LIVE & THRIVE : PARKS The Alpharetta Recreation, Parks & Cultural Services Department offers a wide variety of programs and activities for the family throughout the year. Visit www.alpharetta.ga.us/recreation to view to current schedule of programs, and to register. To contact the parks, programs, or facilities, or for updates and closures, call 678-297-6100. Alpharetta Adult Activity Center at North Park Address: 13450 Cogburn Road, 30004 Email: activeadults@alpharetta.ga.us Hours of Operation: Monday – Thursday 8:30am - 5:00pm; Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm; Saturday 8:00am - 4:00pm
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Amenities: Multipurpose rooms, library, fitness room, arts building for stained glass, ceramics and art classes. Provides recreation programs to adults age 50 years and older, including exercise, pickleball, ceramics, day trips, Tai Chi, senior yoga, and stained glass. People age 50 and up are invited to use cardio fitness equipment, including treadmills, elliptical, recumbent bike, rowing machine and total body exerciser. Prior to using the fitness equipment, users must complete a health history and medical release form.
Alpharetta Arts Center Address: 238 Canton Street, Alpharetta, 30009 Hours of Operation: Monday – Thursday 8:30am – 8:00pm; Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm; Saturday 9:00am – 2:00pm; Sunday & Evenings: open during classes & events Email: arts@alpharetta.ga.us Amenities: The City of Alpharetta and Arts Alpharetta are thrilled to showcase the new Alpharetta Arts Center! The 10,000 squarefoot space features state of the art amenities with multiple visual arts studios, clay studio, digital media studio, black-box theater studio, gallery exhibits and art events. The Arts Center offers multidisciplinary classes, workshops and lectures for children, teens and adults. Choose from ceramics, painting, drawing, sculpture, cartooning, theater, music, creative writing and numerous special interest classes.
Alpharetta Community Center Address: 175 Roswell Street, 30009 Email: accprograms@alpharetta.ga.us Hours of Operation: Monday – Thursday 8:30am - 9:00pm; Friday 8:30am - 7:00pm; Saturday 8:30am - 4:00pm Amenities: Two gymnasiums, gymnastics center, dance room, locker room, showers, and outdoor walking paths. Alpharetta Community Center offers youth-based programs that include gymnastic, dance, instructional sports, pre-k recreation programs, babysitter boot camps, a wide variety of special events, summer day and specialty camps, special needs summer day camp, open gym basketball and pickle ball. BrewAble, a nonprofit café in the Alpharetta Community Center at 175 Roswell Street near
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Wills Park and downtown Alpharetta, is the only grassroots, volunteer driven nonprofit business of its kind in North Fulton. The mission is to provide meaningful employment and community connections for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by creating opportunities to train, learn, and excel as employees in a café setting. The ultimate vision is to foster greater disability inclusion in the community. They not only brew great coffee, but also brew confidence, communication, cooperation, collaboration, commitment, and community-these seven C's drive their mission every day! Open MondayFriday 7 am-5 pm and Saturday 9 am – 3 pm. www.brewablecafe.com
Alpharetta Elementary School Community Park Address: 192 Mayfield Rd., 30009 Amenities:This playground was built in partnership with Fulton County Schools, Alpharetta Elementary School and City of Alpharetta. After school hours the park space is open to the community. This adaptive park features an ADA-accessible playground & track, basketball courts, play field space and on-site parking.
playground serves youth age 2-5 years and 5-12 years. Park visitors will enjoy the Alpharetta Arboretum at Cogburn Road Park.
Encore Park Address: 2225 Encore Parkway,30009 Amenities:6-acre park with walking trails and greenspace with a small play field.There is onsite parking and a beautiful art sculpture for all to enjoy
North Park Address: 13450 Cogburn Road, 30004 Email: athleticprograms@alpharetta.ga.us Amenities: Lighted tennis and pickleball courts, multipurpose synthetic turf fields, lighted softball fields, picnic pavilions, playgrounds, Adult Activity Center, Arts Building, Rotary Reflection Garden, and a 1.0 mile walking trail loop. Alpharetta Youth Softball Association (alpharettayouthsoftballassociation.com) and North Atlanta Football League (www. nafl.club), and North Metro Miracle League (www.nmml.net) at the Alpharetta Adapted Sports Complex.
Old Rucker Park Address: 900 Rucker Road Email: OldRuckerPark@alpharetta.ga.us
Brooke Street Park Address: 2 Park Plaza, 30009 Email: recreation@alpharetta.ga.us Amenities: A 5-acre passive park in downtown Alpharetta, on the back side of City Hall. The park features lovely specimen trees, a winding concrete path, open lawn, plus a small reading garden located between City Hall and the Fulton County Library. A beautifully landscaped stream winds through the park. Restrooms and free parking are available. The park is open dusk to dawn. Park visitors will also enjoy the Alpharetta Arboretum and a variety of community programs and activities at Brooke Street Park.
Old Rucker Park is a 10-acre future park site, and the home of the Old Rucker Farm. The farm sits on approximately 2 acres within the future park, and is the headquarters of the city’s Community Agriculture Program. The farm grows vegetables, flowers, and herbs, and includes an outdoor classroom and a community garden. The Old Rucker Farm follows the principles of regenerative organic farming, and promotes care of the soil and plant management in accordance with natural systems. Removal of invasive species and replacement with native plants throughout the property is a key component to the educational and physical activity on site. The Farm hosts dozens of agriculture and nature based workshops annually, and grows over 8,000 lbs. of food per year, most of which is donated to the local food pantry.
Cogburn Road Park Address: 12825 Cogburn Road, 30004 Email: recreation@alpharetta.ga.us Amenities: Includes a .2 mile concrete walking path, restroom facility and passive play area. Two small group pavilions are available on a first come, first serve basis. A large
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