About Mathews Park

Mathews Park is a 28.7-acre park around a lake, about 1.7 miles northeast of downtown Monroe on East Marable Street. Opened in 1974, it was fully redone in two phases starting in 2020, and today people come for the playground, fishing on the restocked lake, picnics under the pavilions and the John Reid Memorial Disc Golf Course.

Size
About 28.71 acres
Opened
1974; renovated 2020 to 2022
Hours
Dawn to dusk
Pavilions
First come, first served

Along the way

What you’ll pass

  • Lake with benches, restocked with fish
  • Playground and swings
  • Pavilions and picnic tables
  • Grills
  • John Reid Memorial Disc Golf Course
  • Restrooms

Getting there

Entrances and parking

Park entrance1016 E. Marable St., MonroeParking · RestroomsDirections →

Map

Mathews Park and homes nearby.

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    The green area is the park as mapped on OpenStreetMap. Walk times follow real sidewalks, paths and streets at an easy 3 mph.

    For sale now

    Homes within a 20-minute walk of the park

    Measured on real sidewalks, paths and streets at an easy 3 mph, to the nearest place you can actually get onto the park. A creek, fence or highway in the way counts against a home, so straight-line distance isn’t used.

    802 Windsor Drive5 min walk$320,000802 Windsor DriveMonroe, GA3 bd · 2 ba · 1,340 sq ftListing courtesy of BHHS Georgia Properties
    904 Meadow Walk Drive7 min walk$292,000904 Meadow Walk DriveMonroe, GA3 bd · 2 ba · 1,700 sq ftListing courtesy of The American Realty
    527 Walton Road10 min walk$255,000527 Walton RoadMonroe, GA3 bd · 2 ba · 1,603 sq ftListing courtesy of eXp Realty
    624 Gatewood Way10 min walk$349,900624 Gatewood WayMonroe, GA4 bd · 3 ba · 2,879 sq ftListing courtesy of Keller Williams Realty Atl. Partners
    515 Kelton Road13 min walk$290,000515 Kelton RoadMonroe, GA2 bd · 2 ba · 1,152 sq ftListing courtesy of Epique Realty
    656 Gatewood Way18 min walk$314,900656 Gatewood WayMonroe, GA3 bd · 2 ba · 1,257 sq ftListing courtesy of KDD Properties of GA, LLC

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    Sources

    Facts about Mathews Park come from the sources below, checked October 2026. Hours, fees and trail closures change; check with them before you go.

    Listings from Georgia MLS as of October 22, 2026; homes and condos only. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Map, trail, walking and riding routes from OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors).