Parks

including soccer, baseball, lacrosse, youth and adult tennis clinics, golf, flag football, and Girls on the Run. Newtown Recreation also offers summer sports camps in soccer, baseball, lacrosse, All Star Sports Camp, flag football, youth tennis, and golf.

Newtown Park is also the site of many special events, including Pup-A-Palooza, Movies in the Park, the Summer Concert Series, and the Independence Day Celebration. The 10,500 square-foot amphitheater is host to concerts, free outdoor fitness classes, and other public and private events. The facility can seat 500 under cover and 1,500 on its tiered lawn. The city hosted events are free and open to all ages.

Ocee Park

Ocee Park is located at 10900 Buice Road near the intersection of Kimball Bridge Road. The Ocee Park Athletic Association sponsors youth baseball and softball programs for boys and girls ages 5 to 18. Their baseball program includes five divisions, ten leagues, and programs for children with special needs and seniors.

Morton Road Park

Morton Road Park is a four-acre pocket park completed in November 2020. Morton Road Park features a pavilion, picnic shelter, play structures, a multi-use path, a half basketball court, and open lawn.

The pocket park is located on the north side of East Morton Road, just east of its intersection with State Bridge Road.

Newtown Park

Newtown Park has something for everyone! Newtown Park is located at 3150 Old Alabama Road directly across from a Johns Creek Fire Station. The 46-acre park includes an open-air amphitheater, Park Place senior activity center, two playgrounds, tennis and pickleball courts, multipurpose athletic fields, two outdoor basketball courts, and three softball/ baseball fields. It is also home to the Johns Creek Veterans Memorial Walk and the Wall that Heals. It also offers a small lake, dog park, a 2-mile walking and jogging trail, a community garden, a community clubhouse, and 13 picnic pavilions.

Youth sports programs are sponsored by Newtown Recreation, a non-profit community supported athletic association. They offer many team sports during the year,

Ocee Park boasts over 37 acres and includes two playgrounds, two hard court tennis courts, two sand volleyball courts, and two basketball courts. The park also includes a tee-ball field, eight youth softball/baseball fields, batting cages and a walking/ jogging track. For those looking for a great picnic location, Ocee Park has four picnic pavilions.

Shakerag Park

Shakerag Park is located adjacent to River Trail Middle School at 10945 Rogers Circle. Facilities include a playground, picnic shelter, lake, fishing pier, large multipurpose athletic field with a track, and two additional full size athletic fields. The city has completed several nature trails totaling 5,000 feet for school cross-country athletes, casual walkers, and Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts working on merit badges.

State Bridge Park

State Bridge Park officially opened in May 2020. The fouracre park features a trailhead kiosk for the quarter-mile nature trail, which has a soft/natural walking surface as it meanders through young pines, established magnolia trees, and more species. The park also features a picnic table near the trail entrance, new landscaping, and a concrete sidewalk providing pedestrian access from the State Bridge Road sidewalk.

State Bridge Park is located at 10610 State Bridge Road, on the south side of State Bridge Road, just east of the intersection of West Morton and State Bridge roads.

Autrey Mill Nature Preserve And Heritage Center

general store, historic church, tenant farmhouse, and smokehouse.

Please visit the Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center website for tour and event information. All visitors are welcome to come and feed the goats, chickens, and ducks every day!

Historic farmstead

MULTI-USE TRAILS

Existing trails along streets:

Bell Road Multi-Use Trail starts at Rogers Bridge Road and ends at McGinnis Ferry Road, linking residential subdivisions to shopping (approximately 1 mile). Rogers Bridge Road Multi-Use Trail begins at the Chattahoochee River and meanders northward to the Bell Road Trail at Rogers Bridge Road and Bell Road (approximately .9 miles).

State Bridge Road Multi-Use Trail begins at GA 141 (Medlock Bridge Road), runs along both sides of State Bridge Road and ends at Jones Bridge Road (approximately 2.8 miles). The City installed landscaped and stacked-stone seating areas/plazas along the trail as well as two multi-gabled shelters on either side of Johns Creek waterway. Johns Creek Greenway –Segment 1 starts at Old Alabama Road, runs mostly along the west side of Medlock Bridge Road and ends at Findley Road (approximately 4.3 miles).

Findley Road Multi-Use Trail connects sidewalks on Sargent Road to Medlock Bridge Road (approximately .5 miles). Abbotts Bridge Road Multi-Use Trail goes from Jones Bridge Road to Webb Bridge Way (.5 miles) adding more connectivity on the north side of the city.

Developing more multi-use trails and sidewalks will help Johns Creek become a pedestrian-friendly community that links parks, schools, employment centers, neighborhoods and shopping.

While developing the City’s Comprehensive Plan, the residents of Johns Creek expressed an overwhelming interest in sidewalks and trails for pedestrians and bicyclists. A priority has been placed on filling in gaps, especially along major roadways and within a half-mile of schools, libraries, and parks, including the Chattahoochee River public use areas. The City also is pursuing sidewalks and trails along major roads, and connecting with networks of neighboring cities and counties. To learn more about the City’s sidewalk and trails network, visit: www.JohnsCreekGa.gov.

The City of Johns Creek is continually expanding its trail and sidewalks system, filling in gaps, adding new walkways and improving its existing network to give fitness-conscious users a wider range to roam and nicer environment to do it. Developing more multi-use trails and sidewalks will help Johns Creek become a pedestrian-friendly community that links parks, schools, employment centers, neighborhoods and shopping. While developing the City’s Comprehensive Plan, the residents of Johns Creek expressed an overwhelming interest in sidewalks and trails for pedestrians and bicyclists. A priority has been placed on filling in gaps, especially along major roadways and within a halfmile of schools, libraries, and parks, including the Chattahoochee River public use areas. The City also is pursuing sidewalks and trails along major roads, and connecting with networks of neighboring cities and counties.