The Normanskill Preserve consists of three parcels that were obtained from Albany County in 2005 because of non-payment of taxes. The three parcels total 46 acres. They are on both sides of the 2000 Delaware Avenue landslide; and include over a half-mile of the frontage on the Normanskill in an area directly across from City of Albany's Stevens Farm.
Currently trails have only been developed on the eastern most property, which is 12 acres in size. This parcel is wooded. Part of the trail runs along the top of the river bank offering views of the Normanskill and the Steven's farm on the other side.
Future plans include providing access across a ravine and developing a trail that will link this property to a 3.8 acre parcel, the smallest of the three. Use of the largest parcel which is nearly 30 acres in size has not been finalized.
The Normanskill Preserve is located on Delaware Ave in the Town of Bethlehem just before the Normanskill Bridge. Visitors may park in the Bagdon Environmental parking lot.