Hovey Pond
Lafayette Street
Hovey Pond is situated in the heart of Queensbury between Lafayette Street and Glenwood Avenue, and offers a variety of passive recreational activities. The pond offers a handicapped-accessible fishing platform and is stocked with brook and brown trout. The 12-acre recreational area is ideal for fishing, bird watching, walking, or just enjoying the beauty of nature - especially the floral gardens which were created and maintained by the Friends of Hovey Pond. A historical timeline, located at the northeast corner of the park, traces the evolution of the park and details the history of the site back to the French & Indian War (1755). Visitors to the park will enjoy the landscape which is dotted with a variety of soft and hardwood trees, indigenous to the northeast.
A group of over 20 volunteers gathered in the fall of 2004, under the direction of the Staff from Warren County Soil and Water Conservation District, to install a 200' long by 6' wide elevated wooden walkway that extends out into the marsh area and terminates at a 12' by 12' observation platform. A large gazebo is located at the trail head and will function as an educational kiosk for applicable information on aquatic wildlife and wetland habitat. A park master plan is nearly complete ( designed by the architectural firm of Miller Associates - Queensbury).
Steven Lovering, Director
Lori O'Shaughnessy, Assistant Director
Parks & Recreation Department742 Bay Road, Queensbury, NY 12804
Office Phone: (518) 761-8216
Fax: (518): 798-3194
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