Blanchard Park in Martinez, GA

If you want a great place to enjoy some outdoor activities, Blanchard Park in Martinez, GA is the perfect place to be. The park has 25 acres with athletic fields for all types of sports, tennis courts, batting cages, a playground, and a walking trail. It is a nice place to spend a day with your family or just a convenient place to get some exercise. Windsor has even featured it in one of our Green Box events.

There is one baseball/softball field and two football fields that you can also use for lacrosse. These are available for rent (details below).

You can call the park at 706-863-7523 to rent or visit the Blanchard Park website portal, create an account, and register your team sports or event and to reserve your venue.

The park is located off of South Belair Road
Address: 4541 Dewey Drive
Martinez, GA 30907
Phone: (706) 863-7523

Sports Fields

If you manage a team and you need a place to play, Blanchard Park has sports fields that you can rent for your team's activities.

  • 200' Baseball/Softball field: perfect for little league games or your school sports. You can make a reservation online. The rental fee is $20 an hour for daytime hours. If you have an evening game and need lights, the rental is $40 an hour. You have to reserve the field no less than three days before the date of your reservation.
  • 2 Football/Lacrosse fields: Football is popular, so the park offers two playing fields. You can reserve them online. The rate is $25 an hour during daytime, and $45 an hour if you have a nighttime game and need lights. You have to reserve no less than three days before your game.
  • 2 Tennis courts: The tennis courts are not lighted.

Other Amenities:

  • There is a playground with a jungle gym where young kids can play, climb, slide, etc. A covered picnic area next to it is a perfect place for lunch.
  • If you need to practice some swinging, you can use their batting cages.
  • There is a paved trail around the fields that is about .75 mile long. From there, you can go into a woody trail with a course that is 2.75 miles long with a big slope and few hills (according to a park visitor) that is perfect for walking with your dog or doing a cross-country workout.
  • The park has restrooms.

Local News

According to the local Columbia County magazine last year, the county has plans to renovate Blanchard Park. There were discussions about changing it from a neighborhood park to one that will give greater access to a wider area. The nearby areas have wooded grounds that have creeks and hardwood trees. They wanted to maintain a natural look and feel to the park. They want to add conveniences, but they also want to preserve the natural peacefulness of the area.

Suggestions were to add more walking trails and a dog park. They also want to design a playground that has a nature theme which will use the natural terrain of the area. For example, they envision a slide that would be constructed on a natural slope, or use tree logs for climbing structures. They also envision incorporating a section of undeveloped land into the park design plan. Not sure if Martinez is right for you? Check out these areas in South Augusta.