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Qualty of Life

Naturally Wonderful
It’s easy to Get Outside Outdoor

and Stay Active Attractions

The DeKalb County • Arabia Mountain Nature
Parks and Recreation Preserve in Lithonia and
Stonecrest. This quiet preserve
Department offers
is a great place to hike, bike,
exciting activities for all and explore the fantastic
ages and skill levels and is natural wonders of a
an invaluable resource for granite monadnock.
residents and visitors.

Thousands of the county’s
youth participate in organized
sports programs each year,
including softball, baseball,
cheerleading, basketball, soccer,
and football. DeKalb County Parks
Lakemont at Stone Mountain Golf Course, Stone Mountain and Recreation operates two public
golf courses, Mystery Valley Golf
Club in Lithonia and Sugar Creek • Dunwoody Nature Center in
Golf and Tennis Center in Atlanta, Dunwoody includes 22 acres
both of which are open year-round
of wetland, woodland, and
and seven days a week.
streamside trails, display
DeKalb County’s municipalities
work to serve all county residents gardens, a picnic meadow,
with parks and trails within each and a playground.
city that are free and open to
the public.
Other prized recreational assets
in DeKalb County are the three
branches of the Metro Atlanta
YMCA – two in Decatur and one in
Stone Mountain – which provides
low-cost recreational programs to
its members.

• Stone Mountain Park in Stone
Mountain offers 3,200 acres of
natural beauty, a wide variety
of family-friendly activities and
recreational options, and many
natural and historic sights.
Brook Run Park, Dunwoody

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