City of Conyers, GA
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Park | Description |
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Bonner Park 950 Rowland Road |
Bonner Park features a pavilion with picnic tables and grill, two shaded play systems with woodland-themed swings and structures, two tennis courts, a basketball court, on-site parking and a wooded creek nearby that's perfect for nature walks. |
East View Park 1171 East View Road |
East View Park offers a shaded play structure for children and a fitness structure for ages 12 and up, along with swings and bench seating. |
East View Dog Park 1171 East View Road |
The East View Dog Park, adjacent to East View Cemetery, features dog water fountains, pet waste stations and an agility course for dogs. |
Pleasant Circle Park |
Pleasant Circle Park features a shaded play structure for children, swings, platform whirl, a basketball court, and bench seating. |
Veal Street Park 1160 Veal Street |
Veal Street Park offers features a shaded play structure for children, swings, platform whirl, a basketball court, and bench seating. Veal Street Park is also adjacent to the Cleveland "Coach" Stroud Community Center located at 1160 Veal Street, a rentable facility that is available for birthday parties, meetings, showers and more! Call the Conyers Welcome Center at 770-602-2606 for rental rates and availability. |
Randal S. Mills City Center Park (Olde Town Pavilion) and Lewis-Vaughn Botanical Garden |
The Randal S. Mills City Center Park boasts inviting greenspace and an open-air pavilion in the heart of Olde Town Conyers available for rental by calling the Conyers Welcome Center at 770-602-2606. The Lewis-Vaughn Botanical Garden is located adjacent to the pavilion and features a fountain and stream with goldfish and pond bloomers. The stream is fed by the original Conyers water tower. Restroom facilities are located nearby. |
Center Point Park 941 Green Street |
Center Point Park, located at the corner of Center and Green Streets, is home of the 1905 Rogers steam locomotive known as "The Dinky." The Dinky is one of only three locomotives of its kind in the world. It was once used to transport cotton from the Depot in Conyers to the mills in neighboring Milstead. It is now permanently parked on the side rails across from the Depot in Center Point Park. |
Georgia International Horse Park 1996 Centennial Olympic Parkway |
Conyers is home to one of the premier horse and event facilities in the southeast, the Georgia International Horse Park. |
Check out this map showing the location of city parks.
Pictured below is the Lewis Vaughn Botanical Garden.
Trails
The Georgia International Horse Park offers miles of trails for everyone to enjoy! The trails were created for the equestrian and mountain biking competitions during the 1996 Olympics. Since the Olympics, mountain bike and horse riders have enjoyed the multi-terrain, scenic trail system that offers different levels of intensity for your journey. The trails are open daily from dawn to dusk and are free for the public's use. Any circumstances that require the park to close the trails are posted on the park website. For additional information on the trails please call the Georgia International Horse Park at 770-860-4190 or visit their website at www.georgiahorsepark.com. The Big Haynes Creek Nature Center, located within the horse park, also offers horse, mountain biking and pedestrian trails for your enjoyment.
PATH Trail
The city of Conyers has partnered with the PATH Foundation on a system of multi-use, 10 foot wide path trails through Conyers. The Olde Town Conyers PATH Trail opened in May 2011 and begins at the Nancy Guinn Library in Olde Town Conyers and travels 1.7 miles to the Rockdale Career Academy. The second phase opened in the fall of 2012 and continues an additional two miles from the Rockdale Career Academy to Johnson Park. The third phase of the trail opened in the fall of 2017 and stretches from the Nancy Guinn Library through Olde Town Conyers to Pine Log Park. The trail is open from dawn to dusk. Motor vehicle traffic on the trail is prohibited. Pets on the trail are required to be on a leash.
Cemeteries
The City of Conyers maintains three city cemeteries located within the city limits. All three of these cemeteries feature historic grave markers and are the perfect place for residents and visitors to research genealogies.
- East View Cemetery located on East View Road
- Pine Log Cemetery on Pine Log Road
- South Main Street Cemetery located on Main Street
A map of these cemeteries and those buried there is available by clicking on the Conyers Cemetery Map page created by the city's GIS department. For more information on individuals buried in these Conyers cemeteries, email Donna Freeman or contact her at 770-785-3805.