{"id":62,"date":"2008-11-19T19:00:02","date_gmt":"2008-11-20T00:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/adventures\/2008\/11\/camp-saratoga.html"},"modified":"2016-11-07T15:31:32","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T15:31:32","slug":"camp-saratoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/adventures\/2008\/11\/camp-saratoga\/","title":{"rendered":"Camp Saratoga"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Trip Tip: Try to spot the endangered Karner Blue Butterfly<\/em><\/p>\n Camp Saratoga was operated as a Boy Scout camp <\/strong>from 1930 to 2001, and then it became part of the Wilton Wildlife Preserve and Park. The preserve is 310 acres and located only 8 miles from downtown. This park encompasses a variety of ecosystems including woodlands, wetlands, open areas and streams. This habitat supports the endangered Karner Blue Butterfly. There are trail maps and environmental information available at the trailhead parking area.<\/p>\n For more trail details and activity schedule check out Wilton Wildlife Preserve.<\/p>\n Directions:<\/strong> SCOUT ROAD<\/p>\n Follow Route 50 north through the Wilton shopping area for 6 miles. Turn left onto Edie Road, proceed 1.5 miles and turn right onto Scout Road. The parking area and trailheads are 0.7 miles on the left.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Town of Wilton Size: 310 acres with five miles of trails Scenery: Forested Terrain: Forested and field floor. Some sand. Trip Tip: Try to spot the endangered Karner Blue Butterfly Camp Saratoga was operated as a Boy Scout camp from…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":5718,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6,7,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cross-country-and-nordic-skiing","category-kid-friendly","category-mountain-biking","category-nature-trails"],"yoast_head":"\r\n