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Alpharetta Parks and Trails | City of Alpharetta GA
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Outdoors
Outdoors near Alpharetta
40 national forests, lakes, parks and campgrounds within reach, by activity.
Hiking
17 places · closest 13 mi
Lake Sidney Lanier, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park and more
Best: October–May
Camping
26 places · closest 13 mi
Buford Dam Park Shelters (Ga), Lake Sidney Lanier and more
Best: September–May
Fishing
24 places · closest 5 mi
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Lake Sidney Lanier and more
Boating & paddling
19 places · closest 5 mi
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Lake Sidney Lanier and more
Best: April–October
Biking
16 places · closest 5 mi
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Lake Sidney Lanier and more
Best: September–May
Picnic spots
21 places · closest 13 mi
Lake Sidney Lanier, Sawnee and more
Best: March–June, September–November
Horseback riding
10 places · closest 13 mi
Lake Sidney Lanier, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park and more
Best: September–May
Wildlife & birding
21 places · closest 5 mi
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Lake Sidney Lanier and more
Swimming
14 places · closest 13 mi
Lake Sidney Lanier, Sawnee and more
Best: May–September
Natural places near Alpharetta
Beaches
7 within 37 mi · closest 7.2 mi
Berkeley Lake Beach, Aarlington Beach and more
Waterfalls
9 within 37 mi · closest 6.2 mi
Vickery Creek Falls, Allatoona Falls and more
Lakes
30 within 30 mi · closest 5.1 mi
Horseshoe Bend Lake, Martins Landing Lake and more
Scenic viewpoints
6 within 37 mi · closest 16.6 mi
Observation Tower, Jackson Street Bridge Overlook and more
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Get outside around Alpharetta
THINGS TO DO · YOUTUBE SHORT
Things to do in Alpharetta GA
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Places come from Recreation.gov’s federal recreation database; distances are straight-line miles from downtown.