Wilkinson National Recreation Trail is a 3.9 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Stillwater, New York that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
dogs on leash
kid friendly
cross country skiing
hiking
snowshoeing
trail running
walking
forest
views
wild flowers
wildlife
Here in the autumn of 1777, American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army to surrender. This crucial American victory in the Battle of Saratoga renewed patriots hopes for independence, secured essential foreign recognition and support, and forever changed the face of the world. Begin your visit at the Visitor Center, where you can pick up a park map & brochure and pay your entrance fee. The Visitor Center also has restrooms, a book and gift shop, 20-minute orientation film, fiber-optic light map, timeline display, and artifact display.
Very pleasant year around loop trail. Variety of habitats, mostly mature forest and open fields replicating 1700’s conditions with a few wetlands and stream crossings. Trail well maintained and marked.
Great light to moderate trail, with added historical information along the way. I brought my dog and she loved it as well!
What a wonderful trail. This trail is clearly marked and maintained well. Would highly recommend this trail to all ages.
Mother’s Day Walk, we walked the entire 4.2 mile walk with 9 year old boys. Nice scenic walking, paths well maintained. Dogs allowed, we came a week after the storm, and they had it all cleaned up!
They have a nice couple challenges
A great bike around an awesome Rev War battlefield. Highly recommended.
Light hiking, and very pretty. I try to hit this trail at least once a month.
Nice park for hiking with varied terrain. The trail needed better marking in a couple of areas but for the most part, map and markings are easy to follow for first timers. There is plenty to keep you interested. I would go back.
Great early morning hike
Good walk, trail is still in good shape!
4.2 mile hike a states on trail and on official trail map available at the visitors center. You can also grab four NPS cancellations here. Nice walk in the park.
Molly M.
This is a great trail for dogs. It ended up being more of a workout than we thought due to the snow and the hills. Really pretty though.
Beautiful and Peaceful. Cool learning the history along your walk.
There is a $3 pp entry fee to hike. The trail was well maintained. Half of the trail is through fields with full sun and the other half is through woods. Nice, east trail.
Good five-mile hike on sunny, brisk late-February Friday. Some icy spots were encountered.
Great Snowshoe Trail on a sunny cold winter day
The trail was well maintained. It's an easy "hike" with a lot of really cool history along the way. If you take all of the little side trails and check out all of the cannons, plaques, and other things you could easily make a half day trip out of it.
This was a very easy trail, lots of butterflies and history. A gem close to home. Half the trail was in the open sun the other half in the woods.
Easy walk, most of the history is along the road rather than the hiking trail.
Great trail. A bird watchers heaven
John N.
A very peaceful hike through the site of perhaps the most important battle in U.S. history. Even on a Saturday afternoon in the middle of July, I saw no one else on the trail. If you enjoy birding, bring your binoculars. The trail winds through stretches of woods and open fields, and there are birds aplenty in both areas. Bring your own water, as there's no water on the trail.
Great trail with lots of information and sites to see!!!! It's nice to know the areas history I go here once a year and it's always a great time...the walking is moderate, with a variety of landscapes...don't go off the trail though...you could get lost!!!
Easy 4m hike on dry, well maintained trails.
Great for a trail run.
Tara K.
Great hike! It was our first of the year. Our girls 7 & 9 did fine on the hike. It is animal friendly and great for kids over the age of 5. It was very peaceful as we seemed to be the only ones on the trail.
esay hike with lots of interesting history along the way. There are cannons and plaques and even recorded lessons on the history of the park. i'm very close to this park and have been there many many times. love it. great in the a.m.