Old Fourth Ward Park New Altanta Treasure ( A MUST See)

Let me start by saying I have just found out about Fourth Ward Park today. But it is already on my must do list just by looking at the video and pictures. For those of you who know about how much I dont like driving in the city you know that says a lot. This place looks incredible. They have so many exciting features for the whole family.

An Atlanta BeltLine project, Historic Fourth Ward Park is a glistening oasis where  there was once only cracked asphalt, and trash covered fields.  Dedicated in spring of 2011, Historic Fourth Ward Park now offers 17 acres of greenspace, an incredible park packed full of fun and amenities for everyone to enjoy. The main section of the park includes open lawns, walking/jogging trails, a playground,  splashpad, an outdoor theater and a 2-acre lake, while a second phase features a huge skatepark, another terrific playground, and a large athletic field.

The Lake

The new 2-acre lake provides beautiful views and meeting place, but also serves as a storm water retention basin. 

Playground

The play ground has plenty for all ages so every one, starting from tottlers on you to the little at heart in you so everone will be able to have fun and enjoy. Theis so full of slides, swings, rock walls, and climbing centers that you littles biggest problem will be not having enough time to play with everything on just one trip!

Splashpad

The huge splashpad features multiple jets of streaming water at ground level as well as overhead,  space for kids to play without feeling like sardines, and plenty of benches for the parents!

Hours: 10 a.m. until 8 p.m., from May 1 through October 1.

Skatepark

With contibutions from the Tony Hawk  foundation towards the construction and he local skateboard community being highly involved in the design of  the skateboard it offers something for skaters of every skill level.