Courthouse Park - Carrollton, GA - Municipal Parks and Plazas on Waymarking.com

County of park: Carroll County
Location of park" Newnan St & Tanner St., Carrollton
Size: 1.02 acres
Maintained by: Carrollton Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department (CPRCAD)

This park is on both sides of Tanner St, some in front of the new courthouse, some across the street.

Main part of the park has a statue to honor cotton, a waterfall fountain, a bike rental a pair of dog statues, and a free food pantry.

"While mini parks are generally an acre or less in size and are typically located in urban or higher density residential areas, Carrollton’s mini parks vary in size from under a tenth of an acre to over two acres. They are also located in many different community contexts though most are located near the center of town. They range from building plazas and landscaped open spaces with seating and walking paths to parks outfitted with playgrounds and picnic facilities.

"Mini parks tend to be accessed most frequently on foot or by bike and thus have a smaller “park shed,” or service area, than larger parks that attract more people, some of whom will travel by car. Generally, mini parks serve an area roughly ¼ mile in radius, or about a five minute walking distance. Locations and “park sheds” of Carrollton’s mini parks are shown in Figure 2. This map illustrates the number of these small parks throughout central Carrollton.

"NRPA standards have historically recommended cities provide 0.25-0.5 acres of mini parks per 1,000 residents. With a total of 19.2 acres of parkland devoted to 18 mini parks, Carrollton is above the NRPA standard.

"Due to the costs of outfitting, maintaining and managing a large number of mini parks, nationally, cities have taken a shrewder stance toward mini parks, in particular, by limiting public investments in new mini parks." ~ CPRCAD, pages 8 & 11