Park Description
Shaw Park is an active park in Marietta with multiple pickleball courts, playgrounds, basketball courts, and baseball fields. It is also home to Gritters Branch Library and Northeast Cobb Community Center.
Features
Pavilions
Playgrounds
Sports
Toilets
Walking/Running
Basketball – 2 fenced-in outside courts
- Includes: Lights
Pickleball – 9 courts with lights, reservable
Tennis – 2 court with lights
Softball/Baseball/T-ball – 5 fields
- Includes: Lights, covered dugouts, bleachers (some covered), press box, and a concession building with bathrooms
- Outdoor batting cages (some covered and with lights)
- T-ball field is artifical turf
Walking/Running
- A mixture of wooded and open pathway ~ 2.5 miles
- Shaw park walking trail
No dedicated leisure green space
Playground designed for ages 5-12
- Located: Next to the courts
- Includes: Multiple slides and climbing structures
- Ground-type: Wood chips
- Shade: Partially shaded by nearby trees
- Seating: Benches and picnic tables at a nearby pavilion
Playground designed for ages 5-12
- Located: Next to the fields
- Includes: Multiple slides, climbing structures, and saucer swing
- Ground-type: Rubber surface
- Shade: No shade
- Seating: Benches
Pavilion – located next to Gritters Library
- Includes: Picnic tables, lights, and a grill
Northeast Cobb Community Center
- Includes: Meeting room and kitchen
Gritters Branch Library
No fenced area
Parking/Toilet/Water
Multiple parking lots located near most amenities
- Handicap parking available
Bathrooms & water fountains located at concession buildings
