Garden Hills Park, located in the heart of the neighborhood, includes a playfield, poolhouse, playground, and neighborhood recreation center / clubhouse. The rustic clubhouse, originally built in the 1930’s and boasting a large porch and fireplace, stands almost hidden in a wooded area beside the pool. Known as the Garden Hills Rec Center, it hosts many community activities, and is available for rental for private functions.

Bagley Park is another neighborhood park within Garden Hills. It contains baseball diamonds, a playground, tennis courts, walking trails and granite grill/picnic areas. Having returned to its orginal name after a period of being known as Frankie Allen Park, Bagley Park was created after World War II when the African-American community known as Macedonia Park was razed and replaced with public land. A small cemetery, located on the high ground on Pharr Road just east of Lookout is all that remains of that community, which included several dozen homes, stores, and two churches.

Alexander Park is an undeveloped wooded area, fronting on East Wesley Road across from the swimming pool. A marker recalls the family of Aaron Alexander, whose family owned the tract in the 1870s. The marker was erected in 1942. This park was used for summer camp activity in years past, but is today primarily a natural wooded area replete with a rich offering of urban wildlife.

Sunnybrook Park, a wooded strip with a stream and stone bridges, sits between Brentwood Drive and Brentwood Terrace. A plaque marking the park was installed by the Garden Hills Women’s Club in 1934. In 2016, tree identification plaques were installed on 27 different species of trees within Sunnybrook, providing a guide to nature as you stroll its paths.