Kirkwood Urban Forest
As well as the nature trails and community garden, this park is also home to a natural meadow area.
Address: 1800 Dixie St. SE, Atlanta, GA 30317
Cost of admission: None
Governance: City of Atlanta
Acres: 5
Approximate miles of trails: 1
Hours: 6:00am - 11:00pm
Miles from downtown Atlanta: 4
MARTA directions: From Edgewood/Candler Park Station, take the 24 bus to Hosea L Williams Dr @ Rogers St SE. Walk east on Hosea L. Williams for half a block. Turn right into the DeKalb-Atlanta Human Services Complex. There is a trailhead at the back of the back parking lot.
Or... From King Memorial Station, take the 21 bus to Memorial Dr SE@Warren St SE. Walk west on Memorial. Take the first right onto Dearborn St. The trailhead will be on the left.
Bike directions: From the Freedom Park trail, take Oakdale south (it becomes Whitefoord). Turn left on Hosea L. Williams. Turn into the DeKalb-Atlanta Human Services Complex. There is a trailhead at the back of the back parking lot.
Parking: There is some parking available at the Dearborn St. trailhead.
Trail surface: Natural/mulch
Blazes/markings: None
Geocaching: Yes
Dogs allowed: Yes
Guidebook mentions: None
Trailhead(s):
Trailhead #1: In parking lot behind Dekalb Community Service Board, 33.751993, -84.327267
Trailhead #2: End of Dearborn St., 33.751032, -84.327267
Trailhead #3: End of Rogers St., 33.750412, -84.329231
Trailhead #4: Clay St., 33.750066, -84.330411 note: you basically have to walk through someone's yard to access the trail here, but the trailhead is marked next to the street with an official City of Atlanta sign
Trailhead #5: Dearborn St. near Bixby St., 33.749103, -84.327731
Features:
Picnic table
Sandbox
Community garden
Links:
From around the web
Recent iNaturalist observations
Random eBird sightings from the last 30 days
Good to combine with:
DeKalb Memorial Park (post forthcoming)