Sawnee Mountain Preserve Sawnee Mountain Preserve includes 11 miles of hiking trials, picnic areas and an interactive visitor’s center. (Scott Flynn)

Morningside Nature Preserve 1 Tucked away in Atlanta’s Morningside neighborhood is this beautiful 33-acre escape from the city. The Morningside Nature Preserve includes about 2 miles of walking trails and even a suspension bridge. (Scott Flynn)

Morningside Nature Preserve 2 Tucked away in Atlanta’s Morningside neighborhood is this beautiful 33-acre escape from the city. The Morningside Nature Preserve includes about 2 miles of walking trails and even a suspension bridge. (Scott Flynn)

Arabia Mountain Arabia Mountain is a 2,550-acre greenspace that includes large formations of exposed granite, wetlands, pine and oak forests, multiple streams and two lakes. (Scott Flynn)

Constitution Lakes Park Constitution Lakes Park is “a good spot for birding, with water and shore birds as well as forest birds in the woods around the lakes.” (Scott Flynn)

Atlanta Beltline Northside Trail 2 Arguably the most picturesque park of the Atlanta Beltline, the Northside Trail moves along Tanyard Creek through part of Buckhead. (Scott Flynn)

Atlanta Beltline Northside Trail 1 Arguably the most picturesque park of the Atlanta Beltline, the Northside Trail moves along Tanyard Creek through part of Buckhead. (Scott Flynn)
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