Herbert Greene Nature Preserve

NOTE: The parking area and main access to this park are temporarily closed.

Herbert Greene Nature Preserve is a less well-known green space located just outside I-285 in the geologically unique section of Atlanta’s western suburbs that includes Boulder Park and Fulton County’s Boat Rock Nature Preserve. Surface outcrops of rounded, ancient boulders are found in the park as well as in the surrounding neighborhood. A strikingly beautiful section of Utoy Creek, shortly before its confluence with the Chattahoochee River, traverses Herbert Greene. This green space holds on to its rural character and contains a diverse native forest rich with creeks and wetlands. More wildlife than is usual for an urban zone call this natural area home, including deer, river otter, and waterbirds including kingfisher, wood duck and great blue heron. This area includes a rich native forest, from rocky ridge to floodplain species including Swamp white, or basket, oak.