The short answer: for small children, go to PlayTown Suwanee, or to Big Splash in Town Center Park until its season ends October 31. For a walk, try the 1.2-mile loop at Sims Lake Park or the Suwanee Creek Greenway. For disc golf, go to Suwanee Creek Park. No city park has a dog park. The nearest one we found is at Gwinnett County’s Settles Bridge Park.
Park finder
Which Suwanee park fits today?
Tick what today needs. Suwanee's parks are ranked by how many of those the City of Suwanee or Gwinnett County lists for each one, and the full comparison table is underneath.
What does today need?
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Town Center Park
330 Town Center Avenue, Suwanee, GA 30024 (Buford Hwy & Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd)
10-acre park and the community's main gathering place for special events, with an amphitheater stage, more than a mile of looping sidewalks and the Big Splash fountain.
- Water play (Apr 1–Oct 31)
- Restrooms
- Paved or loop trail
- Dogs on leash or a dog park
- Greenway access
- Food on site
Directions Source: City of Suwanee, checked Oct 17, 2026
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Town Center on Main
421 Main Street, Suwanee, GA 30024
Roughly 13-acre urban park opened in 2024 with a large lawn, reflection pond, waterfall, 1,200-foot pedestrian bridge, Greater Good veterans memorial, Reading Grotto, volleyball courts and the Suwanee Circle food truck park; home of the farmers market.
- Lake or pond
- Courts, fields or disc golf
- Food on site
Directions Source: City of Suwanee, checked Oct 17, 2026
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PlayTown Suwanee
425 Main Street, Suwanee, GA 30024
Community-built playground rebuilt by volunteers in October 2023; 13,000 square feet with separate toddler and big-kid areas and an inclusive continuous-loop design.
- Playground
- Toddler area
- Restrooms
- Pavilion or picnic tables
Directions Source: City of Suwanee, checked Oct 17, 2026
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DeLay Nature Park
Adjacent to Town Center on Main, 421 Main Street, Suwanee, GA 30024 (Stonecypher Rd to Suwanee Dam Rd)
Roughly 15 acres of woods along Brushy Creek containing the Brushy Creek Greenway; leashed pets allowed; alcohol prohibited.
- Paved or loop trail
- Dogs on leash or a dog park
Source: City of Suwanee, checked Oct 17, 2026
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Brushy Creek Greenway
DeLay Nature Park; Suwanee Dam Rd at DeLay Rd to Stonecypher Rd near Main Street, Suwanee, GA 30024
Paved and boardwalk nature trail (0.4 mile per the parks page; ½ mile per the park page) linking Town Center on Main with PlayTown Suwanee; includes a StoryWalk. Parking near PlayTown or at Town Center on Main.
- Paved or loop trail
- Dogs on leash or a dog park
Source: City of Suwanee, checked Oct 17, 2026
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Main Street Park & Burnette-Rogers Pavilion
687 Main Street, Suwanee, GA 30024
Half-acre Old Town park next to the red caboose, reopened August 1, 2026 after renovation, with a basketball court (Momentum mural), pavilion and lawn.
- Pavilion or picnic tables
- Courts, fields or disc golf
Source: City of Suwanee, checked Oct 17, 2026
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Station Park
373 Buford Highway, Suwanee, GA 30024 (next to the police station)
Pocket park beside the police station with a playground; a spot to watch trains.
- Playground
- Watch the trains
Directions Source: City of Suwanee, checked Oct 17, 2026
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White Street Park (Harvest Farm & Orchard)
752 White Street, Suwanee, GA 30024
Nearly 7 acres in the Old Town Historic District with the Harvest Farm community garden and a one-acre public orchard with natural play features.
- Restrooms
- Paved or loop trail
- Pavilion or picnic tables
Directions Source: City of Suwanee, checked Oct 17, 2026
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Sims Lake Park
4600 Suwanee Dam Road, Suwanee, GA 30024
62-acre park with a seven-acre lake and a 1.2-mile loop trail; pavilion is first-come (not rentable due to limited parking).
- Playground
- Restrooms
- Paved or loop trail
- Lake or pond
- Pavilion or picnic tables
Directions Source: City of Suwanee, checked Oct 17, 2026
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Suwanee Creek Park
1170 Buford Highway, Suwanee, GA 30024
85-acre mostly natural park near the southern city limit; main Suwanee Creek Greenway trailhead, 18-hole disc golf course, orienteering course; about 100 parking spaces.
- Restrooms
- Paved or loop trail
- Pavilion or picnic tables
- Courts, fields or disc golf
- Greenway access
Source: City of Suwanee, checked Oct 17, 2026
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Martin Farm Park (Greenway trailhead)
Martin Farm Road, Suwanee, GA 30024
Greenway access and parking with a small interpretive trail. Bridge reconstruction: city says trailhead parking is extremely limited; use McGinnis Ferry Rd or Suwanee Creek Park trailheads.
- Restrooms
- Greenway access
Directions Source: City of Suwanee, checked Oct 17, 2026
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Suwanee Creek Greenway
Main trailhead: Suwanee Creek Park, 1170 Buford Highway, Suwanee, GA 30024
About 4 miles of hard-surface multipurpose trail connecting nearly 400 acres of parkland; access at Suwanee Creek Park, near Suwanee Sports Academy, Martin Farm Park, Suwanee Elementary (weekends/after 4 pm) and George Pierce Park. Town Center boardwalk access closed pending repair; temporary closures under the Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd bridge.
- Paved or loop trail
Directions Source: City of Suwanee, checked Oct 17, 2026
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George Pierce Park (Gwinnett County)
55 Buford Highway, Suwanee, GA 30024
304-acre county park inside Suwanee with sports fields, a community recreation center, pond, 2.6-mile paved and 1.2-mile unpaved trails and an Ivy Creek Greenway trailhead.
- Playground
- Restrooms
- Paved or loop trail
- Lake or pond
- Pavilion or picnic tables
- Courts, fields or disc golf
- Greenway access
Directions Source: Gwinnett County, checked Oct 17, 2026
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Peachtree Ridge Park (Gwinnett County)
3170 Suwanee Creek Road, Suwanee, GA 30024
154-acre county park with ball fields (including an accessible field and playground), a 1-mile paved trail and a community garden.
- Playground
- Restrooms
- Paved or loop trail
- Pavilion or picnic tables
- Courts, fields or disc golf
Directions Source: Gwinnett County, checked Oct 17, 2026
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Settles Bridge Park (Gwinnett County)
380 Johnson Road, Suwanee, GA (per City of Suwanee parks page)
268-acre county park with a dog park area, skate complex, playground and paved and unpaved trails.
- Playground
- Restrooms
- Paved or loop trail
- Dogs on leash or a dog park
- Pavilion or picnic tables
- Courts, fields or disc golf
Source: Gwinnett County, checked Oct 17, 2026
No single park has all of that. Untick one need and the closest matches come back.
Compare every park side by side
| Park | Water play | Playground | Toddlers | Restrooms | Trail | Dogs | Lake/pond | Pavilion | Sports | Greenway | Food | Trains |
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| Town Center Park | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed |
| Town Center on Main | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Not listed |
| PlayTown Suwanee | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| DeLay Nature Park | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Brushy Creek Greenway | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Main Street Park & Burnette-Rogers Pavilion | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Station Park | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes |
| White Street Park (Harvest Farm & Orchard) | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Sims Lake Park | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Suwanee Creek Park | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Martin Farm Park (Greenway trailhead) | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Suwanee Creek Greenway | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| George Pierce Park (Gwinnett County) | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Peachtree Ridge Park (Gwinnett County) | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Settles Bridge Park (Gwinnett County) | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
A dash means the source we cite does not list it, not that the park lacks it. Check the park's page before you go.
Walk the Suwanee Creek Greenway
Amenities come from the City of Suwanee and Gwinnett County park pages, checked October 17, 2026.
What’s closed or limited right now
We checked these against the city’s pages and news releases on October 17, 2026.
- Greenway entrance from Town Center: closed until the boardwalk along Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road is repaired (City of Suwanee).
- Martin Farm Park parking: extremely limited while the Martin Farm Road bridge is rebuilt. The city suggests the McGinnis Ferry Road or Suwanee Creek Park trailheads instead (City of Suwanee).
- Greenway under the Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road bridge: temporary closures for GDOT bridge work, with more expected later. The city says dates can change (City of Suwanee).
- Big Splash: final two weeks. The fountain runs 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily, weather permitting, during its April 1 to October 31 season.
- Main Street Park: open again since August 1, 2026, after a renovation (City of Suwanee).
Hours and rules for every city park
City parks are generally open from sunup to sundown, and Town Center Park and Town Center on Main usually stay busy well into the evening. An older city ordinance PDF says sunrise until 11 p.m. unless posted otherwise (City of Suwanee). We go by the current parks page and posted signs.
- Only non-organized sports are allowed in Suwanee-owned parks. City of Suwanee
- Under the city park ordinance, possessing or drinking alcohol in a recreation facility is unlawful except at events specifically authorized by the city. City of Suwanee
- Dogs are allowed in Town Center Park on a leash, and owners must clean up after them; bag dispensers are located throughout the park. City of Suwanee
Only non-organized sports are allowed in city-owned parks (City of Suwanee), and Town Center Park bans ball games altogether.
Pavilions and group visits
The city’s Park Use FAQ (City of Suwanee) says you can rent pavilions for parties at Suwanee Creek Park and PlayTown Suwanee. The Sims Lake Park pavilion is not rented because parking there is limited. Groups of more than ten must reserve Big Splash. Questions go to City Hall at 770-945-8996, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (City of Suwanee).
Downtown parks
Town Center Park
330 Town Center Avenue. The 10-acre park at Buford Highway and Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road is the city’s main event space. It has more than a mile of looping sidewalks, the 43-jet Big Splash fountain, open lawn, an amphitheater stage, public art and public restrooms. The city’s loop map lists four loops of 0.25 to 0.365 mile (City of Suwanee). Dogs must be leashed; no glass, skateboards, drones, ball games or your own alcohol. Big Splash bans pets, food and drinks. More on our Town Center page.
Town Center on Main and DeLay Nature Park
421 Main Street, opened in 2024, just through the pedestrian tunnel from Town Center Park. The roughly 13-acre park has a large lawn, a reflection pond, a waterfall, the Greater Good veterans memorial, a reading grotto, two volleyball courts and a 1,200-foot bridge (City of Suwanee). Next door, DeLay Nature Park is roughly 15 acres of woods along Brushy Creek, crossed by the Brushy Creek Greenway (0.4 mile on the city’s parks page, ½ mile on the park’s own page). See Town Center on Main.
PlayTown Suwanee
425 Main Street. More than 1,200 volunteers rebuilt the playground as PlayTown Suwanee 2.0 on October 9–15, 2023 (City of Suwanee). It covers 13,000 square feet, with separate toddler and big-kid areas, a reservable lighted pavilion with wheelchair-accessible picnic tables, and public restrooms. The Brushy Creek Greenway connects directly to it, and a StoryWalk runs along the trail behind it (City of Suwanee).
Main Street Park
687 Main Street. A half-acre Old Town park beside the red caboose. Since its August 1, 2026 reopening it has a basketball court painted with Momentum, a mural by Annabel Joyner, plus the Burnette-Rogers Pavilion, a lawn and seating.
Station Park
373 Buford Highway. A pocket park by the police station for watching trains go by. Pair it with Old Town.
White Street Park, Harvest Farm and the Orchard
752 White Street. Nearly 7 acres in the Old Town Historic District. Harvest Farm, which the city calls Georgia’s largest organic community garden, opened in April 2010 with 128 raised beds. Plots are rented yearly (City of Suwanee). The one-acre Orchard, which the city calls the first public orchard in the Southeast, has lawns, paths and natural play features for children.
Larger city parks
Sims Lake Park
4600 Suwanee Dam Road. 62 acres with a seven-acre lake, a 1.2-mile loop trail, a dock, a partially covered playground, a first-come pavilion, an outdoor classroom and public restrooms. Parking is limited.
Suwanee Creek Park
1170 Buford Highway, near the southern city limit. The 85-acre park is largely natural. It has about 100 parking spaces, the main Suwanee Creek Greenway trailhead, an 18-hole disc golf course that needs no reservation, and a one-mile orienteering course with 19 markers. Pavilions here can be rented. City bike-share bikes are parked here too: the first 2 hours are free, then it’s $2 per hour (City of Suwanee).
Martin Farm Park and the greenway
Martin Farm Road at Suwanee Creek. A greenway access point with a small interpretive trail, public restrooms and a water fountain. Parking is extremely limited during the bridge rebuild. The greenway is about four miles of hard-surface trail; our Suwanee Creek Greenway page lists every entrance with its status.
Gwinnett County parks in Suwanee
Gwinnett County runs these three parks, not the city, and each has its own hours and rules.
George Pierce Park
55 Buford Highway. A 304-acre county park inside the city limits, open sunrise until 11 p.m. unless posted otherwise (Gwinnett County). It has sports fields, a pond, a 2.6-mile paved trail, a 1.2-mile unpaved trail and an Ivy Creek Greenway trailhead with a 1.25-mile paved trail.
Peachtree Ridge Park
3170 Suwanee Creek Road. 154 acres with a handicap-accessible ball field and playground, ball fields, a pavilion, restrooms, a 1-mile paved trail and a community garden (Gwinnett County). Open sunrise until 11 p.m. unless posted otherwise.
Settles Bridge Park
380 Johnson Road, the address the City of Suwanee’s parks page gives. 268 acres with a skate complex, a dog park area, a playground, pavilions, a 1.6-mile paved trail, a 2.9-mile unpaved trail and restrooms (Gwinnett County). It’s the closest dog park we found. Our county data lists its hours as sunrise until sunset unless posted otherwise.
Questions people ask
Are Suwanee's parks open after dark?
City of Suwanee parks are generally open from sunup to sundown. Because of their open location, Town Center Park and Town Center on Main usually stay active well into the evening.
Source: City of Suwanee, checked Oct 17, 2026
Is there a dog park in Suwanee?
None of the City of Suwanee's parks has a dog park. Gwinnett County's Settles Bridge Park lists a dog park area among its amenities. In city parks such as Town Center Park, dogs are allowed on a leash.
Source: Gwinnett County, checked Oct 17, 2026
When does the Big Splash fountain close for the season?
Big Splash runs April 1 to October 31, generally 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily, weather permitting. Pets, food, gum, drinks and glass are not allowed in the fountain area.
Source: City of Suwanee, checked Oct 17, 2026
Can I rent a pavilion in a Suwanee park?
The city's Park Use FAQ says pavilions can be rented for parties at Suwanee Creek Park and PlayTown Suwanee. The Sims Lake Park pavilion is not rented because parking there is limited.
Source: City of Suwanee, checked Oct 17, 2026
Can my team practice in a city park?
No. The city's park use policy allows only non-organized sporting activities in Suwanee-owned parks, and Town Center Park does not allow ball games at all.
Source: City of Suwanee, checked Oct 17, 2026
Where can I play disc golf in Suwanee?
Suwanee Creek Park at 1170 Buford Highway has the city's 18-hole disc golf course, and no reservation is needed to play. The park also has the main Suwanee Creek Greenway trailhead.
Source: City of Suwanee, checked Oct 17, 2026
Which Suwanee park has a walking loop around a lake?
Sims Lake Park at 4600 Suwanee Dam Road covers 62 acres with a seven-acre lake and a 1.2-mile loop trail. It also has a dock, a partially covered playground and public restrooms.
Source: City of Suwanee, checked Oct 17, 2026
Is Main Street Park open?
Yes. The city reopened Main Street Park at 687 Main Street on Saturday, August 1, 2026, after a renovation. It has a basketball court with the Momentum mural, a pavilion, an open lawn and seating.
Source: City of Suwanee, checked Oct 17, 2026
