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Piedmont Park

Piedmont Park
October 21, 2017 by Shawn Taylor in parks

Piedmont Park is a large, heavily-used neighborhood park in Midtown Atlanta. Piedmont Park was home to the Piedmont Exposition in 1887 and the Cotton States and International Exposition in 1895. In the early 20th century, the park was redesigned by the sons of Frederick Law Olmsted.

As well as the many paved trails and greenspace areas, there are also some wooded, natural (or boardwalk)-surface trails in the park. Those trails can be found in the areas of this map marked "The Northwoods" and "Six Springs Wetlands". Also, part of the path around Lake Clara Meer is not paved.

Another place to check out is the demonstration orchard and apiary. Those can be found just south of the dog parks.

Address (approximate): 1084 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
Admission: Free. Paid parking is available at the Botanical Garden located within the park.
Acres: 185
Approximate miles of trails: 1 mile of natural-surface or boardwalk trails + 3 miles of paved trails
Hours: Park hours: 6:00am to 11:00pm // Northwoods and Six Springs Wetlands hours: 6:00am to sunset
Miles from downtown Atlanta: 2

Features:

  • Restrooms

  • Water fountains

  • Apiary

  • Demonstration orchard

Links:
Piedmont Park Conservancy
Park map

October 1, 2016

October 1, 2016

December 1, 2016

December 1, 2016

Eastern Screech-Owl, January 14, 2017

Eastern Screech-Owl, January 14, 2017

October 1, 2016

October 1, 2016

October 1, 2016

October 1, 2016

October 1, 2016

October 1, 2016

January 7, 2017

January 7, 2017

January 7, 2017

January 7, 2017

Orchard Oriole, April 22, 2017

Orchard Oriole, April 22, 2017

October 19, 2017

October 19, 2017

For more photos, see my flickr album.

Good to combine with:

  • Morningside Nature Preserve

  • Tanyard Creek Park

  • BeltLine Interim Hiking Trail: Eastside Trail Northern Extension


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Bike-N-Bird: Piedmont Park, October 1, 2016
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Updated August 4, October 3, December 1, and December 30, 2016; January 7, January 28, April 22, May 1, October 19, & October 21, 2017

October 21, 2017 /Shawn Taylor
atlanta page 2, near bus-5 min, multi-use path, free admission, itp, near downtown-5 miles, allows dogs, dog park, 3+ miles of trails, birding
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