Wills Park is a large 120-acre community park in the downtown Alpharetta area. There are various amenities that appeal to sports enthusiasts, kid play, festival-goers, dog lovers, sightseers, and more. It’s also home to an aquatics center and equestrian center.
Basketball
- Indoor Court – at the gymnasium
- Outdoor Court – 2 fenced-in full-sized courts
Disc Golf
- This 18 hole course throughout the park
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Outdoor workout area
- Located next to the Yellow Playground and outdoor basketball courts
- Multiple stations with instructional signs
- Parallel bars
- Lift and row bars
- Incline sit-up and leg lift bench
- Push-up bars
- Pull-up bars
- Monkey bars, aka horizontal ladder
- Heavily shaded by surrounding trees
- Rubber flooring
Wills Park Recreation Center
- Includes: Gymnasium and multi-purpose community rooms
Softball/Baseball/T-ball – 10 fields
- 7 natural grass baseball fields, 1 synthetic turf baseball field, and 2 natural grass t-ball fields
- Includes: Lights, dugouts, bleachers, and press box stand
- Large lighted covered baseball pavilion with outdoor batting cage, pitching lanes, and warm-up area
Tennis – 6 courts
- Includes: Lights, picnic tables, bleacher (some covered), and bathrooms
Pickleball – overlay on the tennis courts
Volleyball – can be played at the gymnasium in the Rec Center
Walking/Running – multiple marked flat paved pathways around the park
- Red loop ~ 1.7 miles
- Green Loop ~ 1.3 miles
- Purple Loop ~ 0.2 miles
Areas of green space can be found around the park
WakyWorld playground designed for ages 2-5 and 5-12
- Large Castle-theme wooden playground with towers and bridges
- Located: Between the tennis courts and swimming pool.
- Includes: Multiple slides, swings, climbing structures, and sandboxes
- Ground-type: Wood chips
- Shade: Partially shaded by surrounding trees
- Seating: Benches and picnic tables
- Fully fenced in play area
“Yellow” Playground designed for ages 2-5
- Located: next to outdoor basketball courts
- Includes: Multiple slides, swings, climbing structures, and musical instruments
- Ground-type: Wood chips with pathways made of rubber surfaces
- Shade: Heavily shaded by surrounding trees
- Seating: Benches
“Purple” Playground designed for ages 2-5 and 5-12
- Located: Behind baseball fields near the dog park
- Includes: Multiple slides, swings, and climbing structures
- Ground-type: Wood chips
- Shade: Partially shaded by surrounding trees and a canopy
- Seating: Benches
Pavilion #1 “Rotary” – located along the path between Yellow Playground and ball fields
- Includes: Picnic tables, outlets, and a large grill
Pavilion #2 – located next Waky World playground
- Includes: Picnic tables and nearby bathrooms
Pavilion #3 “Lion’s Club” – located between tennis courts and Waky World playground parking lot
- Includes: Picnic tables, lights, outlets, and 3 grills
Pavilion – located between baseball field #5 & #6
- Includes: Picnic tables
Grand Pavilion – located next to Waggy World Paw (Dog) Park
- Includes: Rocking chairs swing benches and chairs.
The Mansell House and Gardens – event facility
Little Free Library – 3 located next to the community garden, Community Center, and Waky World playground
Community Garden
- Includes: Children’s Community Garden
Outdoor Classroom – located near the dog park
- The Friendship Ring
- Coming Together
Waggy World Paw (Dog) Park – ~ 1.5 acre (see rules)
- Hours: 8 am to Sunset
- 3 off-leash dog enclosures
- Dog waste stations are available
Large dog area (> 25 lbs)
- Environment: Wooded area with mature trees and pine straw covering
- Includes: Dog agility equipment, 2 ramps
- Water: Spigot and bowls available inside the enclosure
- Shade: Partially shaded by trees depending on the time of day
- Seating: Multiple benches
Small dog area (< 25 lbs)
- Environment: Mature trees with areas of grass and pine straw
- Includes: Fire hydrant
- Water: Spigot and bowls available inside the enclosure
- Shade: Partially shaded by trees depending on the time of day
- Seating: Multiple benches
All dogs area (no size restrictions)
- Environment: Wooded area
- Water: None
- Shade: Fully shaded
- Seating: Multiple benches
Multiple parking lots located near most amenities
- Handicap parking available
- Some lots are lighted
Multiple bathrooms with water fountains located around the park near most amenities
To reserve Tennis Courts & Pavilions – Online