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    Okmulgee Heritage Trail

    4.0 (1 review)

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    Coleman Hill Park - Carl Vinson memorial in Coleman Hill Park, Macon

    Coleman Hill Park

    5.0(2 reviews)
    0.5 mi

    One of the lovelier spots in Macon, this large squarish-shaped park is great for a fabulous view of…read morethe city. Surrounded by beautiful homes including the Johnston-Felton Hay House, the park is a great place to picnic. There are outdoor concerts here, permanent art installations and a number of memorials to past military and a famous politician. One special feature is the slide which is probably really nice some times but today was a little filled with trash. And no, this isn't the cardboard pieces that help you have an enjoyable ride. You do need something to reduce the friction or it's not much of a "slide" after the trash is gone. There are some picnic tables and grills. It's very nice. Do be aware of the "residentially challenged" who didn't bother me during the daytime. There is street parking all around. [Review 1065 of 2024 - 733 in Georgia - 22093 overall]

    Smaller park, but worth the trip! On the bottom of the slope there are several large ring statues…read more(that my boyfriend said looked like funyuns)...we had a great time jumping and crawling through them. And the cement slide is so much fun!!! It goes pretty quickly! And it is very difficult to walk back up the slide itself as the cement is smooth...but there are the actual stairs and grass to be used. The park has plenty of nice areas to sit and the walk around the college is very nice (beautiful homes to look at on the walk).

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    Coleman Hill Park - Hay House next to Coleman Hill Park, Macon

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    Carl Vinson memorial in Coleman Hill Park, Macon

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    Waddell Barnes Botanical Gardens

    Waddell Barnes Botanical Gardens

    1.5(2 reviews)
    6.6 mi

    I had Friday off for Independence Day and we wanted to get out of town for a few hours. I had seen…read morethis place on a list of 'botanical gardens in the state of Georgia' before, so we decided to drive down and check it out. After driving 90 minutes and grabbing lunch nearby, we arrived on the Middle Georgia State University campus around 12:30 p.m. on a Friday. This was after the Spring semester ended and during COVID, so things were pretty dead anyway. We entered the campus, and found that there were a marked lack of any signage about the (on-campus) botanical gardens. We drove around and eventually parked to consult a maps app on our phone. Undeterred, we parked and walked towards what was indicated as the location. I stopped to read a sign and discovered that, in fact, we were *IN* the garden. Ok, look...I'll admit that this is appears to be a fairly new campus and it is nicely landscaped. There is a lake with a small island with plants, etc. There are a lot of walking paths. It was quite pretty, as campuses go. I've spent years on uglier campuses, certainly. However: calling this a botanical garden is really a stretch. It is more like a 20% enhanced landscaping with a few signs. If you really like plants and have a lot of time to kill and are in the area, by all means stop by. If you are contemplating driving for more than 20 minutes to visit this place (specifically for the 'gardens', I would advise skipping it).

    In no way should this be considered a botanical garden. It is a college campus with some plants. Do…read morenot waste your time, like we did, unless you plan on attending this university.

    Okmulgee Heritage Trail - parks - Updated August 2026

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