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Big Creek Park

Big Creek Park
August 11, 2018 by Shawn Taylor in parks

Address: 1600 Old Alabama Rd, Roswell, GA 30076
Cost of admission: None
Governance: City of Roswell
Acres: 160
Approximate miles of trails: 1.4 miles of unpaved hiking trails + 7 miles of mountain bike trails; connects to 7 miles of Big Creek Greenway
Hours: Dawn to dusk
Miles from downtown Atlanta: 22
MARTA directions: From North Springs Station, take the 140 or 141 to North Point Pkwy @ Mansell Rd (the first stop after the Mansell Rd Park & Ride). From there, walk East on Mansell Rd. The path will be on the right. Once on the path, take the first left. Take the first right to walk over the creek and then take another right. Continue straight to enter the park. The walking distance from the bus stop to the Big Creek Greenway paved path is about a block, but the walking distance from the bus stop to the unpaved portion is about 1.5 miles.
Parking: From the Old Alabama Road entrance, there are two parking lots 
Trailhead(s): This map shows the trailheads from the greenway and parking lots
Trail surface: Park trails are natural surface; greenway trails are paved and boardwalk

Amenities:

  • Bike rentals (at North parking lot)

  • Trash cans

  • Restroom

  • Mountain bike trails

  • Pump tracks

Links:
City of Roswell
RAMBO

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For more photos, see my flickr album.


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Recent iNaturalist observations

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Updated May 21, 2017 & August 11, 2018

August 11, 2018 /Shawn Taylor
atlanta page 3, near bus-5 min, multi-use path, free admission, north metro, wetlands, 5+ miles of trails, mountain biking, near: garrard landing, near: jones bridge, near: big creek greenway
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