More than 750,000 people visit our parks, athletic fields and facilities each year.

Whether you like to walk along canopied trails, have a family picnic near a stream, enjoy a family reunion under a pavilion, or play to your hearts content, we have just what you are looking for.

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Recreation

Parks and Athletic Fields

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Gainesville Parks and Recreation maintains and operates 443 acres of passive or active park land throughout the city. People of all ages and interests enjoy our walking trails, open spaces and lakeside amenities. Our playgrounds are safe places where kids can be kids every day. And thousands of athletes, young and old, play their best on the athletic fields and tennis courts we care for with great pride.

Park Pavilion Rentals - March through October
Call 770. 531.2680.

Take a moment and find the park that is just right for you.

Allen Creek Soccer Complex
City Park Complex /Candler Fields
Clarks Bridge Park - Olympic Venue
DeSota Park
Engine 209 Park
Holly Park
Ivey Terrace Park - Rock Creek Greenway
Kenwood Park
Lanier Point Park and Athletic Complex
Linwood Nature Preserve
Longwood Park - Rock Creek Greenway
Myrtle Street Park
Poultry Park
Riverside Park
Rock Creek Park and Amphitheatre - Rock Creek Greenway
Roper Park
Wessell Park
Wilshire Trails - Rock Creek Greenway

Rock Creek Greenway Mileage
Beginning at the West Academy entrance to Rock Creek Park

To Adair Street                    .22 miles
To Ridgewood Terrace        .54 miles
To Pearl Nix Parkway         1.22 miles
To End of Longwood Park   .75 miles