Gainesville is booming and blooming with its numerous gardens and natural woodland trails! Gardens are abundant in Gainesville and offer a great way to explore the nature and beauty of the area!
Gainesville Gardens
American Freedom Garden – NEGAHC
The American Freedom Garden is a living tribute to American veterans of the 20th and 21st centuries. Although they are separated by generations, these veterans share a common, undeniable goal – to valiantly protect our country’s freedoms. The centerpiece of the Freedom Garden is a bronze, life-size statue of five children in a Circle of Freedom, depicting the joy of living in a free America.
Gainesville, GA 30501
Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville
The mission of the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville is to develop and maintain plant collections for display, education, research, conservation and enjoyment.
Gainesville, GA 30501
Elachee Nature Science Center
All ages, come DISCOVER, LEARN, PLAY through self-guided visits of interactive exhibits and scheduled guided programs!
- Get close to nature with our Live Animal Exhibit and scheduled showcases.
- Play while learning in the interactive Discovery Room; activities updated monthly.
- Check out a Discovery Backpack to make your hike an exploration adventure.
- Get active and have fun in multiple outdoor play areas.
- View original artwork of native nature species.
- Seasonally, watch our live beehives hard at work.
- Sign up for educational programming. There is something for all ages and knowledge levels.
- Enjoy a hike! Elachee is the gateway to 12.26 miles of Chicopee Woods hiking trails.
Gainesville, GA 30504
Gardens on Green
Gardens on Green is a joint project of the Hall County Master Gardeners and the Hall County School District. The goal for the Gardens is to not only provide a place for growing plants, but to grow good kids, grow the human spirit, and ultimately grow a better community. Scheduled classes for adults and children include over 1000 second grade students, scouting groups, after-school groups, and any group requesting a visit.
Gainesville, GA 30501
Linwood Nature Preserve
Linwood Nature Preserve spreads over 30 acres of urban forest on the shore of Lake Lanier to serve the community with access to leisure recreation for human health and wellness and nature education for conservation of the environment.
Gainesville, Georgia 30501
Piedmont Garden at Longstreet
The Longstreet 1876 Heritage Landscape features General James Longstreet’s quest to promote peace and brotherhood in the United States after the Civil War. At the Piedmont Hotel, guests gathered from north and south to walk the paths through the four-acre, oak & hickory forest or relax in the gardens that overlooked the mountains.
To revive the spirit of peace and tranquility from the heyday of the Piedmont Hotel, the Longstreet Society has developed the area surrounding the extant building with gardens of heritage plants.
Gainesville GA 30501
