Park Description

Bessie Branham Park, located in the Kirkwood neighborhood, is a popular park where children celebrate birthday parties on the playground, and pick-up games are common on the courts and the multipurpose field.

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Features
Pavilions
Playgrounds
Sports

Basketball

  • Indoor Courts – at the Rec Center’s gymnasium
  • Outdoor Court – Built by the Atlanta Hawks Foundation
  • Includes: Lights and high-impact interlocking tiles as flooring

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Pickleball – permanent lines painted on the tennis court

  • You will need to bring your net

Tennis – 2 courts with lights

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Softball/Baseball/multi-use sports field

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Collier Park Recreation Center

  • Includes: Gym and computer center

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Large open green space

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Playground

  • Includes: Multiple slides, climbing structures, teeter-totter and swings
  • Ground-type: Packed rubber mulch
  • Shade: Some sections are heavily shaded
  • Seating: Multiple benches and picnic tables

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Urban Tree House – with picnic tables and grills

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Ping-Pong table

  • Located next to the playground
  • Concrete table with a metal net
  • You will need to bring your paddles

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No fenced area

Dog waste station available

Parking/Toilet/Water

Parking lot next to the Rec Center and additional street parking

NO bathrooms

Water fountain near the playground

Booking/Reservations

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