Playgrounds with a Little Something Special in Atlanta

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From cool themes to beautiful settings and unique play structures, these playgrounds are distinctive destinations.

Playable Art and Sculptures

Abernathy Greenway Park Playground
70 Abernathy Rd., Sandy Springs
Climb, swing and jump from real art structures including a yellow, spider-like structure; a mosaic climbing wall; natural stone slide; large, red swings and much more. Kids love running from sculpture to sculpture.

The Noguchi Playscape at Piedmont Park
1320 Monroe Dr., Atlanta
Next to the park’s 12th Street and Piedmont Avenue gate, this artistic playscape looks more like a modern sculpture garden than a playground. A giant, winding slide and other features add to the fun.

Haw Creek Park Playground
2205 Echols Rd., Cumming
When you arrive, take a short walk through the wooded area to find the playground pods. Play on giant acorns, logs, big bugs, super-sized mushrooms, a mama bear and two cubs and a bigger log with a climbing net attached.

PlayTown Suwanee
425 Main St., Suwanee
This colorful play space includes a magical bus, castle, log cabin, boat, elephant and rocket, as well as a climbing wall, bridges, slides and swing sets. The sand activity area is a fun place to dig and play.

Woodruff Park Playground
91 Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta
Anyone with “ATL” pride will love this playground depicting the famous letters. Kids can climb all over the walls, monkey bars and slides or play with the springs and spinners.

Waterworks Park
17th St. NW, Atlanta
Meant to represent the water treatment cycle from the Chattahoochee River to your faucet, this unique playscape allows kids to pretend they’re a water molecule as they travel through structures inspired by drainage pipes.

McDaniel Farm Park

Play on the Farm

Nash Farm Park Playground
100 Babbs Mill Rd., Hampton
This playground in Henry County features the wave rope climber for a fun challenge, and the poured safety surface increases accessibility for all kids. The playground also has slides, tunnels and swings. This 204-acre park also includes historical information, a carriage house, gazebo, livestock barn and walking trails.

McDaniel Farm Park Playground
3020 McDaniel Rd., Duluth
Get a glimpse of Georgia farming history at this exciting park with the original barn, well house, chicken coop, blacksmith shed and farmer house, as well as a cute, farm-themed playground.

Mabry Park Playground
4466 Wesley Chapel Rd., Marietta
Located on 26.5 acres of historical farm, this farm-themed playground includes a scavenger hunt throughout the play area, picnic pavilions and five trails for exploring the open meadows, woods and lake.

Wills Park

Fit for a King or Queen

Murphey Candler Park Playground
1551 W. Nancy Creek Dr., Brookhaven
This castle-like playground includes swings, springers and a tree climber. While at the park, see if you can spot all the cute storm water access points painted to look like animals.

Wills Park Playground
11925 Wills Rd., Alpharetta
A wooden kingdom, known by locals as “Wacky World,” has towers, bridges and passages, with  sections for older and younger kids. Children can navigate the rope bridge, climb to a tower lookout post, or take a spin in the tire swing. The yellow playground, located on the west side of the park, offers equipment for younger kids, and the covered purple playground, on the south side of the park, has climbing structures and swings for big kids.

Carl Miller Park
74 Sewell Rd., Newnan
This park features an incredible 32,000-square-foot Kids’ Castle Playground with a colorful opening arch and wooden towers. A preschool playground offers a more traditional playspace look, and open through Labor Day, cool off at the park’s splash pad.

Castle Playground
135 N. Lake Dr., Carrollton
West of Atlanta, this wooden playground resembles a castle with slides, monkey bars and an area for toddlers.

Aviation Park

Soar Above the Clouds

Doc Manget Memorial Aviation Park
2000 Airport Rd., Chamblee
Located next to DeKalb Peachtree Airport, this plane-themed playground offers a fun way to watch the planes while you play on the swings and climbing structures.

Aviation Park
2659 Barrett Lakes Blvd., Kennesaw
This park features an aviation-themed playground, along with a pavilion in the shape of an airplane wing and a restroom resembling an airport’s tower. Watch planes takeoff from the nearby McCollum Cobb County Airport.

Thrasher Park

Chuga Chuga Choo Choo

Thrasher Park
93 Park Dr., Norcross
If your little one loves trains, this playground is perfect for them. Climb all over the bright, red train structure, twirl on the spinning elements, and crawl up the net climbing structure. You can even spot real trains chug by on the nearby track.

Mableton Town Square Park
5220 Church St. SW, Mableton
This adorable pocket park features an impressive train-themed playground.

Glover Park
50 N. Park Sq. NE, Marietta
Relax while your children play on the special train engine playground with a themed shaded depot spot.

Keswick Park
3496 Keswick Dr., Chamblee
Play like a conductor on this themed playground with train-inspired play elements, slides and swings. A smaller playground for young ones features a small wooden train and a set with different types of swings.

Mason Mill Park Playground

Ahoy, Matey!

Etowah River Park
600 Brown Industrial Pkwy., Canton
This playground includes a rubber surface, accessible swings, wheelchair accessible ramps and a pirate ship that is wide enough for a child in a wheelchair to fit in with other kids.

Dupree Park
513 Neese Rd., Woodstock
Woodstock’s oldest park still has things to offer the younger generation with a pirate-themed playground featuring the bow of a ship named “Pirate’s Heart.” The multi-tiered playground also features slides, swings and climbers.

Mason Mill Park
1340 McConnell Dr., Decatur
This play area will have your kids acting like pirates – there is a three-level “pirate ship” fort feature for climbing and pretending. Kids will love the tall slides that come down from the top of the structure. At the smaller playground close by for younger kids, enjoy slides, swings and climbing structures.

Old Clarkdale Park

Let’s Play Ball

Old Clarkdale Park
153 Mathis Dr. SW, Austell
Let’s play ball! This adorable baseball-themed playground features a toddler playground with swings, a play structure and photo ops. The playground for older kids has multiple slides, swings, spring riders and climbing structures. The playground is on an accessible rubber ground surface.

John F. Kennedy Park
700 Orr St. NW, Atlanta
Located in the Vine City neighborhood, this sports-themed playground is all-inclusive with ramp access, a Sway Fun glider, a soft rubber surface and more.