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Parks
Name/Address
Location
Acres
Tennis Courts
Club Houses
BBQ Grills
Ball Fields
Pools
Golf Holes
Gyms
Regional Parks
Atlanta Memorial
Northside Dr. at Woodward Way, NW
199
23
2
18
Chastain Memorial
140 W. Wieuca Rd., NW
320
9
2
10
5
1
18
1
Community Parks
Beaverbrook Drive/ Brookview
Brookview Dr. at Tennyson Dr., NW
6.8
1
Channing Valley
Channing Dr. at Sunbury Pl., NW
1.5
1
Frankie Allen
Bagley St. at Pharr Rd., NE
21.3
4
3
4
Garden Hills
335 Pine Tree Dr. at E. Wesley Rd. and Rumson Rd., NE
6
1
1
1
Peachtree Hills
308 Peachtree Hills Ave., NE
6.4
3
1
1
Shady Valley
Shady Valley Dr. at Converse Dr., NE
11.1
3
Tanyard Creek
Collier Rd. and Walthall Dr., NW
14.5
1
The Howard Park
Collier Rd. and Overbrook Dr., NW
5.52
1
Block Parks
Acres
Amenities
Ardmore
Ardmore Rd. at Tanyard Creek Park, NW
1.6
Benches
Buckhead Triangle
Roswell Rd. at Peachtree Rd., NE
0.7
Sculpture, water feature, benches
Ellsworth
Howell Mill Rd. at Collier Rd. and Ellsworth Dr., NW
1
Benches, swings
McKinley-Wilson Cir.
McKinley Rd. at Wilson Rd.
0.03
Bench, swing
Sunnybrook
Brentwood Dr. at Pine Tree Dr., NE
2.6
Benches, BBQ grill
Vermont Road
Vermont Rd. at Calvert Ln., NE
2
Benches
Conservation Parks
Alexander
E. Wesley Rd., NE, south of Garden Hills Park
11.6
Facility Phones
Atlanta Memorial
Bitsy Grant Tennis Center (404) 609-7193
Bobby Jones Golf Course (404) 355-1009
Chastain Memorial
Amphitheater (404) 233-2227
Arts & Crafts Center (404) 252-2927
Baseball Fields (404) 851-1273
Concert Information (404) 733-4900
Gym/Recreation Center (404) 851-1273
Horse Park Club House (404) 252-4244
N. Fulton Golf Course/Clubhouse (404) 255-0723
Pool (404) 841-9196 Stables (404) 893-5738
Tennis Center (404) 255-3210
Peachtree Hills
Recreation Center (404) 237-2756
Garden Hills
Recreation Center (404) 869-4103 Pool (404) 848-7220
Blue Heron Nature Preserve (including Emma Wetlands and Nancy Creek Shaft Site)
Pinecrest Rd. at Rickenbacker Dr./Nancy Creek at Emma Lane
25
Channing Drive
Northside Dr. at Meredith Dr. and Spring Valley Rd., NW
0.6
Haynes Manor
Northside between Sagamore and Peachtree Battle, NW
5.1
Mayson
Mayson Ave. at Club Dr., NE
3.1
Mayson Ravine
Davidson Dr. at E. Club Dr. and W. Club Dr.
2.7
Peachtree Creek Greenway
SE corner of Woodward Way near Dellwood Dr.
5.47
Peachtree Creek Greenway
Margaret Mitchell Dr. north of Moores Mill Rd.
16.28
3984-4012 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd. Conservation Park
Along Peachtree Dunwoody Rd. near Buckhead Trace and Little Nancy Creek
4.9
Pharr Circle
At end of N. Pharr Ct., NW
0.3
Sibley
Habersham Rd. at W. Wesley Rd., NW
1.6
Springlake
Springlake Dr. at Norfleet Rd., NW
5.2
Spring Valley
Spring Valley Rd., NW at Meredith Dr. and Collier Pl.
3
Standing Peachtree
Ridgewood Rd. at Chattahoochee River
95.6
Tanyard Creek Urban Forest/Nature Preserve
Adjacent to Ardmore Park by Tanyard Creek
6.8
West Wesley/Fraser
W. Wesley Rd. at Rivers Rd., NW
1
North Buckhead Park
Wieuca Rd. at Phipps Blvd., NE
0.3
Woodward Way
Woodward Way at Habersham Rd., NW
1.8
Name/Address
Location
Acres
Amenities
Median Parkways
The 25th St. Beauty Spot
Alden Ave. to Standish Ave., NW
0.1
Loop
Lenox Rd. between Tower Place Dr. and Phipps Blvd.
1
Peachtree Battle Pkwy.
Peachtree Rd. to Dellwood Dr., NW
2.5
Pharr Circle
At end of N. Pharr Ct., NW
0.3
Sidney Marcus Blvd.
Piedmont Rd. to Buford Hwy., NE
0.4
Gardens
Castlewood Triangle
Castlewood Dr., NE at Edinboro Rd.
0.9
Hillside at Northside Dr. Park
Hillside Dr., NW at Northside Dr.
0.75
Mornington Circle
End of Mornington Dr., NW
0.4
Mt. Paran & Northside Park
Mt. Paran at Northside Dr., NW
0.4
Valley Rd. & Habersham Park
Valley Rd. at Habersham Rd., NW
0.9
Total Buckhead City and State Park Acreage:
798.04
Privately Owned Parks
Atlanta Historical Society
W. Paces Ferry Rd., NW at Slaton Dr., NW
0.4
Vietnam veterans memorial plaque
Atlanta History Center
130 W. Paces Ferry Rd., NW
33
Various themed gardens
Brookwood Hills
77 Wakefield Dr., NW
1.7
Pool, tennis courts, swings
Campbell-Stone Circle
S. Pharr Ct., NW
0.5
Benches
Martin Manor
Tuxedo at Knollwood
1
Monarch Centre
3414 and 3424 Peachtree Rd., NE
2
Sculpture, pond, benches
Peachtree Heights East
Parkside Dr., NE
10
Duck pond
Peachtree
598 E. Paces Ferry Rd., NE
0.2
Benches, playscape, swings
Pine Hills
Shady Valley Dr., NE at Converse Dr., NE
3
Pool, tennis courts, club house, basketball court
The Pinnacle Building
3575 Peachtree Rd., NE
1
Fountains, benches, sculpture
Riverside by Post
4401 Northside Pkwy., NW
10
Urban vegetable garden, picnic areas, bike trails
Tophat Field Complex
500 Fairfield Rd.
18
8 Soccer fields
Tower Place
3348 Peachtree Rd., NE
0.9
Sculptures, fountains, benches, pagoda
Wolfe Creek Park
SW corner of Tuxedo and Kingwood
1
Total Private Park Acreage:
82.7
Other: Chattahoochee National Recreation Area (NRA)
East Palisades Unit
Northside Pkwy., NW at Chattahoochee River
50
Whitewater Creek
Whitewater Creek Rd.
15.2
Total Buckhead Park Acreage:
945.94
Community Gardens
Name
Location & Contact Number
# of Lots
Annual Fee
Blue Heron Community Garden
4137 Roswell Rd., NE Kevin McCauley at (404) 531-0006
32
$25.00
Data: Atlanta Bureau of Planning; Atlanta Dept. of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs; Atlanta History Center; National Park Service; Chattahoochee National Recreation Area
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