SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Spa State Park welcomes back four park docents for a second summer season starting Saturday, July 1 through Monday, Sept. 4.
The docents will be out in the park helping serve patrons and will be available for orientation, directions, and answering visitor questions. They will also provide brief interpretive walks to discuss the mineral springs and park history. Look for their friendly faces and burgundy polo shirts and ball caps.
Programs offered daily through July 4 include springs tours at 10 a.m., 12, 2 and 4 p.m. meeting by the Creekside Classroom in the Geyser Picnic Area.; and history strolls at 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. meeting at the arcade outside the administration building at 19 Roosevelt Drive.
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation oversees 180 state parks and 35 historic sites, which are visited annually by 60 million people. For more information on any of these recreation areas, call 518-474-0456 or visit www.nysparks.com.