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Atlanta Metro: The Urban Outdoors

Atlanta, the South’s largest city, offers surprisingly numerous green oases for residents
to get out and enjoy the natural world, despite being a bustling city.

Explore Stone Mountain Park, one of America’s most popular attractions surrounding the world’s largest piece of exposed granite, only 16 miles from Atlanta. Four million annual visitors enjoy the water-land tours, the 1870s recreated rural Southern town, Crossroads™, and of course, climbing the mountain.

Fish, canoe,picnic, andhike to the ruins of a Civil War-era textile mill when you visit Sweetwater Creek State Park in Lithia Springs, with its 215-acre lake.

Panola Mountain State Park in Stockbridge offers numerous opportunities for hiking, biking, fishing, birding, picnicking and learning about this exposed granite outcrop with its rare plants of the Piedmont region. Nearby, the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area near Lithonia, features 2,000 acres of granite outcrop, wetlands, pine and oak forests, streams,and alake, and offers hiking, biking, birdingandplant viewing opportunities.

Discover Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park to the northwest of Atlanta, with its hiking trails, wildlife viewing, and historic Civil War earthworks, cannon emplacements and monuments. Just a few miles south, hit the Silver Comet Trail on your bike or your two feet.

This abandoned rail bed is now a largely paved trail that stretches all the way to Alabama.

Paddle at your own pace down the mighty Chattahoochee River that flows through the north and west sides of metro Atlanta. The river offers excellent opportunities to observe wildlife and wildflowers from your raft, canoe or kayak, do some fishing, or simply relax along its banks. There are several access points along the 48 miles of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area,as well as many hiking trails that follow the river.

Some of these trails and river access points just outside the Atlanta city limits are in the neighboring city of Sandy Springs. Also find in Sandy Springs the Big Trees Forest Preserve, a remarkable 30-acre urban forest with hilly topography, two creeks and a diverse middle growth forest including some large 100- and 200-year-old white oak trees. Nearby, the City of Alpharetta’s Big Creek Greenway beckons walkers, bicyclers, strollers and other non-motorized transport along a serene, paved pathway through lush forest. Alpharetta also offers such activities at dirt biking, disc golf, rock climbing, horseback riding, geocaching, swimming, golfing, mountain biking and hiking.

Venture to Atlanta Botanical Garden for a variety of gardens, both native and exotic, indoor and out.

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Atlanta Metro - Locations

Peachtree City Tennis Center

Atlanta Metro
10 Planterra Way
Peachtree City, GA 30269
770-486-9474

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Peachtree Ridge Park

Atlanta Metro
3170 Suwanee Creek Rd.
Suwanee, GA 30024
770-814-6054

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Pebblepocket Park

Atlanta Metro
200 Willow Rd.
Peachtree City, GA 30269
770-631-2542

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Perkerson Park

Atlanta Metro
770 Deckner Ave. S W
Atlanta, GA 30310
404-477-3660

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Pernoshal Park

Atlanta Metro
4575 North Shallowford Rd.
Dunwoody, GA 30338
678-382-6853

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Piedmont Park

Atlanta Metro
10th St. and Piedmont Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30309
404-875-7275

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Pinckneyville Community Recreation Center

Atlanta Metro
4650 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Norcross, GA 30071
770-814-6054

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Pinckneyville Park

Atlanta Metro
4758 S. Old Peachtree Rd.
Norcross, GA 30071
770-814-6054

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Planterra Ridge Golf Course

Atlanta Metro
500 Clubhouse Dr.
Peachtree City, GA 30269
770-487-8141

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Porsche Experience Center

Atlanta Metro
One Porsche Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30354
888-204-7474

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Proctor Landing Park

Atlanta Metro
5260 Proctor Landing Rd.
Acworth, GA 30101
770-917-1234

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Providence Park

Atlanta Metro
13440 Providence Park Dr.
Milton, GA 30004
678-242-2500

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Rabbit Hill Park

Atlanta Metro
400 Rabbit Hill Rd.
Dacula, GA 30019
770-814-6054

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Red Hawk Nature Preserve Park

Atlanta Metro
143 Henry Pkwy.
McDonough, GA 30253
770-288-7300

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Reynolds Memorial Nature Preserve

Atlanta Metro
5665 Reynolds Rd.
Morrow, GA 30260
770-603-4188

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Rhodes Jordan Park

Atlanta Metro
100 E. Crogan St.
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
770-814-6054

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Richard Craig Park

Atlanta Metro
125 S. Zack Hinton Blvd.
McDonough, GA 30253
770-288-7300

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Rico Park & Athletic Field

Atlanta Metro
6505 Rico Rd.
Chattahoochee Hills, GA 30268
770-463-8881

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Ridgeview Park

Atlanta Metro
5200 S. Trimble Rd.
Sandy Springs, GA 30342
404-303-6182

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Riley Field Recreation Complex

Atlanta Metro
176 Wisdom Rd.
Peachtree City, GA 30269
770-631-2525

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RiverPines Golf

Atlanta Metro
4775 Old Alabama Rd.
Johns Creek, GA 30022
770-442-5960

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Riverside Park

Atlanta Metro
575 Riverside Rd.
Roswell, GA 30075
770-640-3253

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Rock Mill Park

Atlanta Metro
3100 Kimball Bridge Rd
Alpharetta, GA 30022
678-297-6123

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Rock Springs Park

Atlanta Metro
550 Rock Springs Rd.
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
770-814-6054

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Ronald Reagan Park

Atlanta Metro
2777 Five Forks Trickum Rd.
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
770-814-6054

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Roswell Adult Aquatics Center

Atlanta Metro
200 Frank Lewis Dr.
Roswell, GA 30075
770-641-3982

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Roswell Area Park

Atlanta Metro
10495 Woodstock Rd.
Roswell, GA 30075
770-640-3253

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Roswell Cultural Arts Center

Atlanta Metro
950 Forrest St.
Roswell, GA 30075
770-594-6232

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Roswell Fire Museum

Atlanta Metro
1002 Alpharetta St.
Roswell, GA 30075
770-641-3730

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Roswell Ghost Tour

Atlanta Metro
617 Atlanta St.
Roswell, GA 30075
864-517-0688

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