In this blog, I will review some of the parks in Gwinnett County cities, such as Lawrenceville, Snellville, Grayson, Dacula and Duluth, that we and our dogs enjoy visiting.

Now is the time of year when the cooler weather gives you and your dog the opportunity to take nice, long walks without the extreme temperatures and the fear of your dog over-heating is less of a concern. Here in Gwinnett County, we have some beautiful parks.

Rhodes Jordan Park

Located at 100 E. Crogan St. in beautiful Lawrenceville, Rhodes Jordan Park is 162 acres and has a pretty good sized lake to walk around. Our dogs really love watching the geese and wish we would let them chase them! The lake is 22 acres it’s self, but unfortunately it stays pretty polluted with litter. We don’t let our dogs take a dip or drink from it, and bring our own water bowl. The path around the park is 0.8 miles around, and is well kept. The park definitely tries to keep up with the amount of litter that people throw on the ground and provides plenty of garbage cans, but you know how that goes! There is no off-leash area for dogs, so bring your leashes!

Little Mulberry Park

Located at 3855 Fence Road in Auburn, Little Mulberry Park is one of our favorites. This large park is 890 acres and has something for everyone. Our dogs love to get into the muddy lake and get filthy, but we don’t mind. They have so much fun. The trails are very well maintained and there are about 5 miles of them, including two one-mile multi-purpose trails. They also have a handicap-accessible trail and more than two miles of trails through the woods, for pedestrians, bikers and horses. There are two entrances to Little Mulberry Park, one on Fence Road and the other on Hog Mountain Road. No off-leash area for dogs. This park is well worth visiting.

Tribble Mill Park

Located at 2125 Tribble Mill Parkway in Lawrenceville, this park is right on the edge of Grayson. Our dogs and we adore this park! It’s very wooded and is 700 acres. There is a paved 3.4 multi-purpose trail and also several marked soft-surface equestrian and biking trails. I read that there are an estimated total of 12 miles of trails. You will also find Ozora Lake and Chandler Lake to be quite serene; we like to stop and let the dogs take a drink and a swim here, as well. There are no off-leash areas, but our dogs still enjoy the hike.

McDaniel Farm Park

Located at 3251 McDaniel Road in Duluth, this small park is very clean and well maintained. This park’s farm buildings date back to the early 1900′s. It used to be a cotton farm and has been totally restored. It is a lovely park and we love to go there. It is very well hidden, located right off of Old Norcross Rd. by Gwinnett Mall. There are 2.5 miles of connected, clean, wide trails. There is a creek that runs though and our dogs like to take a dip and cool off in it. Again, no off-leash area, but still a fantastic park to bring your dogs.

Ronald Reagan Park

Located right on the edge of Snellville, but still in Lawrenceville at 2777 Five Forks Trickum Road, this is a great place to bring your dogs to play with other dogs in their off-leash dog park. They have 3 areas, a small dog area, a large dog area and a dog run where you can let your small and large dog play together. This was Gwinnett County’s first off-leash dog park. Ronald Reagan also has a 3/4 mile paved trail. This is a very nice park and we just love it!

Lenora Park

Located 4515 Lenora Church Road in Snellville, this is another great park that has an off-leash dog park. There is a big dog section and a small dog section. We enjoy the 1.5 mile paved trail as well. This is a pretty park, but we don’t make it out that way often.

George Pierce Park

This is an awesome park located at 55 Buford Highway in Suwanee. Although there is no off-leash area, there are great trails to walk your dogs around. There is a 2.6 mile paved multi-purpose trail and also a 1.2 mile soft surface trail. The park is clean and well maintained with wide paths.

There are other great parks in Gwinnett County to check out. Just go to Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation to find one near you.

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