Used to live next door a few years ago and this park (specifically dog park) was in pretty good condition and was one of the better quiet and quaint dog parks in Atlanta with a very close knit regulars. In just a year or two this park is absolutely atrocious and I am saddened by what the city has allowed to happen here. Littered with trash, Drug needles, human feces and drug “baggies” it’s an absolute dump. No one appears to come here anymore and wired fences block the sitting areas because the city thinks that is a solution to the homeless taking over the park. So disgraceful. If the city actually cared for the park, kept it clean, changed the garbage, mowed the grass and increased patrols a few times a day this would have never happened. Now they have abandoned the park and no one is going to visit here again except the indigent people who live around the park and destroy it. What a shame...

I’m giving this four stars for its potential. When I got there there (11:30am on Sunday) there was not a dog in a sight, only three men without dogs eating (I think they were eating) while sitting on a stone wall within the large dog park. I asked them as I approached if they minded a dog in there. One answered, “no ma’am”. The other said, “no this is her park (referring to my dog), we’ll go”. And they all picked up their stuff and left while we waited outside the gate to enter. The park is actually quite nice. It’s mostly grass which means minimal mud and shaded with beautiful trees. I was disappointed that the water was shut off I’m assuming for the winter. I was there for an hour and never saw anyone else, or dog, except for another man who sat on the ground outside the gate to do what looked like paperwork. He quietly left when my dog approached the fence. There was a poop bag station but no bags. However, I was very happy that someone zip tied a container of tennis balls to the pole. Overall it was a pleasant-enough experience that I’ll return- definitely during daylight hours in hopes that there may be more dogs for mine to play with. Let’s populate this park with our dogs! I hope this review shows that although I 100% understand the concerns expressed in other reviews about homeless people, that isn’t always reason enough to not visit places in our community.

Quaint and quiet. Nice for a couple laps around. Dog parks for small and large breeds. Only, ummm --- interesting part of my experience was that there were a few people air drying their clothes on the fence. One man was in t-shirt and briefs amongst the trees. Not sure what the green balls were (assuming some kind of fruit or seed). Mutated tennis balls? Lol

We went there for the dog park. The dog park itself is nice and shaded, but full of trash from the large population of homeless people that were also sleeping in the park on a Friday afternoon. Not many dogs there at this time, which was nice as me and my friend's dog got the whole place to themselves.

Good place to people watch. The dog park is clean and basic for doggy needs.

The park is clean however there were people in the park that looked very suspicious, I would not recommend visiting after dark.

Actually a 3.5 rating: Large enough park/greenspace to walk with pacement. Decent for walking your dog. Plain, near a neighborhood, semi-scenic due to the space. Large enough for the annual One MusicFest. It's clean, it's lowly populated to fulfill your introvert needs.

This place is probably good for those who are able to use it. Had we known this was a dog park, I wouldn’t have made this mile walk with my small children. Please emphasize this in the description for traveling families looking to bring their family out who may be visiting the area.

Regular dog park. Uphill battle to keep clean from trash. Use care before letting dog off leash as the gates are often left open by less than responsible patrons, excellent view from the hilltop. Little else, but peaceful. Nearby Central has playground and exercise features.

Park is overwhelmed with homeless, dog parks were trashed

Dope area to bring the family for a day out

Drug central, if you are looking to get high this is the place!

Beautiful small pocket park

Lovely place

Nice enough park. A lot of trash everywhere because a homeless community calls this park home.

This park is absolutely beautiful. I visited on a Saturday evening. There's plenty of space for outdoor activities and several places to eat near this park. There's also a Ferris wheel and a few other great attractions. I definitely recommend if you're visiting Atlanta!

Nice and well shaded for a hot summer day

I walk by Renaissance Park 2x a day going to/from work.There are NO attractions at this park. There is a gated, fenced in area for dogs. No playground, ferris wheel, etc. Whoever noted a ferris wheel on a prior review must have meant to leave it for Centennial Park. This park is FILTHY and is overrun by homeless people who have camped out here for the past 10+ months that I've been walking by. Even at 0630 it is an iffy place to walk by/through. My neighbors head in the opposite direction to Central Park with their dogs. There are frequent fights at Renaissance Park. The last one I witnessed, a "gentleman" took a large chunk of concrete at another man's head. Thankfully he missed or I'm quite certain I would have been witness to yet another murder in Atlanta.

The trees were pretty, and the park was clean!

Renaissance dog park was really nice when it opened.. unfortunately the homeless have taken over the park and made it hard to take my dog in the park

There was poop allover the park. Dog and nasty old diapers. Dirty park.

Full of homeless people, couldn't even walk my dogs there

Nice park do not trash it out

It was a great experience, one of Atlanta's hidden jewels.

Poop. Poop everywhere. I question whether it's even dog poop too.. I'm serious...

Nature green park. Great for walking with dogs. The trail was very nice as well.

Not to bad but not all that good either...

Nice park

No dogs. Few homeless people around. Was nice and open otherwise

Not much to do here but had a blanket under a tree’s shadow and spent good 2 hrs here just chilling. Couple of neighbors walking through with dogs. Didn’t see restrooms or benches.

Great place to bring your dog. Large fenced in area for dogs. Separated for smaller and larger breeds. Not busy and was nice and clean. Went during a weekend afternoon.

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great park if you're there for the right reason, if not, be warned.

The Shaky Knees music festival is awesome!

Shaky Knees Festival - Bayonne and the Sherlocks

If you need somewhere to take a quick stroll I would recommend this place it is so peaceful and quiet I would recommend this place to anyone

There is a tree that has fallen in the small dog park and the water does not work. I can’t find a phone number to report this issue.

I don't know too much about this park. But it does have its crackheads in there. So I dubbed the park not Renaissance Park, but The walking Dead Park. So watch yourself in this park and around the area.