My friends and I visited Depot Park while we were in town for a ladies weekend. We stayed at the Camellia Rose Inn, which was just a few blocks away from the park. We had a picnic and enjoyed strolling around the pond (and seeing turtles and birds). It's connected to the Hawthorne Trail, so we explored the trail for a short walk as well.

The Depot Park in Gainesville is a nice open-air place to take a walk/run, play, or just hang out. The paths are well maintained. There is playground equipment for kids. Parking is a little limited.

I was pleasantly surprised by all this park offered. Perfect space indeed. I even was able to fly my Drone and see just how Beautiful it was from above!

Nice destination place to sit and people watch, dog watch, and have drinks or lunch / dinner. Bar has at least five beers on tap, some great wine spritzers, and bottled beers / etc. Seating for probably 8 big groups and 10 or so couples. Decent prices, and there are snacks also. The bathrooms are not big, so there can be a wait - go early when you need to. Parking is a bit of a mess right now, and you might have to park in the far lot - Waze has both the parking lot and the main depot listed. No cost for parking. They had a few food trucks, one with shaved ice, one with coffee, one with salads and other stuff. Childrens area looked very nice and is fenced, which is nice. We saw staff walking and on ATV's picking up garbage and tending to orderliness. Have a few picnic covered areas, which you probably have to reserve. Lots of walking room.

Someone told us that we should check out Depot Park in Gainesville as we were looking for something to do. What a cool place. We had some cocktails at an old railroad station and watched folks walk and do yoga around a little lake while we enjoyed some pizza from a little food truck called Humble I think. Great outdoor activity in the area! Oh and if you have kids there is a cool playground with water features too.