Welcome to the Town of Queensbury, Warren County!

The Town of Queensbury, founded in                                       1763, is located in northeastern New York State. It is centrally located between New York City, Boston, Buffalo and Montreal. Its 72 square miles stretch from the shore of Lake George to the beautiful Hudson River. The town has a population of more than 24,000 and is one of the region’s fastest growing communities.

The Queensbury School District, with an enrollment of over 3,700 students, has long been recognized as one of the finest schools in New York State. Students score extremely well on the SAT, ACT, CEEB and AP examinations. Approximately 77% of the graduates earn New York State Regents Diplomas and 85% go on to higher education. All buildings are located on a 200-acre campus, complete with athletic and play areas and an indoor pool which are used as focal points for town recreation and Little League.

The town is the home of Adirondack Community College and is within a 50-mile drive of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Union College, College of St. Rose, College of St. Joseph in Vermont, Russell Sage, and the State University of New York at Albany.

Cultural and recreational activities abound throughout the town. Some examples include Aviation Mall, Gurney Lane Recreational Area, The Adirondack Balloon Festival, and The Great Escape/Splashwater Kingdom, which opened in 1954 as Storytown, USA, one year before Disneyland, and the new Six Flags Great Escape Lodge and Indoor Waterpark which opened in 2006.

For more information on the Town of Queensbury visit www.queensbury.net.