Trails & parks · Athens-Clarke County
What to know about State Botanical Garden of Georgia, where to get on, a map, and the homes for sale within a real 20-minute walk.
About State Botanical Garden of Georgia
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia is UGA's 323-acre garden off South Milledge Avenue, free and open every day. Visitors stroll the display gardens and the Alice H. Richards Children's Garden, then head out on about six miles of color-coded nature trails through woods and along the Middle Oconee River.
Pets aren't allowed on garden property, including the trails; service animals only.
Along the way
Getting there
Map
© OpenStreetMap contributors
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
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.
15 min walk$280,000172 Dans WayAthens, GA3 bd · 3 ba · 1,717 sq ftListing courtesy of 3tree Realty
17 min walk$260,0002165 Milledge Avenue #E6Athens, GA4 bd · 2 ba · 1,536 sq ftListing courtesy of BHHS Georgia Properties
19 min walk$249,9002165 Milledge Avenue #F12Athens, GA4 bd · 2 ba · 1,536 sq ftListing courtesy of Woodall Realty Group
19 min walk$249,9002165 Milledge Avenue #E4Athens, GA4 bd · 2 ba · 1,536 sq ftListing courtesy of Woodall Realty Group
19 min walk$264,9002165 Milledge Avenue #E7Athens, GA4 bd · 2 ba · 1,536 sq ftListing courtesy of Greater Athens Properties
20 min walk$239,9002165 Milledge Avenue #F5Athens, GA4 bd · 2 ba · 1,536 sq ftListing courtesy of Woodall Realty GroupMeasured at an easy 10 mph on trails, bike lanes and streets posted 30 mph or less, to the nearest place you can get onto the park. Rides cross busier roads but never ride along them, so a home on a quiet street can count while one across town on a highway won’t.
4 min ride$720,0001310 Ivywood DriveAthens, GA4 bd · 4 ba · 2,624 sq ftListing courtesy of Universal Realty SolutionsClose by
Walk times are from the middle of each neighborhood; homes at the near or far edge will be a few minutes shorter or longer.
Bishop Park → Memorial Park → All trails & parks → Walkable neighborhoods →
Sources
Facts about State Botanical Garden of Georgia 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).