WELCOME TO SAUGERTIES RECREATION
CANTINE VETERANS MEMORIAL FIELD COMPLEX
UNLIKE ANY OTHER PLACE
SPORTS-FUN-RECREATION
The Cantine Veterans Memorial Complex
is a 127-acre sports and recreation complex owned and operated by the Town of Saugerties under the Department of Parks, Recreation & Buildings
Annually, the Complex plays host to the New York Mets Baseball Academy, Antique Auto Show, Fourth of July Celebration and Carnival, Library Book Fair, AYSO Soccer Camp, High School Wrestling Camp, High School Graduation, American Cancer Society Relay For Life, Ulster Fillies Girls Fast Pitch Tournament, numerous High School and College sectional, regional, and state tournaments and competition. Additionally, many Little League, Babe Ruth and other All Star Games and Tournaments are held at Cantine Memorial Complex.
The facilities at the Complex are the “home fields” to the Saugerties Sawyers High School baseball, softball, tennis, and soccer teams. Boys and girls in the Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Modified Sports Programs are accommodated. Further, Ulster County Community College uses the site as their alternate “home field” for the Senators baseball, softball, and soccer games.
Additionally, every year on the last full weekend in September the Hudson Valley Garlic Festival takes place. This is the largest festival of its kind east of the Rocky Mountains. Traditionally, 45,000 – 50,000 people attend the two-day event.
FACILITIES
• 11 Ball Fields, 5 lighted
• 4 Regulation size soccer fields, two lighted
• 1 Olympic size, fully enclosed refrigerated Ice Arena with related components and amenities
• 4 Lighted tennis courts
• 4 Pavilions, with full service Kitchenettes
• 1 Media & Conference center
• 1 Senior Citizen’s Multi Purpose Recreation Center
• 3 basketball courts
• 3 playgrounds, including Small World Playground
• 1 enclosed bandstand
• 2 covered grandstands
• Indoor and outdoor shuffleboard courts
• Many picnic areas and barbeque equipment
• Modern skate park
SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE
The complex is one of the most modern areas in NY State. It is covered 24/7 by several video surveillance cameras which are located throughout the entire complex. Our local police provide constant patrols and our highly trained staff are observant and conscious of their commitment to make your visit to the complex safe and enjoyable.