Saratoga Spa State Park offers numerous picnic areas with tables, grills and pavilions available for rent. Alcohol is permitted.

The park offers diverse birding opportunities with over 100 species, including warblers and woodpeckers. Birdwatchers can explore various habitats such as wetlands, forests and grassy fields. The area is also part of the Audubon Society's Important Bird Area program due to its significant breeding population of Eastern Bluebirds.

The Peerless Pool Complex consists of a main pool with a zero-depth entry, separate slide pool with a 19' double slide and a children's wading pool with a mushroom fountain. The Victoria Pool is a smaller pool surrounded by arched promenades. Both pool areas include showers, locker rooms and restrooms.

The park has two beautiful golf courses; a championship 18-hole course and a challenging 9-hole course, complete with pro shop and restaurant. The gentle terrain offers picnic areas, shady streamside trails, suitable for the nature-lover or the casual walker, as well as certified running courses used by joggers and high school and college athletes. Winter activities include cross-country skiing on approximately 12 miles of trails, ice skating, ice hockey and the Annual Winterfest in February.