Parks Near Me in Madison

While this park may be best known for its golf course, it also offers a wide range of recreational opportunities in a beautiful wooded setting. A lakeside beach is popular with swimmers during summer months, and more than 24 miles of trails are available for hikers and horseback riders. Horse owners even have their own private camping area near stalls. Other overnight guests can choose from fully equipped cottages or a modern campground. With so many ways to relax, it is ironic that the park’s name is thought to come from slaves who tilled summer fields or American Indians who found the creek difficult to cross.

Located between Madison and Covington off I-20, The Creek Golf Course provides one of Georgia’s best golf values, along with a pro shop, driving range, rental carts and special rates for seniors and children. The 18 hole course is a favorite for its challenging layout and well maintained greens combined with a pristine, natural setting.

Things To Do & See:

Off-road Biking — 17 miles of trails. Hiking Permitted.
Birding
Fishing
Foot Golf (fee)
Geocaching
Group Programs
Hiking — 2.5 miles of trails, horse trails open to hikers weekdays only
Horseback Riding (trail fee) — 22 miles of trails, stalls, annual pass available
Mini Golf (fee)
Swimming — seasonal
Weddings — park approval required
Boat Rental — seasonal
Kayak Rental — seasonal

Located between Atlanta and Athens, this popular park features a 1792 log fort built by settlers for protection against Creek and Cherokee Indians. Today, visitors come to Fort Yargo for its wide variety of outdoor recreation and scenery. Mountain bikers and hikers can test their endurance on 18 miles of trails. A 260-acre lake offers a large swimming beach, fishing and boat ramps. The park's wooded disc golf course is exceptionally challenging.

Fort Yargo State Park is a beautiful location for outdoor weddings, reunions and other celebrations. Visitors have a choice of numerous facilities for all budgets, ranging from group shelters to lake-view pavilions. Overnight guests can choose from fully equipped cottages or cozy campsites. For a more unique experience, visitors can reserve lakeside yurts, which are like canvas and wooden tents. Each yurt has furniture and electricity inside and a fire ring, picnic table and grill outside.

Things To Do & See:

Biking
Boating — private boats permitted, 10 HP limit
Disc Golf (fee) — annual passes available
Educational Programs
Fishing
Geocaching
Hiking — 20.5 miles of trails
Miniature Golf (fee)
Muddy Spokes Club
Picnicking
Swimming
Weddings — park approval required
Jon Boat, Kayak, Canoe, Stand-Up Paddleboard & Pedal Boat Rental — April to October (weekends only in Apr, May, Aug, Sept)

Nestled in 3200 acres of natural beauty, Stone Mountain Park features outdoor recreational activities, seasonal family-friendly attractions, and a variety of on-site lodging options so you can stay where you play! Only minutes from downtown Atlanta, come explore our breathtaking natural areas, experience our family-friendly park attractions and enjoy our seasonal festivals and special events.

Shakerag Park is a rustic and presently lightly developed, 66-acre community park located in the northeastern tip of Johns Creek. The park features a 1.1-mile-long nature trail that loops under 200 year old hardwoods and past one of Johns Creek’s only working farms.

The 192-acre property is located in the eastern half of the city adjacent to the Rogers Bridge Trail and the proposed Rogers Bridge connection to over the Chattahoochee River to Duluth. The site is mostly undeveloped except for a non-operational water reclamation facility.

The pocket park at the roundabout at Bell and Boles roads totals 2.5 acres. It features a butterfly garden, large open green space, and a stone labyrinth. 

Pocket parks are small parks at typically 4 acres or less. They are designed to serve nearby neighborhoods, tend to be left as green space with the possibility for playgrounds, have limited facilities, and little or no parking.

Morton Road Park is a four-acre pocket park completed in November 2020. It is the city’s very first park in which Johns Creek didn’t inherit from Fulton County.

Johns Creek purchased the land in 2015, planned the park design, constructed the park and is now open to the community to enjoy.
 
Morton Road Park features a pavilion, picnic shelter, play structures, a multi-use path, a half basketball court, and open lawn.
 
The pocket park is located on the north side of East Morton Road, just east of its intersection with State Bridge Road.

Pocket parks are small parks at typically 4 acres or less.  They are designed to serve nearby neighborhoods, tend to be left as green space with the possibility for playgrounds, have limited facilities, and little or no parking.

State Bridge Park officially opened in May 2020.

The four-acre park features a trailhead kiosk for the quarter-mile nature trail, which has a soft/natural walking surface as it meanders through young pines, established magnolia trees, and more species.

The park also features a picnic table near the trail entrance, new landscaping, and a concrete sidewalk providing pedestrian access from the State Bridge Road sidewalk.

State Bridge Park is located at 10610 State Bridge Road, on the south side of State Bridge Road, just east of the intersection of West Morton and State Bridge roads.