Parks and Paths

Spink-Collins Park is a quiet wooded park on the westside of Atlanta. This hidden park has a shaded playground, workout stations, and trails.

The Whetstone Creek Trail is a rails-to-trails project built on the old spur that was used by the Chlorine train serving the water treatment plan. It connects Marietta Road to Bolton Road with a spur to Adams Drive near Bolton Academy. It will become part of the Centennial Olympic Park to Silver Comet connection. The path meanders between lines of tall trees that obscure the surrounding urban landscape, giving it a natural feel. 

​The Woodall Rail Trail is approximately 3.2 miles and creates a bike and pedestrian connection between the existing Whetstone Creek Trail (future Silver Comet Connector) and the future Atlanta BeltLine Northwest Trail corridor. It offers a predominantly off-road connection through the Upper Westside. The Woodall Rail Trail connects residential neighborhoods, commercial activity centers, and office developments, making them accessible on-foot and by bike like never before. 

Atlanta's Sara J. González Memorial Park, the first park named for a Latino/a/x/e individual in the State of Georgia, honors inclusiveness and cultural diversity while providing all-abilities accessible child and family oriented greenspace to the growing Atlanta Upper Westside community it serves.

Westside Park is the City of Atlanta’s newest and largest park. Atlanta’s largest greenspace is a former quarry that has been transformed into a vibrant park featuring a 35-acre reservoir, trails, meadows, sculptures, pavilions, playgrounds and some of the most spectacular skyline views anywhere in Atlanta. 

Whittier Mill Park is an Atlanta city park covering 17 acres and is the historic site of an 1800s cotton mill. Remnants of the mill tower and carpenter’s shed remain while the rest of the property has been converted into green space, wooded trails, a bocce court, and a playground.

Standing Peachtree Park is a Nature Preserve at 2630 Ridgewood Rd NW with a rich history and offering a stone pavilion and brief wooded paths. 

Paces Mill Park Trail offers hiking, biking, walking, fishing, and picnic areas along the Chattahoochee River.

Sope Creek Trail offers hiking of the old mill ruins and pond loop.

Coming soon! The City plans to purchase two athletic field properties currently owned by the private Galloway School. The sites, totaling 20 acres located off Defoors Ferry Road in northwest Atlanta, will increase the number of rentable sports fields and recreational amenities in the Upper Westside.

Coming summer of 2026! Upgrades to the Whetstone Wetlands Greenspace (between Adams Dr and Bolton Rd) will include a new trail offering views of the wetlands. Whetstone Greenspace is part of a larger network of trails being developed in Atlanta. The recently opened Woodall Rail Trail, the southernmost segment of the Silver Comet Connector, will connect to the Whetstone Creek Trail, ultimately creating a continuous trail network stretching from Cobb County to Alabama.

In the works! Atlanta's first park with Chattahoochee River access, to be known as Lower Paul Park, is anticipated to include a trail with direct access to the Chattahoochee River as well as a connection to the Whetstone Creek Trail PATH multi-use trail.  The project showcases the partnership between the City and greenspace advocates and will be part of the Trust for Public Land’s Chattahoochee Riverlands vision—a linear, 53-mile river corridor network of Greenways, Blueways and parks to reunite the Chattahoochee River with metro Atlanta.

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The Atlanta Beltline is an extraordinary attraction for visitors and residents alike. This 22-mile loop of trails, parks, and future transit is connecting 45 neighborhoods and creating a vibrant public space for recreation, commerce, and cultural expression. Along the path, you can find new restaurants, breweries, art galleries, local businesses, and experience moving arts and cultural exhibits and programs. 

Park Pride is the non-profit arm of the City of Atlanta Parks that works with all communities in Atlanta to improve their parks through programs, funding and leadership to create more and better green spaces.

Trust for Public Land Chattahoochee RiverLands Project

Since 1991, the PATH Foundation has been transforming the landscape of the greater metropolitan Atlanta area. By skillfully combining philanthropic, public and other funding sources, PATH has turned abandoned railroad corridors into beautiful linear green spaces, linked neighborhoods to bustling commercial centers and provided alternative modes of transportation for commuters, joggers, walkers, cyclists and people of all ages.

Map of PATH Metro Atlanta Trails and Parks

Georgia Adopt a Stream helps local volunteers monitor water quality.