Golf in Averill Park

Averill Park is a hamlet in the Town of Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, in the Capital Region east of Albany and Troy. Rensselaer County occupies the terrain east of the Hudson River in the Capital Region, rising from the river toward the Taconic Mountains at the Massachusetts border. The Sand Lake area and Averill Park sit in the upland lake country of eastern Rensselaer County, a zone of ponds, hills, and second-home properties above the Hudson Valley. Burden Lake Country Club serves the Averill Park community in this lake-country terrain. Golf at Averill Park in Rensselaer County serves the local community in this part of New York State, contributing to the area's recreational offerings.