ATLnature

ATLnature is your guide to Atlanta's trails and other rad nature stuff in the city. Live in the city but miss hiking on the weekends? Don’t have time (or a car!) for a trip to north Georgia? Did you know there are over 30 nature trails inside the perimeter of 285 alone?

  • Home
  • Parks
  • Species
  • More
kirkwood.png

Kirkwood Urban Forest

Kirkwood Urban Forest
September 26, 2016 by Shawn Taylor in parks

As well as the nature trails and community garden, this park is also home to a natural meadow area.

Address: 1800 Dixie St. SE, Atlanta, GA 30317
Cost of admission: None
Governance: City of Atlanta
Acres: 5
Approximate miles of trails: 1
Hours: 6:00am - 11:00pm
Miles from downtown Atlanta: 4
MARTA directions: From Edgewood/Candler Park Station, take the 24 bus to Hosea L Williams Dr @ Rogers St SE. Walk east on Hosea L. Williams for half a block. Turn right into the DeKalb-Atlanta Human Services Complex. There is a trailhead at the back of the back parking lot.
Or... From King Memorial Station, take the 21 bus to Memorial Dr SE@Warren St SE. Walk west on Memorial. Take the first right onto Dearborn St. The trailhead will be on the left.
Bike directions: From the Freedom Park trail, take Oakdale south (it becomes Whitefoord). Turn left on Hosea L. Williams. Turn into the DeKalb-Atlanta Human Services Complex. There is a trailhead at the back of the back parking lot.
Parking: There is some parking available at the Dearborn St. trailhead.
Trail surface: Natural/mulch
Blazes/markings: None
Geocaching: Yes
Dogs allowed: Yes
Guidebook mentions: None
Trailhead(s): 

View fullsize Behind DeKalb Community Service Board
Behind DeKalb Community Service Board
View fullsize End of Dearborn St.
End of Dearborn St.
View fullsize End of Rogers St.
End of Rogers St.
View fullsize Clay St.
Clay St.
View fullsize Dearborn St. near Bixby St.
Dearborn St. near Bixby St.

Trailhead #1: In parking lot behind Dekalb Community Service Board, 33.751993, -84.327267
Trailhead #2: End of Dearborn St.,  33.751032, -84.327267
Trailhead #3: End of Rogers St., 33.750412, -84.329231
Trailhead #4: Clay St., 33.750066, -84.330411 note: you basically have to walk through someone's yard to access the trail here, but the trailhead is marked next to the street with an official City of Atlanta sign
Trailhead #5: Dearborn St. near Bixby St., 33.749103, -84.327731

Features:

  • Picnic table

  • Sandbox

  • Community garden

Links:

  • Kirkwood Urban Forest Community Garden

  • WABE 90.1 – Beautiful City: Kirkwood Urban Forest

August 20, 2016

August 20, 2016

August 20, 2016

August 20, 2016

August 20, 2016

August 20, 2016

August 20, 2016

August 20, 2016

August 20, 2016

August 20, 2016


From around the web

Recent iNaturalist observations

iNaturalist.org
View more observations near Kirkwood Urban Forest on iNaturalist.org »

Random eBird sightings from the last 30 days


Good to combine with:

  • DeKalb Memorial Park (post forthcoming)

  • Frazer Forest

  • Olmsted Linear Park

September 26, 2016 /Shawn Taylor
atlanta page 2, near bus-5 min, free admission, near downtown-5 miles, itp page 2
parks
  • Newer
  • Older