Address: 6300 Cochran Mill Road, Chattahoochee Hills GA 30268
Phone: (770) 306-0914
The Nature Center is closed until further notice due to a tragic drowning near one of the group picnic areas. The walking trails are still open and accessible from The Cochran Mill Battlefield park.
The good the bad and the buggy. A short review of the park.
The good things about this park is that it's just down the road from Cochran Mill Battlefield Park and the trail from the Nature Center connects to Cochran Mill Battlefield Park there are several trails that connect so you can choose a short hike or a long one. The bad things about this park is that the trails are sometimes not well marked. the buggy I’m a bugs favorite person to bite so on a scale of 1 meaning I didn’t get bitten to 10 meaning I was a mosquito, gnat etc. chew toy, this park is a 5. I'd say bring your usual bug repellant. The bugs here are about the same as anywhere else.
The Parks web page says:
Rates
Parking Per Vehicle: $2.00
General Admission (3 yrs old and up): $3.00
Hours of Operation
Tuesday : 11:00am - 4:00pm
Wednesday : 11:00am - 4:00pm
Thursday : 11:00am - 4:00pm
Friday : 11:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday : 11:00am - 4:00pm
Bear Creek Nature Center is a private non-profit that aims to spread the joy of nature and the outdoor world. Since opening in the Spring of 2020, our goal is to teach people of all ages in our community about our environment, hoping that they will cultivate a personal awareness, appreciation of, and participation in the natural world, especially of our native ecosystem. We teach a wide range of environmental and wildlife sciences, including zoology, botany, and ecology. Though nestled in rural, mixed hardwood forest, we are only 20 minutes from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. We’re proud to be the only nature center in Georgia with live bats on exhibit. We also have several reptiles and birds of prey as resident animal ambassadors.
Facility Amenities
Parking on Site
Gift Shop
Meeting Facilities
Party Facilities
Picnic Area
Public Restrooms
Maps & Brochures Available
What Kind of Park is this? It's a nature center that connects to the Cochran Mill Battlefield Park.
1. The parks views:
Some nice bridges, waterfalls, rivers and trails.
2. The Parks cost:
$5.00 parking
3. The Parks bathrooms:
they have bathrooms at the Nature Center and at the parking area at Cochran Mill Park
4. How long is the hike?
Answer is It's up to you. There are several trails to choose from. Quite a few people take the short trail (about 1/4 of a mile or less) to the waterfall and bridge to take photos. The start of the trail is just across the road from the entrance of Cochran Mill Park.
5. The parks shopping and souvenirs:
The Nature Center has some basic things you can buy
6. Does the park have wheelchair and stroller access?
Some of it does. You could take either to the nature center building or to the bridge and see the falls from there.
7. How helpful are the parks maps and markers?
The maps are basically like the ones at other parks I have visited and so are the markers. Most of the time you can figure out where you are and where your going but there are areas where the trail isn't well marked and sometimes it's hard to figure out where on the map you are.
8. Is the park kid and dog friendly?
Yes and Yes.
9. Internet Service? Yes
10. Was it worthwhile? Yes
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