Little Troy Park - About Us

Little Troy Park has been keeping people cool for over 60 years!

LTP is a members-only swimming hole nestled on a quiet road in rural Charlton, NY. We offer a large, natural pond for swimming, a sandy beach, a playground and picnic area, and a lovely community of member families. There are swim lessons for children, safe wading for toddlers, and a lap swim area for all to enjoy. The pond is nearly an acre in size, large enough for everyone to have room to cool off. Our dedicated lifeguards are on duty to keep everyone safe, every day.

First opened in 1957, the Park is open from Memorial Day to Labor Day each summer. It is a Charlton institution!

The clean Alplauskill and fresh underground springs feed the pond. Local wildlife often stop by and visit! Members fondly remember the summer a Great Egret was spotted, the baby turtles kids have seen and Daisy the rescued duck who made the park its home in the early 1990s.

Little Troy Park is roughly 20 acres. The name can be confusing - we are not located in Troy, NY! The Park is named for a small, historic hamlet within Charlton - Slab Troy, which dates to the early 1800s.

Find us in the town of Charlton, conveniently close to Burnt Hills, Ballston Lake, Ballston Spa, Scotia, Galway and Clifton Park.

Charlton's treasured swimming hole seeks members to surviveLittle Troy Park has been called quaint, a place to savor a retro summer and the season's simplest pleasures - water, sand and sun. Yet this 60-year-old swimming hole, a once popular spot for families with children, is under threat. If it cannot attract more members, the Alplauskill-fed pond, park and its amenities might disappear. Those who love it, who have volunteered for years to keep it going, are fighting to keep it open for their children and grandchildren with an open invitation to all. "Come," said Ginny Parsons who will soon step down as president. "People don't know it's here. We want people to come."