Dynamite Hill recreation center, snowshoeing and more. Please visit this site for more information. http://www.northwarren.com/index/index

Warrensburg

As you will find from the below site there are many great options available to all in the Warrensburg area including hiking, fishing, horse back riding, camping, mountain biking (at the Pack Wood Forest) and much more!! http://www.warrensburgchamber.com/

Lake George

Many activities are centered on the southern portion of 32 mile long Lake George and the village of Lake George which include boating, swimming, fishing, hiking, and many year round activities. http://www.lakegeorgechamber.com/

Glens Falls

The city of Glens Falls has many parks with trails, playgrounds, ice skating, basketball, tennis, soccer, racquetball and other activities. There is a program guide that is updated seasonally which lists additional programs offered to the public.

Brochures and Guides (select the Recreation Department folder on left) http://www.cityofglensfalls.com/documentcenterii.asp

Main web site: http://www.cityofglensfalls.com/index.asp

Queensbury

Some of the many things Queensbury has to offer includes playgrounds, recreational fields and parks. The main web site http://www.queensbury.net/ and a list of all of the town parks can be found at http://www.queensbury.net/Recreation/TownParks.htm

 

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