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Piedmont Park

400 Park Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30306 · Atlanta, GA

Why you should go…

Midtown's 200-acre green heart frames the classic Atlanta postcard: skyscrapers rising behind Lake Clara Meer and its stone boathouse. Redesigned by the Olmsted Brothers in the early 1900s, the park hosts the Atlanta Jazz Festival, the Dogwood Festival, and a Saturday Green Market in season. Locals run the loops, picnic in the meadows, and turn dogs loose at the popular dog park, with the BeltLine and Atlanta Botanical Garden sitting right at the park's edges.

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Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Piedmont Park, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Date Night

    Atlanta Botanical Garden

    $25–$50

    Stroll a treetop canopy walk, meet the giant Earth Goddess and wander orchid houses in Midtown's 30-acre urban oasis.

    0.3 mi awayMore like this

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Iconic

    Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail

    Free

    Atlanta's rail-trail promenade, murals, food halls, and prime people-watching from Piedmont Park to the Krog Street Tunnel.

    0.4 mi awayMore like this

  • Museums
    Rainy-Day Pick

    High Museum of Art

    Under $25

    The Southeast's leading art museum, Richard Meier's gleaming white building is a masterpiece before you even step inside.

    0.8 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Eat & Drink
    Foodie Favorite

    Ponce City Market

    Free

    A massive 1926 Sears building reborn as a food hall, shops and a rooftop amusement park right on the BeltLine.

    1.0 mi awaySwitch it up: Eat & Drink

  • Theatre & Events
    Family favorite

    Center for Puppetry Arts

    Under $25

    Where Jim Henson's Muppets live on, puppet shows, a world-class puppetry museum, and build-your-own workshops in Midtown.

    1.1 mi awaySwitch it up: Theatre & Events

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Iconic

    Centennial Olympic Park

    Free

    The 1996 Olympics' living legacy, splash in the Fountain of Rings, catch free concerts and lounge on 22 downtown acres.

    2.0 mi awayMore like this