1
Wildwood Park
Managed by Marietta Parks & Recreation
29 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Marietta
Marietta, GA parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.8% of Marietta is conserved land, roughly 428 acres. There are about 10 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Wildwood Park (1.5 mi), A L Burruss Nature Park (0.9 mi), and Franklin Gateway Sports Complex (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Marietta, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Marietta outdoors
Conserved land
2.8%
428 of 15,192 acres
Trails
10 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 8 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
23
7 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
11.7 mi
2.6 mi lanes · 9.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
A L Burruss Nature Park
Managed by Marietta Parks & Recreation
43 acres0.9 mi of trail
Life University connector trailBlue TrailGreen TrailMain Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Franklin Gateway Sports Complex
Managed by City of Marietta
14 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Steve & Virginia Tumlin Park at Hickory Hills
Park
12 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Marietta First United Methodist Church Park
Managed by Marietta First United Methodist Church
6 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Laurel Park
Managed by Marietta Parks & Recreation
24 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 23 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 23 parks & preserves
Wildwood Park29 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Marietta Parks & Recreation
A L Burruss Nature Park43 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Marietta Parks & Recreation
Franklin Gateway Sports Complex14 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · City of Marietta
Steve & Virginia Tumlin Park at Hickory Hills12 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Marietta First United Methodist Church Park6 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Marietta First United Methodist Church
Laurel Park24 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Marietta Parks & Recreation
Larry Bell Park33 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Cobb County Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs
Aviation Baseball/Softball Complex18 acres · Marietta Parks & Recreation
Custer Park7 acres
Victory Park6 acres · City of Marietta Parks Department
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Marietta
Drafty Dane
Montgomery Park HOA Dog Park
Unnamed dog park in Wildwood Park
Unnamed dog park in Wildwood Park
Unnamed dog park in Lewis Park
Unnamed dog park
Unnamed dog park
Unnamed dog park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 0.6 mi
- Life University connector trail0.3 mi
- Blue Trail0.2 mi
- Green Trail0.1 mi
- Main Trail0.1 mi
- Sylvia Place Northeast0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Alderwoods LakelakeChriston LakelakeHaygoode LakeMichael R Clotfelter LakeReeves LakeTatung LakeWilliam Quinn LakelakeLittle Hooch River
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
428 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 36 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths9.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.1 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis86
- Soccer28
- Baseball15
- Pickleball14
- Basketball13
- Football5
- Volleyball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Marietta
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Recreation Area 266 acLocal Park 150 acLocal Other or Unknown 26 acHistoric or Cultural Area 8 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Club MariettaLocal Recreation Area | Private owners | 121 | Open |
| A.l. Burruss Nature ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 41 | Open |
| Wildwood ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Laurel ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Greenspace Program AcquisitionLocal Recreation Area | County | 24 | Open |
| Marietta Confederate CemeteryLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Larry Bell ComplexLocal Recreation Area | County | 23 | Open |
| Hickory Hills ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Marietta Softball - Baseball ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Booth Road PropertyLocal Park | County | 15 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 33 places
"Forest Hill" And The Fielding Lewis Chapter, NSDARPlaque
Alexander Stephens ClayIn Glover Park · Statue
Blue Star Memorial Highway Historical MarkerMemorial
Brumby HallBuilding
Cross ColumbariumMonument
Johnston's Line East of KennesawPlaque · 1954
L. T. Lefler Grist MillBuilding
Lemon Street Grammar School and High SchoolPlaque · 2012
Leo Frank LynchingPlaque · 2008
Marietta WaterworksPlaque
Nearby
Marietta and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta | 2.8% | 10.0 mi | 23 |
| Smyrna | 3.6% | 6.1 mi | 22 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Marietta's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 26.1-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.