Park & Recreation - W.P. Jones Park
The W.P. Jones Park is located at
3750 Pleasant Hill Road, which is between
Buford Highway and Peachtree Industrial Boulevard.
This City park offers shady picnic areas, one mile walking trail, decks
overlooking the creek built by Boy Scouts, and a picnic pavilion for public
rental in a magnificent setting surrounded by tall hardwoods and Georgia pines.
A large play area, a restored authentic Norfolk-Southern Railway train caboose,
a nature trail, and restrooms offers any park visitor a full days enjoyment. The
Play area also offers play equipment for the physically challenged.
The old "depot" was previously in downtown Duluth on the north side of West
Lawrenceville Street and was used as a train depot, as it was meant to be. The
depot was donated to the City and relocated to the City Park named after former
Mayor W.P. "Willie" Jones and was converted to a recreation center. The depot has
only changed in appearance by repainting and re-roofing, but with the same type
clay shingles as previously on the building.