Great spot close to Albany to teach the kids to fish. Well stocked with trout and sunfish. Bathrooms on site. Hiking trains. A bit noisy due to nearby highway. Train comes by every so often. Picnic tables and fishing dock. A good number of benches. No swimming, but paddling allowed.

Nice little park with few swings and a beautiful pond. There is a picnic area but its not maintained properly.

This place is beautiful. Great place to put your kayak in the water, or catch a couple of fish. Theres a park and place to cook out, the possibility are endless. I really enjoy myself.

Nice little get away. Just wish there wasnt so much traffic.

Its a nice place for photos and a walk. One thing that bugged me was you barely see the lake while youre on the small hike, you only see the lake in the beginning.

First time here and what an amazing park/trail! Lake view is phenomenal!

Great place for walking and kayaking but little noise from being next to highway.

So much available to do, whether you are soloing it or a weekend outing with family. Fishing hiking, playground, boating. If you enjoy being outdoors this is a great stop. Easy to get to.

Nice little slice of nature in the middle of the city. Good for walks, picnics, fishing, or just chilling.

Small lake but fun kayaking have to carry boat to launch

Great place to fish and go for a nice walk.The trails are nice and go through the pine bush. Theres a playground for the kids and BBQ stations.

Very peaceful and quiet. Great place to go!

This is as great natural space so close to the city. You can take a walk in the woods, go kayaking and fishing.

Nice and relaxing place to take photos. I have even seen people ice fish when it is colder out.

Beautiful running trail. Nice and quiet.

Very nice place for a walk with family, friends, and/fury pal

Great stuff. Saw a fish and a big flappy bird.

Nice spot for a level walk in the woods in the city. Fishing, kayaking, picnic areas.

The food is delicious, especially the chicken and lamb. Love the chickpea appetizer as well. The service is great. They always get our order right and they are super friendly.

Nice walk. Its mostly paved and easy to trek.

Its Ok for a quick nature burst

One of my favorite local places to kayak.

This is a quiet gem of a park nestled along Fuller Road at the edge of Crossgates. Ideal for picnics, fishing, kayaking, water boarding, strolling the nature trails, bird watching,or just spending quality time with a good book. Lots of rabbits, woodchucks and other critters, too! Well maintained by the staff. Clean restrooms. Wonderful spot.Especially pretty now as the foliage is changing. Open year-round.

If it werent for the traffic noise you could think you were in the wilderness. This is a very picturesque place. Saw turtles, Great Blue Heron, large snapping turtle, lots of small birds and fish. Several places to go in the different lobes of the lake. Kind of neat paddling under the bridges. Easy put in for the kayaks. Drive in to unload your boats then drive out to the parking and a short walk back.

Just found a new trail here! Its a 1.7 mile hike under the bridges. Really good walk, looks like its just getting ready to open this spring.

Nice and quiet place to hang with friends

Too many potholes ruin your car

Its a nice park! Parking, a playground, a nice pond, nice trails to wonder around. There were people kayaking they looked like they were having a truly good time there were some nice picnic benches there are nice places 2 soak up some sun and nice places to hide in the shade ill go back again

Very peaceful, almost serene!

Great place to cook out and fish with your family

It just seems like Albany has some otherwise unusable land where I-90 and I-87 meet, also there is a small reservoir for highway runoff inexplicably given the legitimate name of “Rensselaer Lake” It is not a Lake nor is it in Rensselaer. So basically you can walk along the scenic nature preserve directly adjoining I-90 and view the hallowed urban caverns underneath I-87. I did not find the experience very good. I am surprised to see so many positive reviews here, I feel like people have very low standards. I think we as a city are deserving of real greenspace away from Interstate pollution and not just scraps. I get the feeling city livability metrics include things like “total greenspace” and this is our local/state governments’ attempt to juice those rankings. In my dream world, highway 85 is removed completely north of the throughway and turned into “Albany’s Central Park”. In the meantime driving a little farther out to Pine Bush discovery center is a much better option.

There was a lot of people without masks and not social distancing

Today I saw 2 guys in the tall reeds catching things and bagging them. I am sure they were planning to either cook or sell the stuff they were catching. One of them was wearing camouflage. I think something should be done to prevent this more! I saw endangered painted turtles there, and the wildlife there should be protected more.

First visit for kayaking and it was great. Plenty of parking, drop zone to put boats out, bathrooms, easy launch, smooth water, saw lots of turtles sunning themselves. Adult and child friendly, we even had our dog kayaking with us and he loved it too. Cant wait to go back

It’s nice, jut th lake water is too dirty!

Great place for families. Playground, picnic area, easy hiking trails. Boating and fishing in warmer months.

Six-mile Waterworks used to actually be the water supply for Albany County its a good size Lake theres actually a series of lakes or ponds around it they have extensive walking trails for nature that you can see wildlife you know deer and other types of animals everything is completely safe they have restrooms a large gazebo so if you end picnic tables so if you wanted to bring the family and have a big party like a picnic you would be more than welcome to do that theres fishing in the lake they still allow you to bring a robo you launch it at your own convenience and its right in the middle of Everett Road it links between Stuyvesant Plaza Western Avenue and Central Avenue so if you live around that area within a few miles its a great place to just get away very relaxing very peaceful

Incredible place for kids and families. I love riding my bike on the many trails.

Had a great time fishing!

Great little oasis within a busy area. Easy to get to, great fishing spot for kids or inexperienced. Nice long paved walking and/or biking path.

Nice place for a picnic or fishing and hiking. No boats or snack stand like the good old days when I was there all of the time, and if you want a boat, youll have to bring your own.

I Love this place, nice retreat, relaxing, good hiking trail and fishing, kayaking, great sunset view in the city.

Wonderful place and good for the family!!!

Nice little place with a park and a lake.

Peaceful, relaxing.

My cool photo

Had a picnic lunch here. Its one of the largest inland stands of Pitch and Scrub Pine.

Lots of bbq grills. People love to fish here. Decent playground. You can use unpowered boats at least. Some hiking. Bike trail doesnt loop but is still nice

Great spot in the city for lunch. Beautiful views by the water.

Good fishing

I think it mite be ran under new leadership.Years ago it was a good place to bring food & drinks kids for a picnic. You could Rent paddle boats. At least it was years ago things change sometimes & not always for the better.

Its great place for a quiet evening stroll. And if you have kids, there are a few swings as well.

Looks like a great fishing spot. Took kids to playground. Didnt appreciate the people smoking a blunt at the picnic table next to us. Im not against it but dont do it around my kids.

Nice trail but a little less nature then I work like.

A safe place to take the kids fishing, or just a walk around the water.

Nice trail. Plowed in the winter and there are waste bins at the entrance.

Great trail near a beautiful lake. Tricky to find at first, but worth the navigation.

It is really well kept, however, it would be nice if the parking lot was paved, the entrance road was a bit wider, the playground remade, more trash and recycling bins, security, and walkway lights.

Its a nice place to walk around everybody seems cool

Great park; interesting trails

It has HUGE turtles if you go through the back, only really accesible by kayak. Lots of small fish, not many big fish or bass. After 7 hours, I had only 1 bite on a fish that eventually shook his head when I was taking off the hook and fell back in the water

This little park is an easy place to park and walk. They have picnic tables close to parking and nice paved trails for biking or walking. Ive gone fishing here a few times too, though never caught anything.

Small nature park next to major highways between Albany, Colonie, and Guilderland. Close to two major shopping centers; Crossgates Mall and Colonie Center. Go early in the day and enjoy the nature trails. The pond is stocked with fish each spring so feel free to drop a line or bring your kayak. Swimming is not allowed. There is a gazebo that you can rent for family events.

Quiet place to relax and awesome fishing and there a playground for kids and walking paths

Was nice the amenities are nice bathrooms are clean with paper for fishing not recommended but for bbq and a nice family time its great

A nice quiet spot, in the middle of a busy area. Picnic, Bbq, walk the nature trail, bring the kids to the playground or go fishing.

Nice trails, wear bug spray if you go in the woods

Nice place to bring the family and do some fishing

America has great natural parks!

Crystal clear water but in my experience this place is a crowded fishing area especially during bass season. If you like to fish you will have a hard time catching much. All the fishing piers are on one side of the lake so everyone is casting in roughly the same area/direction. Might be better fishing with a boat. About 2 thirds is just not fishable from shore due to a lack of trails or other property.

This little spot has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid. For me, its just the solitude and catching sunsets. But for everyone else, its got a few nice trails around the reservoir, a bunch of public bbq grills and picnic table, a decent playground area for kids. Its a nice respite from the hustle around it, and it connects to trails into the Pine Bush as well.

The fish were totally not biting today...

Love fishing here but there is often trash in the water.

Nice place for easy access fishing but not much fish.

Peace of mind. Great place to get away

Beautiful

Great family place to relax and have a good time

Very mellow park , and theres a ton of wildlife. Its beautiful, theres a playground, lots of picnic areas, nature trails, fishing, canoeing, I think you cant swim though.

It was a wonderful place to eat lunch and let the kids run around. Easy on and off highway

Solicitation offers still plague its parking areas

Nice place for a walk and enjoy what nature have to offer..

Its not what it use to be. I grew up near by. They use to rent row and paddle boats to the public. They no longer do that. It was a great place to teach young children to fish. Now its just a small lake that you can walk around. The only activity that Ive seen over the past 3 years are people from the near by chip fab factory walking the trails during their lunch break. The place has lost its luster.

Great park around a busy setup. Its so astonishing to have such a big fully facilitated park locked between the highways!

Great place to have a picnic and go fishing

Loved it. Took the kids on a nature walk after it snowed. So beautiful.

Enjoyable low key walk along the water.

Awsom little fishing spot. A lot of cover for bass to hide!

It my new favorite spot.

Its a beautiful place hidden in the middle of the city. Very close to the SUNY Nanoscience building! Good spot for canoeing, hiking, fishing, or just relaxing. The red trail is an easy hike around the Rensselaer lake with half the trail running through the wilderness. There are also barbecue pits and cabins if you want to do picnics. Great spot in Albany!

Like the walk paths in this trail.

This is a very popular park. It is no wonder why as you enjoy nature just off a major traffic circle conveniently connecting highway from any direction. The great outdoors right next door.

Great bluegill fishing from Shore and great bass fishing from a kayak

Beautiful place to fish boat and hike. Just love cooking out and enjoying nature here

The Water was fine: the weather was Beautiful; But, The /Fish Bitting..Was Lousy !!!

Wasnt busy at all for my first time there in a long time. The lake definitely need some cleaning up. Many trees down to get stuck on

Relatively common as far as Start Parks in New York are concerned.

Great place for fishing and hiking trails

Beautiful park with picnic area and small lake with fishing and hiking all within the city limits.

It has great shade around the playground in the afternoon and plenty of places to sit.

Peaceful place to walk