Mountain Park Park

I like Mountain park park, and not just because I have to say park park. It’s heavy of sports participation, with several baseball fields, one football field, a few tennis courts, a volley ball field, and even nice bouldering rocks near a swing set… y’know, for those times you want to rock climb but don’t want to fall more than 5 feet. In addition to all of the organized sports, whose fields are all kept up and look great, there’s a skate park, two play areas for kids and lots of walking/​cycling trail, both paved and unpaved.
There are two paved trails, one inner trail and then an outer trail, which hugs Pounds road for a time. Both trails add up to 1 mile total, and there’s several natural trails that crisscrosses through the woods, also lined by benches here and there.
There’s also a small pond and batting cages to round out everything on hand at this park, along with several parking spots to choose from, although during baseball or football practice, I could see this park being slammed with people.
I visited just around noon on a Wednesday and outside of two or three people on the trail, and a handful of folks playing tennis, it was a fairly empty park, something that you may want to take advantage of if it’s more congested during the afternoon.
The park is kept up nice, and even though the walking trail is 1 mile in length, it sits on 44 acres and there’s plenty to do for practically everyone… even if all you want is to sit and read, because as luck would have it, there’s a library is beside/​in front of the park, so go grab some reading material!
Nice neighborhood park with lots of opportunities for fun. Definitely worth stopping in if you’re in the area.

It has been a while since I’ve been to Mountain Park Park (seriously, it is 2 Park’s in the name). It’s been a good 10 years, I believe. The reason why I never thought about returning back is because I wanted at least a 2 – 3 miles trail. I’m not a fan of baseball field scenery either. However, I do remember liking it and it’s one of the better parks in Gwinnett County closer to where I live. I didn’t want to drive to far. Plus my dog is 15 years old and needs some exercise, I thought giving the one mile trail another try. Anything over one mile is too much for her.
Mountain Park Park is located in Lilburn in the Parkview area off Five Forks Trickum Road & Pounds Road next to the Mountain Park Library. The park isn’t too crowded. Many people are walking their dogs or with their kids at the playground. Besides the baseball fields, you will see people pracitcing football and/​or volleyball. There is a small pond on the left side of the trail. People who went walking were very friendly too, many said hello.
This park will be a regular to take my dog out for some exercise.

I have to start off by commenting on how massive, gorgeous and well supplied this park is!!!
I’m not sure if the problem concerning teen encounters inside the bathrooms has been addressed and taken care of, but I did not see any kids acting suspiciously in or near any of the bathrooms. This WAS my first visit at this park though, so I guess I’ll have to return on other days and see.
Most areas of this park have light poles, keeping the park well lit once night sets in.
The skate park has more of the late elementary to middle school aged kids, with a couple of high schoolers and adult skaters. One very large bowl that really consists of three bowls that are connected, giving it a nice flow. No rails, half pipes or volcanos which would have made for a great add to this gorgeous park.
I found three cool playground areas. Each are placed separately from each other.
~The swing set and rock climbing wall appealing more to the late elementary/​middle school kids is located between a sand volleyball area and the skate park.
~A larger playground geared towards mainly elementary school aged kids is located closer to several baseball fields.
~Another large playground set for toddlers/​young elementary school aged kids is close to the tennis courts.
I couldn’t believe it when I saw several batting cages, some equipped with a motorized ball thrower. There were also several baseball fields with active games while I was here.
The tennis courts are beautifully set up and made me want to take up tennis again.
Last but not least, a concession stand!!! Too bad it was closed during my visit. Overall, this park appears to be very well maintained and manicured. This park is definitely a beautiful place to come and enjoy. Because of the size of this park, the addition of safety cameras might be nice considering previous comments about teens. This park was very very VERY busy though, so I do wonder if security cameras would be of benefit. Each area of the park is close enough to other parts that a visitor should not feel secluded or in a potentially hazardous location.

Great park … spend nearly 20 years here ! Since the building of the bathrooms by the skate park weve had trouble with teens doing things in the bathrooms .i think its cause they are so far away from everything else .its a great park I just wouldent send your kids to the those bathrooms by themselves they may walk in on something

I wish this park had basketball courts. The skatepark is cool. The running tracks are nice but filled to the rim after 3pm during baseball seasons. Kids playgrounds are nice. Lots of lawn space for ultimate or tag football or flying a kite. Whatever floats your boat.
Unfortunately there is always some teenagers smoking blunts at the pavilions. Water fountains are always broken. Bathrooms are often locked. And the ultra uppity suburbanites are rude at the tennis courts.
Again they don’t want basketball courts or soccer fields because it might attract too many minorities. Skip this park and head to Bryson for basketball or soccer, Ronald reagan for your dog, and anywhere else to avoid the stuck up people.
Good place for ultimate or anything on large lawns

We really enjoy this park. It’s well taken care of from what we have seen, people are generally very nice, and it’s not super crowded. They have lots of different fields, tennis courts, a little skate park and a nice trail to walk or long board. Lots of people walking their dogs here.

The park was born with a lot of well deserved initial fanfare. It was a needed and welcome addition to the community, and I’m sure many folks still agree. It is close to Parkview High School and surrounded by neighborhoods of eager residents. Over the years the excitement died down as the novelty of a new park wore off. MPP isn’t as crowded and vibrant as it used to be, but it is still a great park for all ages to visit. MPP is still safe, clean, and reasonably populated. Weekends of course see more foot traffic then weekdays. There always seems to be tennis lessons going on.
There is ample parking, and the Mountain Park Library is mere feet away.
All in all, this is a great local park to exercise or relax in.
My only complaint is that they need to replace the mile marker signs.