Ben Burton Park - Athens (GA)

5 /5 Kiah Newton: This is such a nice little gem within the city of Athens. Theres trails to walk, plenty of picnic space, a shelter area with picnic tables, good and clean bathroom facilities and much wildlife. Ive come several times now and plan to return more. Its a good place for a hike and to test yourself on some of the trails. If youre like me, you can be more adventurous and find some of the off-tail gems and follow deer trails to really get the wilderness feel.

5 /5 J D: Very nice park the walk your dogs or to take ur family. The trails are nice beginner to intermediate trails. There are picnic benches and barbecue grills. And river is beautiful and peaceful to walk by and there also a creek which have small waterfalls which is amazing.

4 /5 Phillips Karen: This was a lovely hike next to a river and up through the woods. My children really wanted to wade in the water but because there are sewage pipes above some of the creek wading spots and manholes that smell bad, we figured it probably wasnt safe to go in the water. There arent many people in the park so its a nice, quiet hike. We even saw a turtle trying to lay eggs!

5 /5 Joshua Brewer: This is a decent little park that consists of a large walking trail that runs along side the middle Oconee river. The park is free and has free parking as well. It does have a spot to launch kayaks or canoes and fish. There was plenty of parking when we went. There are bathrooms, a 911 call box, picnic tables, a couple pavilions and walking trails that are nice and would definitely be nice to walk your dog! If you get too hot, you can get in the river and cool off. There is also what appears to be old Hydro electric facilities that appear to not be in use anymore. This park was gifted to the people of the state of Georgia from Georgia power electric company.

5 /5 Kurt Barr: I brought my daughter and our dog out here to walk around one afternoon since we just moved into the area. The park had ample parking despite there being several other cars parked here already. There was a pleasant little road to walk down with ample area to let our dog run free and play around in the water. Everyone we ran into while we were walking was incredibly nice. We will be making the part of our normal weekly routine.