Lower Shade Garden
Lower Shade Garden is a garden in Clarke County, Georgia. Lower Shade Garden is situated nearby to Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden, as well as near Upper Shade Garden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include State Botanical Garden of Georgia and Spec Towns Track.
State Botanical Garden of Georgia
Park
The State Botanical Garden of Georgia is a botanical garden of 323 acres in the United States, with a conservatory operated by the University of Georgia. State Botanical Garden of Georgia is situated 380 feet southeast of Lower Shade Garden.
Spec Towns Track
Stadium
Spec Towns Track is the track and field facility for the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, located on South Milledge Avenue. The complex, which spans 37 acres and includes 34,700 square feet of facilities, was dedicated on February 18, 2026. Spec Towns Track is situated 1 mile northeast of Lower Shade Garden.
Athens Academy
School
Athens Academy is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school in Athens, Georgia. As of 2017, the school enrollment is approximately 945 students. Athens Academy is situated 1 mile west of Lower Shade Garden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Five Points and Watkinsville.
Five Points
Neighborhood
Five Points is a retail corridor and neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, centered on the intersection of Milledge Avenue and Lumpkin Street. It occupies the South-Southwest edge of the University of Georgia campus. Five Points is situated 2½ miles north of Lower Shade Garden.
Watkinsville
Village
Watkinsville is the largest city and county seat of Oconee County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 2,896. Watkinsville is situated 3 miles southwest of Lower Shade Garden.
Athens
Athens is a vibrant college town of 127,000 people in the Classic Heartland region of Georgia. Athens is most popular in the late summer and fall when students, families of students or college football fans visit the University of Georgia.
Lower Shade Garden
- Type: Garden
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Clarke County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.90193° or 33° 54′ 7″ northLongitude
-83.38497° or 83° 23′ 6″ westOpen location code
865RWJ28+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
node 4900640689OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=garden
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden and Upper Shade Garden.
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