page_title: Macon, Georgia
section_title: Parks and recreation
hierarchical_section_title: Macon, Georgia / Parks and recreation
caption_attribution_description: English: A view of Rose Hill Cemetery from the Ocmulgee Riverwalk.
context_page_description: Macon, officially Macon–Bibb County, is a consolidated city-county in the U.S. state of Georgia. Macon lies near the state's geographic center, about 85 miles southeast of Atlanta—hence the city's nickname, "The Heart of Georgia".
  Located near the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, Macon had a 2019 estimated population of 153,159. It is the principal city of the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 228,914 in 2017. Macon is also the largest city in the Macon–Warner Robins Combined Statistical Area, a larger trading area with an estimated 420,693 residents in 2017; the CSA abuts the Atlanta metropolitan area just to the north.
  In a 2012 referendum, voters approved the consolidation of the governments of the City of Macon and Bibb County, and Macon became Georgia's fourth-largest city. The two governments officially merged on January 1, 2014.
  Macon is served by three interstate highways: I-16, I-75, and I-475.
  The city has several institutions of higher education, as well as numerous museums and tourism sites. The area is served by Middle Georgia Regional Airport and Herbert Smart Downtown Airport.
context_section_description: The city maintains several parks and community centers.
  Ocmulgee Heritage Trail - a green way of parks, plazas, and landmarks along the Ocmulgee River in downtown Macon
  Bloomfield Park
  East Macon Park
  Frank Johnson Recreation Center
  Freedom Park
  L.H. Williams Community School Center
  Memorial Park
  North Macon Park
  Rosa Jackson
  Senior Center
  John Drew Smith Tennis Center
  Tattnall Square Tennis Center
  Gateway Park Otis Redding
  Central City Park
  Central City Skatepark
caption: Ocmulgee Riverwalk
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