Buckhead is peppered with many parks and gorgeous woodlands. Fortunately, the natural beauty of Buckhead is protected as park property. The two major parks are Atlanta Memorial Park and Chastain Park (which also includes various other complementary aspects to the open park space). Neighborhood parks are also common, and a treat for both visitors and locals alike. Atlanta Memorial Northside Drive at Woodward Way 199 acres, 23 tennis courts (Bitsy Grant Tennis Center, 2125 Northside Drive, (404) 609-7193) 2 club houses, 18-hole golf course (Bobby Jones Golf Course, 384 Woodward Way, (404) 355-1009) Chastain Memorial 234 W.Wieuca Road (404) 255-0863 Chastain offers 320 acres of beautiful, pristine park, including 9 tennis courts, a pool, 2 baseball fields, a golf course, a gym with workout room, and more. The Chastain Arts and Crafts Center, Horse Park, playground, amphitheatre, and 3.3 mile PATH trail are also nearby, and offer additional opportunities to experience Buckhead outdoors. City of Atlanta Parks Bureau (404) 817-6752 Park Listings courtesy of Buckhead.net: Alexander, East Wesley Road south of Garden Hills Park, 11.6 acres Beaverbrook Drive, Brookview Drive at Tennyson Drive off Howell Mill Road via Northcliffe in the Wildwood neighborhood, 6.8 acres, playscape, softball field, creek Blue Heron Nature Preserve is a wooded area in North Buckhead along Nancy Creek near Roswell Road and Rickenbacker Drive on the silted in remnants of Lake Emma. Frankie Allen, Bagley Street at Pharr Road, 21.3 acres, 4 tennis courts, club house, 4 baseball fields Garden Hills, 335 Pinetree Dr., Pinetree Drive at East Wesley Road and Rumson Road, 404-848-7220, 6 acres, club house, newly renovated and enlarged pool. Peachtree Hills, 308 Peachtree Hills Road near the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center, 6.4 acres, 3 tennis courts, gym. Peachtree Park-Lenox Promenade, East Paces Ferry Road at Ga. 400 with a pedestrian overpass over Ga. 400 to Lenox Square mall, 2 acres Shady Valley, Shady Valley Drive at Converse Drive, 11.1 acres, 3 tennis courts Sunnybrook, Brentwood Drive at Garden Hills Park, 2.6 acres Tanyard Creek, Collier Road at Walthall Drive in Collier Hills neighborhood, 14.5 acres, historic markers, historic mill site across Collier Road, overlook, creek, playscape. |
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