Photos: Suwanee's new city park dazzles at night

With summer upon us and the 4th of July almost here, it’s time to celebrate the great American tradition that is building terrific city parks. And Suwanee’s new greenspace centerpiece—now enjoying its first full summer—certainly qualifies.

Since its grand opening at the end of August, Suwanee’s Town Center on Main has become a social media darling and hotspot for events, according to city officials. 

With a lighting scheme that dazzles and a 1,200-foot serpentine pedestrian bridge swooping through the site, it’s easy to see why. 

The 13-acre urban park was joined last year by the adjacent DeLay Nature Park, a 15-acre wooded area with a greenway along Brushy Creek. For kiddos, the PlayTown Suwanee playground was also recently reconstructed next door. 

The outdoor complex is situated across the street from the growing Gwinnett County city’s master-planned Suwanee Town Center, connected via a pedestrian tunnel under railroad tracks and through another greenspace called Station Park.

Back in 2002, city officials purchased acreage for the new park as an early step in Suwanee’s comprehensive open-space plan (back when the city’s 22,000 population was roughly half what it is today). 

Following two decades of planning, the park project broke ground in September 2022. 

Beyond the bridge, facets of the new park include sandpit volleyball courts, two water features, a communal reading grotto near a library, and a veterans’ memorial. An outdoor food truck/market concept called Suwanee Circle with a bar section operates at the park’s pavilion area.

In the gallery above, find photos of the finished park in action—and sparkling at night—as provided by city officials to Urbanize Atlanta this week. 

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