Lake Taghkanic State Park, nestled next to Lake Taghkanic in the rolling hills and lush forests of Columbia County, offers a wonderful variety of recreational activities. The park has tent and trailer campsites and cabin and cottage camping facilities. Large trucks, RVs and campers can enter from the Route 82 entrance. It also features two beaches, picnic areas, boat launch sites, rowboat, paddleboat and kayak rentals, playgrounds, sports playing fields, a rentable pavilion, and newly renovated recreation hall and showers. In addition, the park has hiking, biking, swimming, fishing, hunting, cross-country ski and snowmobile trails. Ice skating and ice fishing are permitted when conditions are appropriate. Please call the park office at (518) 851-3631 to check ice thickness.
There are four Vacation Rental Cottages that have the amenities of home. The units are outfitted with a bathroom with toilet and shower, a kitchen with hot and cold running water, refrigerator, stove, microwave, cooking and eating utensils, enclosed/screened-in back porch facing the water, a picnic table and fire ring. Lake Taghkanic accepts Camping Gift Cards from Reserve America. Please see the 2009 Camping and Cabins Information and Rates brochure under the Fees And Rates Tab for campground, cabin and cottage specific prices, locations and how to reserve on www.reserveamerica.com
Summer, 2009 Operating Schedule: The East Beach and Bathouse will be closed for the 2009 season, with the newly renovated West Beach and Bathhouse remaining open. Swimming will be available weekends only from Memorial Day weekend to until June 21st. Swimming will be available daily June 20-September 7.