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Ben Burton Park
32-acre riverside park with a 1.4-mile orange-blazed pedestrian nature trail, 14 picnic tables, open green space, fishing access along the Middle Oco…
Parks & Playgrounds
A resource for Athens area families — since 1998
Playgrounds, splash pads, libraries, museums, nature centers, indoor play — every family-tested place in the Athens area, in one directory.
32-acre riverside park with a 1.4-mile orange-blazed pedestrian nature trail, 14 picnic tables, open green space, fishing access along the Middle Oco…
A 33-acre park with athletic fields, basketball and tennis courts, a gymnasium, a playground, a swimming pool, a walking trail and a picnic area. It&…
32-acre park at the confluence of Trail Creek and the North Oconee River, within walking distance of downtown. Features majestic hardwoods and open f…
37-acre Oconee County park with a playground, picnic shelter and a 1.25-mile paved walking trail, plus three lighted softball fields, four lighted te…
72-acre park in the Five Points area with a playground, swimming pool, two outdoor basketball courts, a fishing pond, dog park, pavilions and picnic…
782 acres on 260-acre Lake Chapman with a swimming beach, a newer playground, disc golf, dog parks, fishing, hiking trails and canoe/kayak rentals. F…
135-acre park holding the World of Wonder Playground, the largest play area in the county system, with 10 slides including a three-story slide tower…
Athens-Clarke County public pool and splash pad, one of five ACCGov public pools and two splash pads (the other splash pad is at Walker Park; the oth…
113-acre park with a splash pad and an accessible playground, plus two lighted football/soccer fields, a baseball practice field, an outdoor fitness…
Athens Regional Library System resource-center branch at Heard Park in East Athens. Hours: Mon & Wed 8:30 AM-12:30 PM and 2-6 PM; Tue & T…
Headquarters and main branch of the Athens Regional Library System, with a children's department offering storytimes, arts and crafts programs,…
Athens Regional Library System branch serving Bogart and western Oconee County. Hours: Mon, Wed & Fri 10 AM-6 PM; Tue & Thu 12-8 PM; Sat…
Athens Regional Library System resource-center branch located at Lay Park, alongside the Lay Park community center and pool. Hours: Mon-Fri 2:00-…
Athens Regional Library System branch serving Watkinsville and Oconee County. Hours: Mon & Wed 10 AM-9 PM; Tue, Thu, Fri & Sat 10 AM-6 PM…
Athens Regional Library System branch focused on community education and access, with children's services, computers, printing, scanning, fax an…
Athens Regional Library System branch serving Winterville and eastern Clarke County. Hours: Tue & Thu 3-7 PM; Wed, Fri & Sat 10 AM-2 PM;…
The official state art museum, on the UGA campus and free every day. Family programming includes Toddler Tuesday sessions, family days with creative…
Athens-Clarke County arts center with rotating contemporary exhibitions, art classes for all ages, workshops, studio memberships, artist residencies…
A free, city-run zoo inside Memorial Park that houses more than 35 non-releasable native Georgia animals — black bears, river otters, beavers, foxes,…
225 acres of woodlands and wetlands with more than 4 miles of trails, plus an Education & Visitor Center holding live reptiles, amphibians, aquar…
University of Georgia botanical garden with specialty gardens, trails and a conservatory. The Alice H. Richards Children's Garden is the family…
Indoor rock climbing and bouldering gym with a dedicated kids' room. Youth offerings include birthday parties, the Climb & Slide program, In…
A 25,000-square-foot indoor trampoline park with trampoline courts, a basketball/slam-dunk court, dodgeball, foam pits, a high dive, a battle beam an…
Pick-your-own blueberry farm in Oconee County, typically open for about a month starting the last week of May. Bring your own bucket or rent a souven…
Family farm operating since 1993 with two big seasons. Spring brings u-pick strawberries, farm activities and homemade strawberry ice cream. Fall bri…
Athens-Clarke County's recreational youth sports program. Offerings include spring and fall baseball at Holland Youth Sports Complex and Satterf…
Full-service family Y with youth sports, swim lessons, youth and teen development programs, and fitness classes for all ages. Hours: Mon-Fri 6 AM…
197-acre county park with outdoor walking trails, a roughly 2-mile paved walking path, eight lighted tennis courts, four softball diamonds, three mul…
A 25,000-square-foot indoor trampoline park with trampoline courts, a basketball/slam-dunk court, dodgeball, foam pits, a high dive, a battle beam an…
A traditional Kyuki-Do martial arts school on Jefferson Road with kids', adult and family programs and a small instructor-to-student ratio. They…
Athens' indoor rock climbing gym, with roped walls, bouldering and a 20-foot slide. Climbing parties run 75 minutes of supervised top-rope climb…
A nonprofit aerial dance and circus arts studio in the Chase Park warehouses, offering trapeze, fabrics and acrobatics classes for all ages, abilitie…
A large gymnastics and ninja-warrior facility in Watkinsville offering infant and toddler classes, gymnastics and tumbling, ninja and parkour program…
A free, city-run zoo inside Memorial Park that houses more than 35 non-releasable native Georgia animals — black bears, river otters, beavers, foxes,…
225 acres of woodlands and wetlands with more than 4 miles of trails, plus an Education & Visitor Center holding live reptiles, amphibians, aquar…
UGA's 323-acre garden on South Milledge, free to visit, with themed display gardens, five miles of trails, a tropical conservatory and the wonde…
A paint-your-own-pottery studio on West Broad where kids pick a ceramic piece, choose their colors and make something they get to keep. Kids' pa…
A children's open art studio off Tracy Street that specializes in birthday parties — they set up, decorate to your theme, and clean up. Every gu…
A beloved Athens kids' craft studio and toy shop on Barber Street that runs classes, camps and famously creative birthday parties. A party inclu…
A family-friendly art studio in Bogart serving the Oconee and Athens area, with weekly creative classes for ages 5-17, pottery painting, clay experie…
The classic pizza-and-arcade party spot, with 100+ arcade games, trampolines, a superhero playground, toddler rides and a dance floor. Three party ti…
A space-themed family fun center where kids roller skate, play indoor mini golf and climb a multilevel play place. Party packages come in session-tim…
Athens' bowling center, with 32 lanes, an arcade and billiards area, private party and conference rooms, and the 11th Pin restaurant on site. Th…
113-acre park with a splash pad and an accessible playground, plus two lighted football/soccer fields, a baseball practice field, an outdoor fitness…
A 33-acre park with athletic fields, basketball and tennis courts, a gymnasium, a playground, a swimming pool, a walking trail and a picnic area. It&…
37-acre Oconee County park with a playground, picnic shelter and a 1.25-mile paved walking trail, plus three lighted softball fields, four lighted te…
72-acre park in the Five Points area with a playground, swimming pool, two outdoor basketball courts, a fishing pond, dog park, pavilions and picnic…
197-acre county park with outdoor walking trails, a roughly 2-mile paved walking path, eight lighted tennis courts, four softball diamonds, three mul…
782 acres on 260-acre Lake Chapman with a swimming beach, a newer playground, disc golf, dog parks, fishing, hiking trails and canoe/kayak rentals. F…
A small-scale Montessori-inspired children's play studio in the heart of historic downtown Watkinsville, with open play in a calm, education-bas…