Big Trees is part of the Fulton County Parks and Recreation program. The Forest is a Tree, Plant and Wildlife Sanctuary and Urban Forest Education Center are managed for the benefit of the public. Big Trees Forest Preserve interprets and protects the forest resources by fostering forest education, with special emphasis on forest ethics and stewardship. This hilly topography features a middle growth forest with some large white oak trees, flowering native azaleas and wildflowers amidst 1.5 miles of walking trails, two creeks, bridges, and a handicapped accessible path.
Soft pathways offer quiet nature walks and relaxed reflection in a peaceful forest atmosphere.
The Big Trees Organization promotes the community's use of this public park as a natural environment in which to learn and contemplate nature. The Big Trees Forest Preserve administration office is located at 130 Azalea Drive, Roswell, GA 30075. The Committee for Sandy Springs was created to secure a referendum to incorporate a City of Sandy Springs. The Committee lobbies in the General Assembly and offers a speaker's Bureau to Sandy Springs organizations. Citizens for Sandy Springs is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate the residents of Sandy Springs on the possible effects of incorporation.