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Jefferson Community Theatre

The Commerce Parks and Recreation
Every spring the Department enhances the lives of Commerce
Arcade City Park City of Arcade residents and visitors with activities that
celebrates the Azalea Festival encourage community participation in a
with music, crafts, safe environment, such as cheerleading,
and food vendors football, soccer, baseball, softball, track,
and basketball. One of the city’s newer
developments is approximately five miles of
single-track mountain bike and hiking trails,
or launch a boat from the boat ramp facility The Town of Braselton has a downtown the Smallwood Bike Trails, on Smallwood Drive.
at 2739 Hwy. 330 after purchasing a daily park with a playground, tennis courts, splash The Jefferson Parks and Recreation Department
use ticket. pad, and a pavilion. Festivals are held at offers a variety of athletic programs for youth
Another popular county park is Sell’s Mill the park throughout the year. Braselton’s and adults, such as baseball, softball, soccer,
Park, site of an old mill that ground corn “center of community” is its Town Green in
as recently as the 1990s. The mill was built downtown that is home to movie nights, basketball, volleyball, track and field, cross-
country, football, cheerleading, gymnastics,
to supply electricity as well as grind grains festivals, and music events, all within range of
for bread. Sell’s Mill Park has a covered nearby restaurants and shopping. and swimming. The Department also offers
pavilion with several picnic tables, a Visitors love to explore the Mulberry an after-school program for the City of
playground, restrooms, walking trails, RiverWalk along the Mulberry River north of Jefferson School System, and athletic
and The Mill building. Interstate 85. Braselton acquired more than summer camps for City of Jefferson and
From sunrise to sunset, enjoy Arcade 200 acres along the river for preservation Jackson County school systems. Senior
City Park’s basketball courts, baseball field, A naturalized (unpaved) walking path with programs include Silver Sneakers, Tai Chi,
playground, restrooms, kitchen, covered perennial gardens, foot bridges, and picnic and line dancing.
picnic pavilion and BBQ area. The park is also areas meanders along the river. The locale The Jefferson Foliage Festival is held
available for special events by reservation. where all four of Braselton’s counties (Barrow, annually in spring at Jefferson City Park. This
The park has been upgraded and long-term Gwinnett, Hall, and Jackson) come together is celebration of tree canopy and heritage trees
plans include a multi-use walking trail, dog marked by a monument on the trail and rest is a day of fun with plants and homemade
park, an event lawn, and an additional stop along the river. The public parking lot is crafts for sale and live entertainment. Experts
picnic area. at 940 Liberty Church Rd. provide advice on tree planting and care.

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