Help us build the boulder trail!
In 2019, SE Trust and their park building team began the planning, permitting, partnering, and funding processes for what is now known as Campbellton Creek Nature Park. Ongoing regular community volunteer workdays started in June 2021.The park now boasts an impressive trail system equipped to handle hikers, bikers, and nature enthusiasts alike.The park presents a unique opportunity for individuals just starting to embark on their outdoor adventure and is a park built for people of all skill levels.
“Southeastern Trust parks are designed, built, and maintained with a primary goal of making outdoor recreation easily accessible for the public,” said Bill Jones, founder and Executive Director. “All of our parks are free for public use and we’re thrilled to have hiking, mountain biking, and bouldering at Campbellton Creek Nature Park.”
Campbellton Creek Nature Park is not only is a park that conserves the land and its natural flora and landscape, but also as an opportunity to provide an outdoor recreation experience to the neighboring communities.
CCNP is in a rapidly growing community with a large youth and elderly population that has limited passive recreation areas. Within a 1–2-mile radius, there are 4 schools collectively serving approximately 5,000 students, more than 1,000 single family homes, 3 large apartment complexes, and multiple churches that offer many senior services. CCNP will support and partner with local groups such as environmental, agricultural, community, and athletic organizations. The community volunteer group Friends of Campbellton Creek Nature Park has been formed and is actively assisting in the creation and care of the nature park. It has conducted multiple succesful community volunteer work days. The site is near Westlake High School and will be utilized by its athletic and science departments. Its cross country and track teams will particularly benefit by training on the natural surface trails. It is also a practice site for the Southwest Atlanta Composite Youth Mountain Bike Team and a resource for the Bearings Bike Works program.
This project is beneficial for the local community in the areas of environmental stewardship, public outdoor recreation, science education, public health, and community building.