Visited for Cherry Blossom Festival and there were beautiful trees with blossoms. Great paved…read morewalkways and nice pavilion. There seemed to be a nice bridge over water, but it was shut down and boarded up. It would've been nice if there was clean water as well as the water underneath was completely coated with a brown layer.

Central City Park is a great outdoor space in Macon! Cherry Blossom Festival events are held here,…read moreso chances are you'll make it out on an annual basis even if it isn't your regular hang out spot. Picnic and playground areas are great for non official group gatherings for families and the young at heart. Tree lined walking paths through the park with nice areas to relax with friends on a calm afternoon. The fields can get busy during the season with multiple games and practices going on at once, but plenty of parking for those cheering on from the stands. The dirt road that loops around the fields is great for running or walking too.

I had such a good hike out here. Fresh air,good trails, and history. It felt surreal to sit in…read morenature and think of what that land means. I didn't get a chance to go into the visitor center, but I did check out all of the trail stops. Even got to see the train pass.

Disappointing trail. Expectations based on other reviews here and on line were not met…read more Short paved trail alongside Ocumulgee River. Bike sharing available. Plenty of parking available at Trailhead just off exit 1A of I 16. Swimming, fishing, biking, playground and other activities. Has potential for a decent biking trail and is in big need of tender living care. Looked like some maintenance of trees and flooded trail was in process, as well as some planting. Some of this is nice and submerged in Nature with lots if greenery, flowers, streams and the river. Unfortunately, it is overshadowed by I75, power transformers and other ugly sites.

The fish don't seem to be biting anybody else I was wondering why bats no fish no fish. People have…read moremore one bait no fish need to the town.Macon they don't care about the fish the fish are not biting at all. I'm not going in the mornings 6 o'clock in the morning till about 11:00 AM nothing biting.

Nice enough place. The lake is definitely cool and a nice place to escape the hustle of the…read moreday-to-day grind and just rewind.

We love the park. Just wish it had bathrooms! We don't live over here so we can't just go to our…read morehouse to use the bathroom. But we love all the play sets for babies and big kids.

Under construction at the moment. Not kid friendly. Nice drive on the way over from Maconread more

I can't believe this park is free. There's a very informative museum with lots of displays and…read moreinformation. There are even some interactive displays. They also offer a 17 minute movie. There is a gift store inside the museum as well. Then there are miles of trails that you can walk to get to the mounds or you can drive to designated parking areas if you prefer to walk less. Some of the trails are concrete/paved, others are dirt, some are just mowed grass, but ALL of them are beautiful. It's easy to see why the Native Americans chose that spot. In additional to the epic mounds, the land was just gorgeous and We even saw a deer while we were walking. You could spend an entire day here, easily. We were at the park for about 2 hours. During that time, we went through the museum very quickly (we had a 7&8 year old with us), then walked about 2.5 miles of trails and still only saw/walked about half of what was there. If we lived in the area, we would probably be there several times a week just to enjoy the trails.

It finally clicked for me that the Mississippian people had been here long before any of the more…read morepopular Native American nations, such as the Cherokee, Lakota, etc. In my mind, the history of the USA begins with the arrival of the religious exiles known as the pilgrims. However, before the pilgrims, the Spanish conquistadors were here, and they had a different welcoming party than the pilgrims did. It was the Mississippian people, who had been here for about 1000 years. The Ocmulgee area is very important to us. It tells the story of the land, rather than the story of the USA. Also, it withholds the most ancient sacred site in the USA, according to academic archeologists. For people interested in American history, indigenous peoples history and rights, and for people interested in spirituality, this monument is a place to see.

Okmulgee Heritage Trail Spring Street it's a nice place to walk with a view of what I am assuming…read moreis the Okmulgee River. I will advise you however, that one part seems to have been something of a homeless encampment. This is just off of Interstate 16 and there's a nice little respite from the day-to-day grind. In addition to the walkie petharbor there's a children's playground, some benches, a place to launch a small boat and a few pieces of art.

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).

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.