Editing Saratoga County, New York (section)

==Recreation==
[[File:Adirondacks in May 2008.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Northwestern Saratoga County serves as the southern gateway to the [[Adirondack Park]]; the [[Adirondack High Peaks|higher peaks]] of the [[Adirondack Mountains]] are farther north.]]
[[File:Saratoga State Park Avenue Pines 01Aug2008.jpg|thumb|250px|Towering trees line the Avenue of the Pines in [[Saratoga Spa State Park]].]]
[[File:SaratogaRaceCourseEntrance2.JPG|thumb|left|250px|An entrance to the [[Saratoga Race Course]] in [[Saratoga Springs, New York|Saratoga Springs]]]]
[[File:Broadway in downtown Saratoga Springs, NY.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[Broadway Historic District (Saratoga Springs, New York)|Broadway Historic District]] in Downtown Saratoga Springs]]
[[File:Ballston Spa 1.jpg|thumb|250px| The historic [[Ballston Spa, New York|Village of Ballston Spa]] is the [[county seat]] of Saratoga County.]]
[[Image:NYmohawk-WaterfordHarbor.JPG|thumb|250px|Waterford Harbor at the [[Waterford (village), New York|Village of Waterford]], on the Mohawk River]]
[[File:Malta Corners, Malta NY.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[Malta, New York|Town of Malta]], home to the "Fab 8" campus of [[GlobalFoundries]], a [[semiconductor]] [[Semiconductor fabrication plant|foundry]]]]
[[File:Broadway at night.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Nightlife]] on Broadway in Saratoga Springs]]

Saratoga County is extremely popular between late July and early September each year due to the Saratoga Race Course being open. This world-famous track dates back to 1863, when it was founded by John Morrissey.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Saratoga Race Track {{!}} Saratoga Race Track|url=https://www.leagueathletics.com/Page.asp?n=116260&org=togatables.com|access-date=January 21, 2021|website=www.leagueathletics.com|archive-date=September 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929010521/https://www.leagueathletics.com/Page.asp?n=116260&org=togatables.com|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Thoroughbred horse racing]] in the United States has its own [[National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] in [[Saratoga Springs, New York|Saratoga Springs]], which honors remarkable horses, [[jockey]]s, owners, and trainers. Horse-racing fans come from all over to watch the races.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saratoga Race Course|url=https://www.nyra.com/saratoga/|access-date=January 21, 2021|website=www.nyra.com|language=en|archive-date=January 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117061511/https://www.nyra.com/saratoga/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Saratoga National Historical Park]] is located along the Hudson River in Stillwater, and features a drive-around trail where one can drive up to each station. The park is also famous for its outstanding views of the area's natural scenery and Vermont's [[Green Mountains]] in the distance.

The [[Saratoga Spa State Park]] capitalizes on the culture and the [[mineral spring]]s that once drove Saratoga County. This is a large state park and includes a hotel, two pool complexes, mineral baths, [[Saratoga Performing Arts Center]], picnic areas, hiking trails, and numerous mineral springs.

Saratoga County serves as the southern gateway to the [[Adirondack Park]], the largest park in the contiguous United States, covering about {{convert|6.1|e6acre|e6ha}}, a land area roughly the size of [[Vermont]] and greater than the areas of the [[National Park Service|National Parks]] of [[Yellowstone National Park|Yellowstone]], [[Grand Canyon National Park|Grand Canyon]], [[Glacier National Park (U.S.)|Glacier]], and [[Great Smoky Mountains National Park|Great Smoky Mountains]] combined.<ref name=lakeplacid.com>{{cite web|url=http://www.lakeplacid.com/news/2013/10/largest-park-area-contiguous-us-remains-open-visitors|title=Largest Park Area in the Contiguous US Remains Open to Visitors|publisher=Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism / Lake Placid CVB|date=October 3, 2013|access-date=March 28, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329081532/http://www.lakeplacid.com/news/2013/10/largest-park-area-contiguous-us-remains-open-visitors|archive-date=March 29, 2015}}</ref> A portion of northwestern Saratoga County lies within the boundaries of the Adirondack Park and includes Hadley Mountain.