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    Shorty Howell Park

    3.9 (46 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Trail view
    Lisa P.

    Lately whenever I'm in an area away from home I visit a new park. This particular day I was near Shorty Howell. Because I wasn't familiar with the park, I only walked a third of the park. I saw a few people walking their dogs and several families walking with their kids. There is a small area with a playground and there were quite a few children playing there that evening. In the future I would definitely like to return and walk more the park. The entrance is right across the street from Walmart.

    Little pond with lots of cute ducks and geese
    Gretchen S.

    I've been going to a lot, and I mean A LOT, of parks from 2020-2021 with my clients, since it's one of the few approved places we can go amidst ever-changing COVID-19 restrictions and precautions. I've seriously never been to so many parks as I have in this past year and a half. Good thing I enjoy the outdoors and fresh air! If you like to be outside in fresh air and are in close proximity to Duluth, definitely come check this park out. I never realized how truly huge it is every time I passed by on Pleasant Hill - apparently 67 acres, according to Daniel B. Wow! There's a pond with ducks and geese, lots of shaded and sunny spots to walk and run, sit, picnic, or play in, rentable pavilions, accessible bathrooms, etc. My clients and I even got to watch some drummers recently practicing under a pavilion. Not sure what group they were from, but they reminded me of Taiko drummers I've seen back home in Hawaii - pretty cool stuff. Gwinnett county really is blessed with some of the best parks I've seen. Come check this one off your list, if you haven't already.

    Trail
    Jang C.

    Shorty Howell is the other great park in the area. The other is McDaniel Farms Park. There is one difference though (actually a couple of differences): they have a lake with water fowl! Yes, you can come and look at geese, duck, and turtles in their natural glory. Who doesn't love watching wildlife? They have a barrier like a zoo, so you don't interact with them. I have seen people throw a whole 2-3 loafs of bread to them. You shouldn't feed wild birds, especially bread. They can grow mold and harm the ecosystem. It also don't provide much nutrition to the birds. There is a sign that says don't feed the birds, but it's not on the lake! They should move the sign so people can see it clearly. Because it's sad to see disgusting, moldy bread littered all around the lake. Anyways, besides the lake, they have a pavilion, a playground, bathrooms, and a baseball field. If you have kids, this is probably a frequent destination. Their trail is about 1.3 miles. It's nice. They do have Joro spider infestation, like the rest of Gwinnett County. So watch out for running face first into webs if you go to a more scenic path of the trail. It's a great looking park. Bring your families and hang out.

    Adrianne R.

    Went today to sign up for community service for my daughter and a women by the name of Diane Shorter was very rude. I live and pay taxes in this Gwinnett county, and I would like to be treated as a human being. If she is unhappy with her Job then she should find another field and or another career to work in. I am very unhappy with the way she treated me and my daughter.

    Bridge at entrance to the park
    Jamarcus T.

    I just wasn't going to pass by Shorty Howell one more time without checking it out. I mean, it's got a cool bridge right over the entrance to the park, which probably spells some kind of trouble for people with sunroofs, but such is life (kidding)! Shorty Howell park is an interesting park just by its design, because It's in a super busy area off of pleasant hill, right across the street from a Walmart, and also in walking distance to several small snack time stores right next door. So it's very possible to take a nature walk and hear cars honking or see a headlights sitting and waiting. Don't worry about them though, just enjoy your walk! There are lots of paved trails here, as well as a natural trail that pretty much mirrors the paved trail as it zig-zags through the woods, although you'll eventually have to get back on the paved trail if you want to walk the entirety of the park. The trails (paved) are really wide, so a cycle, baby stroller pushing parent and a few folks walking along the trail can easily pass one another all at the same time (no, seriously). Shorty Howell is also a decently sized park, with lots to see along the way, like the football field surrounded by the track, a smaller and larger kids play area (the smaller area have lights that turn on at night just in case you'd like to come in the evening), and a really nice pond teeming with wildlife including geese and turtles towards the entrance to the park...and let's not forget the bridge at the entrance! I visited on a Friday evening just after 8pm, and while most of the facilities were closed, the park was still alive as lots of people were out enjoying themselves. If you're one of those horn honkers about to snap with road rage while you're stuck in traffic, do yourself a favor and turn on in to Shorty Howell and feed a duck. You'll thank yourself later!

    Wooded track
    Jaclyn C.

    No mile markers on any of there tracks; tracking your distance for running is impossible without a Fitbit type device. Wooded tracks are nice, just wish the tracks were properly marked.

    Tuong Vi P.

    This park is less than a half mile from home and I DRIVE there to RUN/JOG/WALK. Yeah, so what? Anyway, I really like that I have a park with such a nice trail to run on. I once came here with bf on our bikes and we realized that the path was insufficient for a casual bike ride, as there are too many people doing the above-mentioned activities in caps (except the driving one) and it is not of a decent length. I think that may have been my first time at Shorty Howell and I immediately thought that while I couldn't break my bike in there, I could travel the trail on foot. Last year, during good weather, I would go and enjoy the pond with the ducks, geese, turtles, and other suburban wildlife (is that an oxymoron?) and I am antsy for the temperatures to climb up a bit more. Now if only we could set a ceiling for metro Atlanta's highs to about 80-something degrees, I'd be running out here all the time. But alas, summer is coming. Catch me here doing a few laps sometime. Just don't be creepy and come up from behind with no warning. I may punch you in the face. You've been warned. By the way, check out Daniel B.'s review. He goes into great detail about this park's amenities (well, he does that for every place he reviews). You'll notice that there is space for tennis matches and baseball games. I believe there are 2 playgrounds for kids to develop childhood memories at. Great green space for Gwinnett residents to enjoy.

    Geese watching with my dog. Plenty of benches around the park.
    Annie L.

    I absolutely love this park. It's right around the corner from where I live, and the track itself is amazing. You get the scenic trail with plenty of shade and a lake in the middle with benches surrounding it. There are plenty of places to park! The only negative I'd say is that people need to learn how to pick up after their pet. Near the lake area there was a LOT of pet droppings which was gross. Or, it would be nice if there were doggy bags provided...

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    Nice cleanup a few years ago. Great place for kids to play and they have AWESOME playgrounds!

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