Wildwood Park
Marietta City Hall
205 Lawrence Street
Marietta, GA 30060
770-794-5630
Wildwood Park is a public park located in Marietta, Georgia, offering a variety of outdoor recreational activities and amenities. The park is a multi-use area that covers 28 acres next to Life University and the Dobbins Air Force base in Marietta, GA. Wildwood Park has several walking and hiking trails that pass through wooded areas and provide a peaceful setting for exercise and nature walks. There are 2 1/2 miles of hiking trails, a 1 mile jogging trail, and picnic pavilions, a playground, and a 1.4 acre fenced area for dogs to roam off leash here.
You have two options for hiking here. You can do the ~1.2 mile outer loop, or combine it with a series of shorter trails that cut across the outer ring. For being next to an Air Force base and a University – the park is surprisingly wooded and is suitable for all ages. Woodland Park closes at sunset. There are also nearby hikes at Life University and A.L. Burruss Nature Park in this area.
- click for a trip report from this trail in Marietta, GA: October 4, 2020 (password protected)
- click for a topo and profile map of this hike at Wildwood Park (password protected)
- click for another hike at the nearby A.L. Burruss Nature Park in September 2020 and October 2020
- click for a hike at the nearby Life University in November 2020
- click for a summary of Thunder LAX tournaments in the summer and fall of 2020 (password required)
- click to access the guidebook Best Hikes Near Atlanta which has more hikes around the City of Atlanta
- click to access the guidebook Hiking Georgia which has more hikes and backpacking trips in the State of Georgia
- click for other Georgia hiking and backpacking books