Parks · Trails · The Grayson outdoors
Parks in Grayson
Grayson's parks split into two honest tiers: the city's own Grayson Community Park behind City Hall, and the county's big greens at the edge of the city, Tribble Mill and Bay Creek among them. Every name below is a real, open park, verified by name and location.
The direct answer for a free afternoon: Grayson Community Park for the playground and the amphitheater, Tribble Mill for the lakes and trails, Bay Creek for the ballfields and skate complex, and Freeman's Mill when you want the waterfall walk.
The city park
Grayson Community Park, behind City Hall
Grayson Community Park
Behind City Hall · Grayson Parkway
The city's main park behind the municipal complex: a playground, picnic areas, a large reservable pavilion, an outdoor amphitheater, and open fields that host the community events. Open from early morning into the evening, it is the default family and event answer for downtown Grayson.
The county greens
The big parks at the edge of the city
Tribble Mill Park
Lawrenceville side · (678) 277-0890
The 700-acre county park with two lakes, fishing, and trails for walking, jogging, mountain biking, and horseback riding, plus pavilions and a large playground. The all-day outdoors answer near Grayson.
Bay Creek Park
Ozora Road · at the city's edge · (770) 978-5271
The county sports park at Grayson's edge: ballfields, a lighted football field, a skate complex, basketball courts, playgrounds, and the Unity Place special-needs field and playground.
Freeman's Mill Park
Lawrenceville side
The mill-dam park on the Alcovy River, with a playground, a picnic pavilion, and the historic mill ruin and waterfall for the walk.
Rhodes Jordan Park
Lawrenceville
The county park in Lawrenceville with pickleball-only courts, a pool, and trails, a short drive up the corridor for the county-seat errand and play stop.
Building the playground plan? See the playgrounds page; for ball fields and courts, the sports page.
An editorial guide, not a listings site. Updated September 13, 2026. Real-estate guidance on this page is provided by Rob Dietrich, REALTOR® with eXp Realty, LLC.