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By Rip Prine
roy.prine@gaflnews.com
IIf you’re looking for a park to stroll in or recreation parks
in which to play organized sports, this is the region for you. The
surrounding areas also offer outdoor activities for the more adventurous,
ranging from hiking, camping, boating, fishing, swimming
and horseback riding.
VALDOSTA
RECREATION & PARKS
216 E. Central Ave., Valdosta, Ga.
31601, (229) 259-3507
MCKEY PARK
Located on North Patterson
Street and Burton Avenue, offers 22
acres with lighted tennis courts,
restrooms, sheltered and unsheltered
picnic area and a playground.
DREXEL PARK
Located on North Patterson Street and Brookwood Drive, offers 11.1
acres of unsheltered picnic area and playground. Located on River
Street, offers 34.4 acres with sheltered picnic areas, restrooms
and a playground.
SCOTT PARK
Located on Old Statenville Road, offers 27.9 acres of lighted baseball
fields, lighted tennis and basketball courts, restrooms, concession
stand, sheltered and unsheltered picnic areas and a playground.
VALLOTTON PARK
Located on Valloton and North Troup streets, offers 12.7 acres of
unsheltered picnic area and a playground.
VALLOTTON YOUTH COMPLEX
Located on Woodlawn Drive, offers 40 acres of lighted baseball and
football fields, restrooms, concession stand and a shared playground
area.
VALLOTTON
SOCCER FIELD
Located on North Street, offers a two-acre unlighted soccer field.
VALDOSTA HIGH SCHOOL
Located on North Forrest Street, offers lighted tennis courts.
PINEVALE YOUTH CENTER
Located on Lake Park Road — offers 2.6 acres of lighted basketball
and football fields along with concession stand, playground and
restroom facilities.
SUNSET PARK
Located on West Mary and Smith streets — offers 15.81 acres
of lighted baseball and softball fields, restrooms and a concession
stand.
GREER PARK
Located on Meriette Street off Savannah Avenue, offers 2.39 acres
of sheltered and unsheltered picnic area and a playground.
LEVI STRAUSS PARK
Located on East Highway 84 offers 3.78 acres of sheltered and unsheltered
picnic area and a playground.
NEIGHBORING PARKS
Taylor/Cowart: Located on Bemiss Road and Habersham Avenue, offers
four acres of unsheltered picnic area and a playground.
SHANNON HILL MEMORIAL PARK
Located on Cranford Avenue.
HUDSON-DOCKETT PARK
Located on South Fry Street.
JACKSON STREET PARK
Located on Lomax Drive.
TERRACE STREET PARK
Located on Terrace Boulevard
and Clyde Avenue.
BLAND PARK
Located on Park Lane.
JAYCEE PARK
Located on Jaycee Shack Road.
JAYCEE PARK
MINI PARKS
SMITH PARK
Located on East Hill Avenue.
ASHLEY STREET ISLAND
Located on South Ashley Street.
JANE STREET ISLAND
Located on West Jane Street.
FIELDCREST STREET ISLAND
Located off Gornto Road.
HYTA’S PARK
Located on Jerry Jones Drive.
MEMORIAL PARKS
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
Located on M.L. King Drive and
Church Street.
MCINTOSH PARK
Located on North Ashley Street
and Woodrow Wilson.
TAYLOR/COWART
Located on Bemiss Road and
Habersham Avenue — offers 4 acres
of unsheltered picnic area and a
playground.
LOWNDES
COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION
(229) 333-5119
SOUTH LOWNDES RECREATION COMPLEX
Located on Old Cemetery Road in Lake Park— offers baseball,
softball, football and soccer fields. A concession stand is also
available.
4-H CAMP RECREATION AREA
Located on Old Clyattville Road— offers nine acres, ball fields
and a walking track.
CLYATTVILLE PARK
Located off 4-H Club Road— offers three acres with rental
cabins, dining facilities and a boat ramp.
LANGDALE PARK
Located
on U.S. 41 North— offers approximately 780 acres of fishing
area with boat ramps, planned wilderness trails, picnic areas and
restrooms.
BARBER PARK
LOVETT FOREST TRIANGLE PARK
Located on Lovett Drive off U.S. 41 South, is approximately half
and acre of planned picnic area.
PAYTON PARK
Located off State Route 94, offers approximately 5 acres of picnic
area, walking track, fish pond and playground.
GRAND BAY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA
1,350-acre is part of a 13,000-acre wetlands complex of bays and
forested swamp second only to the Okefenokee Swamp. Visitors can
launch a boat or canoe at the ramp off Knight Academy Road or travel
the 2,000-foot boardwalk to Kinderlou Tower. For information call
the Conference Center at 245- 0513.
BOAT
RAMPS
KNIGHTS
FERRY ROAD
Allows access to the Withlacoochee River.
LANGDALE
Allows access to the Withlacoochee River.
OLD STATE ROAD
Allows access to the Alapaha River.
COOK
COUNTY RECREATION
Facilities:
two tennis courts, two parks, Robert Simpson Nature Trail.
STATE
PARKS
REED
BINGHAM STATE PARK
(30 miles)
swimming, fishing, camping, water skiing, motor boating and canoeing.
PUBLIC LAKE/RIVER
Alapaha River (local) has fishing and canoeing.
MADISON COUNTY RECREATION
MADISON BLUE SPRINGS
SR 6,
Lee, Fla. A first magnitude spring surrounded by nature. Open June
9 to Sept. 3, Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for swimming
and picnicking. Admission is $5 for adults and $4 for children.
TWIN RIVERS CANOE OUTFITTERS
Highway 150 East, Pinetta, Fla. (850) 929-4044 www.madisonfl.com/twinrivers
Canoe past crystal-clear springs, limestone banks and pristine habitats
on the Withlacoochee and Suwannee rivers in twin River State Forest.
Day and multi-day trips available.
TWIN RIVERS TRAIL RIDERS
(850) 929-2200 Highway 1560 East, Pinetta, Fla. Explore North Florida
on horse
back. Hourly and multi-day rental available.
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