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Managed by New York Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
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- John Boyd Thacher State Park — official page
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About
A park along the Helderberg Escarpment, one of the richest fossil-bearing formations in the world, with sweeping views.
Source: parks.ny.gov
From Wikipedia
John Boyd Thacher State Park is a state park located 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Albany, New York, near Voorheesville, in Albany County on State Route 157. Located mostly atop the Helderberg Escarpment, the park has several hiking trails that offer panoramic views of the Green Mountains in Vermont and the Taconic Mountains of the Hudson Valley.
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