Flat Rock Park

Absolutely beautiful here, my kids love it here, I love running here, and my dogs love to be walked here. Family friendly, however it should be cleaned up. Really wish people would take it upon themselves to cleanup behind themselves would make the park beyond exceptional.

The park is great, but some people must think it’s not a park but some kind of dumpster. It used to be cleaner last time I went. The water didn’t look too clean either.
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El parque es magnífico, pero alguna gente debe de pensar que no es un parque sino algún tipo de basurero. Estaba más limpio la última vez que fui. El agua tampoco se veía muy limpia.

Flat Rock has gone down hill horribly. Anyone rating it high has not been lately. This used to be my go to family park, cook out etc. The city of Columbus just keeps pouring money into downtown and letting the really nice parks go.

This park is gorgeous! We took or dog for a walk and she loved it! We let her off the leash for a while because there were no people around and she ran around, jumped into the water and was the happiest dog ever!
It’s very clean, no trash around the picnic areas and the trails are great. We even saw people with strollers and there’s a playground as well as a large frisbee golf area.
It’s just so nice and calm there, however I can imagine that it gets crowded on the weekends. We came on a weekday in the morning and only met like 2 groups of people walking around. There were a couple of cars parked in various parking areas but we didn’t see a lot of people.
We will definitely come back with or dog, or to have a picnic.

Great scenery, plenty of picnic tables, playgrounds, trails, water, etc. be careful because the rocks are slippery. A close friend of ours broke her ankle slipping on one.

Great place to do some trail running without having to go too far out of the city. Dogs love the place! There are always picnics going on. Friendly place, beautiful scenery. The best area by far is the flat rocks of it’s name sake, especially after it rains.

Flat Rock Park is great for trail-​running! There are miles of secluded trails where you can run for hours without encountering anyone else. Perfect if you want to enjoy nature or spend time alone with your thoughts.
On my 1-​hour run today, I saw several white-​tailed deer and lots of squirrels. Even with the heavy rainstorm during the last day, the trails drained well and were in great condition (too wet for mountain biking though).
There is also an 18-​hole disc golf course and plenty of picnic tables. With all the fall foliage, Flat Rock is a beautiful park for enjoying a relaxing afternoon!

Great trails! Kid friendly!
The best Saturday afternoon spent with the hubby & chiclets!

This is a great size park with a lot to offer. You can hike, mountain bike, play frisbee golf or just stroll around the park. There are a few different bodies of water and it’s nice to let the dog play in the mini rapids near the front. It offers a place to cookout and eat and some open areas to play games. It also connects to that huge walking path around Columbus.

This park is wonderful and I love going here with my family and pets. It backs up to the Rails to Trails for easy access. This place has a great playgrounds, a nice lake, running trails, a little event area that is indoors, and decent bathrooms. There is plenty of places to barbecue as well. If you are looking for a nice park that is tucked away, you have found it!
Update May 2015:
Every time I’ve been here lately, it has been NASTY. The picnic table areas are strewn with trash from people who can’t clean up after themselves. It really makes it unpleasant. I wish the park department would send someone out to clean up more frequently. I saw the same bottle on a table for four days! 5 stars to 4

Best park I’ve been to so far since I’ve moved to Columbus. There are long walking trails and designated picnic areas (so you aren’t bunched together with others). It’s also less polluted than the other parks too.
And if you need the address it’s 6800 – 7298 E Flat Rock Rd, Columbus, GA 31 909, United States (it’s not posted on here for some reason)

Great place for geocaching dog walking, picnics and the biking/​jogging trail is gorgeous! Come on over for a day of Frisbee Golf!

We have only been in Columbus for about a month and I’ve been searching & searching for a place to take my dog to go swimming where there aren’t any alligators & this place is PERFECT! It was only about a 25 min drive from Ft Benning & It’s good ol southern muddy water but it’s shallow enough around the lake that we can let our dog into play & cool off. It’s not a dog park or a off leash area but we found a little spot along the lake with no one around where we could let our dog off to play fetch in the water.
The leaves were changing on the trees & the scenery was beautiful and peaceful! There seemed to be a lot of people out enjoying a picnic and bike riding. Will be going back for frequent visits!

Beautiful and tucked away. Surprising park for Columbus. Love coming here with the family and the dogs. Nice to see families picnicking, people playing frisbee golf, and many running, walking, or cycling. Love this beautiful respite. Really a hidden gem of Columbus.

Beautiful park. I have visited this place a lot since moving to Columbus. I go there to study and suntan by the waterfall/​rocks, bring the kids to ride bikes or swim and picnic, and the park is dog friendly!

Although very pretty the place is not clean. I used to bring my kids here but in one day we found two dirty diapers and a used condom.

This is a great place to take your kids or your pets for a nice family walk. There’s also a bike path around the property for riders and plenty of trials in the woods for runners or the more «adventurous.» The park is always clean and there are a lot of places where you can have BBQs. There’s also a children’s playground and frisbee golf.

Columbus is ridiculously boring in itself, but I would go back time and again if only to hike through Flat Rock Park. The place is a naturally beautiful eden, especially for a New Yorker like me whose exposure to nature is limited to the glories of man-​made Central Park.
I highly recommend stopping here for an hour or two, whether it’s for a picnic/​BBQ, a quick swim, or just to enjoy the sights. Perfect spot for photographers, especially if you like catching neat wildlife. Just keep an eye out for brown recluses. :p