THE GOVERNMENT NEWS DESKPERMANENT NPS STORY ARCHIVE
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Saratoga National Historical Park is hosting a public open house on June 17, 2026 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Stillwater Town Hall, located at 881 N. Hudson Ave. in Stillwater, NY.
Official NPS sourceSaratoga National Historical Park kicks off its 2026 schedule of special events in May.
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On April 26, the National Park Service will unveil the newest attraction to the Saratoga National Historical Park Visitor Center, a 266-year-old French Cannon named La Poesie (Poetry). It will remain on display for the next two years as the park observes the 250th anniversaries of the Declaration of Independence in 2026 and the Battles of Saratoga in 2027.
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Saratoga National Historical Park will conduct several prescribed fires in the coming weeks.
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A new National Park Service report shows that 116,537 visitors to Saratoga National Historical Park in 2024 spent $8,200,000 in communities near the park. That spending had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $10,383,000.
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Saratoga National Historical Park plans to conduct several prescribed fires in the coming weeks. The National Park Service (NPS) will burn approximately 127 acres of grasses, shrubs and woodlands at the park this spring.
Official NPS sourceSaratoga National Historical Park and the Friends of Saratoga Battlefield will soon welcome a series of distinguished scholars and historians for its annual Fall Lecture Series. These speakers will discuss a variety of topics to help us examine and better understand our shared histories as we approach the 250th anniversaries of the Revolutionary War and the founding of the United States. Reservations are required and may be made by emailing us at SARA_reservations@nps.gov.
Official NPS sourceSaratoga National Historical Park, where the bravery and sacrifice of some of America’s first veterans helped change the world, will hold a Veterans Day Commemoration and Family Fun Day on Saturday, November 9 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Official NPS sourceSaratoga National Historical continues its special events season in September.
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Saratoga National Historical continues its special events season in September.
Official NPS sourceA new National Park Service report shows that 102,000 visitors to Saratoga National Historical Park in 2023 spent $6.8 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 85 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $9 million.
Official NPS sourceSaratoga National Historical continues its special events season in August.
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Saratoga National Historical Park continues its 2024 special events program in July.
Official NPS sourceSaratoga National Historical Park continues its 2024 special events program in June.
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Visitor access and understanding of one of the most historic landscapes in the country will increase with the recent completion of the $6 million Battlefield Tour Road Improvement Project funded by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Fund.
Official NPS sourceSaratoga National Historical will begin its special events season next week and continuing into May.
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Saratoga National Historical Park recently received news that they have been selected to receive some of these funds for three important projects to address acute threats to the park’s natural resources, building resiliency in the face of climate change. These multi-park projects will assist the park in controlling invasive species, restoring grasslands, and managing overbrowsing to promote forest regeneration.
Official NPS sourceSaratoga National Historical Park will begin construction to improve the South Parking Lot and trailhead access on March 18, weather permitting.
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Saratoga National Historical Park continues its 2023 special events program in September.
Official NPS sourceSaratoga 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.
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Saratoga National Historical Park continues its 2023 special events program in August.
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Torrential rainfall the evening of July 16 caused flash flooding in parts of Saratoga National Historical Park causing substantial damage to the park’s eastern entrance at Route 4 and at numerous locations along the park’s hiking trails.
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Saratoga National Historical Park continues its 2023 special events program in July.
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Saratoga National Historical Park launches its special events program for 2023 next month. The Special Event schedule can be found at go.nps.gov/sara.
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Saratoga National Historical Park announces the donation of Light Six-Pounder British Cannon (#102) from the Department of the Army to the National Park Service (NPS). The park will permanently preserve Cannon #102 as a part of its museum collection.
Official NPS sourceNew study analyzes condition of forests in 39 Eastern national parks.
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Saratoga National Historical Park will be conducting important tree work along the Park Entrance Road between the Visitor Center Parking lot and Lohnes Road from February 13, 2023 through March 17, 2023. The Park Entrance Road in that area will therefore be closed from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday, to ensure the safe completion of this work.
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