The Best Park In Georgia Is...

ATLANTA, GA — From small but beautiful local parks, to popular community hubs, Money magazine has identified the best park in each state. The report also included travel costs to get to the parks — factoring in average flight, hotel, car and food prices. With help from a Yelp algorithm, the magazine named Piedmont Park in Atlanta as the top park in Georgia.

The algorithm included the number of positive park reviews and its business star ratings. In Georgia, Piedmont Park is lauded as the best the state has to offer. A three-day trip to visit is estimated to cost $1,083; admission to the park itself is free.

Just north of downtown Atlanta, Piedmont Park plays host to many of the city’s festivals and outdoor events, including the Atlanta Pride Festival and the Atlanta Jazz Festival. The park’s 200 acres include baseball fields and a public pool, and play host to a Saturday green market. Locals can also fish in the park’s almost 12-acre lake, Clara Meer, which is stocked with large-mouth bass, crappie, bream and catfish, the magazine says.

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Some of the biggest parks mentioned on the Money magazine list were Acadia National Park in Maine, Glacier National Park in Montana and Point Lobos State Natural Reserve in California.

See the full list of the Best Park In Every U.S. State here.

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PHOTO: General view of atmosphere at #ActuallySheCan At Wanderlust 108, Atlanta, Georgia at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ActuallySheCan)