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Atlanta State Park is a 1,475 acres (597 ha) state park in northeast Texas in the United States that opened in 1954. It is located on Wright Patman Lake in northern Cass County and is managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department .
This is a list of state parks in Georgia. The park system of the US state of Georgia was founded in 1931 with Indian Springs State Park and Vogel State Park. Indian Springs has been operated by the state as a public park since 1825, making it perhaps the oldest state park in the United States. [1] The newest state park is Don Carter State Park. [2]
Sweetwater Creek State Park is a 2,549 acres (10.32 km 2) Georgia state park in east Douglas County, 15 miles (24 km) from downtown Atlanta. The park is named after Sweetwater Creek which runs through it.
Centennial Olympic Park is a 22-acre (89,000 m 2) public park located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, owned and operated by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority. It was built by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) as part of the infrastructure improvements for the 1996 Summer Olympics .
Piedmont Park, site of the 1895 Cotton States Expo, is Atlanta's iconic green space. The Midtown park, which underwent a major renovation and expansion in 2010, attracts visitors from across the region and hosts various cultural events throughout the year. [1] Piedmont Park also features a large 3-acre dog park [2] with sections for large and ...
The national recreation area, a National Park Service unit, was established on August 15, 1978, by President Jimmy Carter. The park headquarters and visitor center are located at the Island Ford Unit of the park, at 1978 Island Ford Parkway in Sandy Springs, Georgia. The Chattahoochee River is a stocked trout stream [3] with 23 species of game ...
The park's main popularity however comes from being near Atlanta, and just off Interstate 75. It is one of the most-visited parks in the state. It is one of the most-visited parks in the state. A modern lodge was constructed in 1985, but closed on June 30, 2010, along with the restaurant and conference rooms due to statewide budget cuts.
Other notable city parks include Centennial Olympic Park, a legacy of the 1996 Summer Olympics that forms the centerpiece of the city's tourist district; Woodruff Park, which anchors the campus of Georgia State University; Grant Park, home to Zoo Atlanta; and Chastain Park, which houses an amphitheater used for live music concerts. [354]