Doll's Head Trail

We came here as a way to pass time prior to heading to our hotel. This is exactly what we were seeking, a space to adventure and explore without dropping $100 or being inside after traveling. At first we were a little disappointed and didn't see the "Doll head" part of the trail. After reading other reviews we realized it was over the lake - even then it wasn't obvious and we continued to wonder if we'd see the items shown in photos. We looked a little closer at our live map and alas, patience and exploration produced results. It was a lovely walk through a scenic and serene nature area. We saw a TON of neat spider webs, some turtles, fish & squirrels. Even tho it was over 90° outside the trees provided ample shade for an unexpected 45 minute walk - both my husband & I clockee 1.6 miles of walking. There are some boardwalk type walking paths but mostly trails neatly groomed throughout the wooded area. You can tell a lot of rain had recently fallen and lots of areas were somewhat washed out but nothing dangerous or impassable. Five stars for the trails and scenery, not the dolls head part - although there was nothing wrong with anything it was just there, underwhelming. Yet, I have a large appreciation for the county agencies who allow it to exist. No restrooms, no amenities. Come prepared so you don't have to rush!

Very nice, well-kept trail with walkways and pretty views. The trail includes Constitution Lakes. You definitely need bug spray. It is vary marshy so humid and buggy in the summer.

First of all, spiders. So many giant orb weaver spiders. And they spin immense webs directly across the path. I don’t mind spiders, but even I don’t want an enormous orb weaver crawling on me. The solution? Take the northern part of the loop, which is the trail entrance farthest from the road leading in. And don’t go farther than the boardwalk across the lake. Here there be spiders. Actually, we should thank the spiders. Zero mosquitos despite the standing water everywhere. The spider infested southern portion of the loop had water on the trail when we went, but it was flying-bug free. Good spiders. The doll head trail is on the northern portion of the loop. It’s decently marked if you take the farthest entrance. We did not, so we wandered around a bit after coming off the lake boardwalk. No, it’s not an Easter egg hunt for art. All the installations are right along the trail. If you don’t see them, you aren’t there yet, or you went the wrong way. My thoughts? I liked the hike, and the doll’s head trail was really cool. A bit creepy, but in a good way. I was told there used to be more installations, and they were stolen or destroyed. Don’t be that guy. And people need to stop leaving their single-use water bottles everywhere. You carried it in, you can carry it out.

Dolls Head Trail in South Atlanta is a bizarre and captivating outdoor art experience. Discarded doll parts and other found items are creatively arranged, forming a surreal and slightly unsettling landscape. It's a unique blend of nature and the unexpected, leaving a lasting impression. Definitely worth a visit for those seeking something out of the ordinary.

It was a nice little loop trail with some boardwalks, about 1.6 miles. Not challenging at all. The water was pretty and reflective. The dolls heads along the way were creepy and cool to look at. It wasn't too crowded for a Sunday afternoon and was dog friendly. On the downside, there are no bathrooms & it didn't seem very well-maintained. The trashcans were over-flowing and some of the boardwalks had a thick layer of dirt and dead leaves. Many rotted trees & stumps. No wildlife sightings other than some fish & a couple squirrels. Probably will not come back again when compared to other great trails around Atlanta.

Beautiful trail. Best experience is during fall season around Sunset. 4:30-5pm

It’s about a half an hour trail, good for small walk. Doll heads are the other side of the parking lot across the lake. It’s kinda creepy but not enough to be scary.

Definitely one of a kind with the small section of the larger group of trails around Constitution Lake. Technically this trail is very short and has a few turns that kind of makes you double back on itself that you can’t get to without going down the main trail. The main trail does look like it has been neglected. Trash bins were overflowing. There was trash along the trails. The boardwalks were falling and rotting in some places. But it was on our trail bucket list and the wild ones had fun exploring! I’ll leave a more detailed review for the main trail around the lake.

This park is very unique! It's kind of easy to miss, it's a quick turn in the middle of a industrial area. It's a regular park for the most part, you've got the wood trail, the lake, but then you get to the Dolls Head Trail. I read about the DH trail online and figured it'd be something different to do. The concept is that all of the art "installations" are to be made only with items found in the park, you are not allowed to bring any items in to create an art piece. I appreciate that so I was excited about checking it out. Some of it was a little creepy, some funny and some just odd. I love that people have come together to collaborate on this ever changing art trail. If you are someone that prefers to do the less-common things in a city you should check out the Doll Head Trail next time you are in Atlanta.

I ended up randomly in Atlanta this weekend and did the quality research beforehand - I looked for weird things to do here on Reddit, and this creepy Doll's Head Trail popped up. Luckily I had two chums in the area who were more than willing to drive over and investigate with me, so off we went. It was an interesting drive through East Atlanta; I was mostly excited to see a Piggly Wiggly, but I imagine your mileage may vary on such a sighting. I also learned about trap houses. Anyway. The weather for this was actually ideal. The temps were unseasonably low (a concern I had about wandering into Hotlanta in August), probably in the low 80s, and it was cloudy, which gave the whole adventure a spooky vibe. There were a few other cars in the parking lot but aside from two guys fishing and a couple we stumbled across who looked to be up to no good, we saw no one. As hikes go, this is much more of a walk than anything remotely strenuous - the total mileage can't be more than a mile or two, and the first few tenths of a mile are on a paved path before ultimately shifting to normal dirt. I've spent some time in the northern part of the state hiking up the GA high point Brasstown Bald but this area is devoid of altitude; anyone with working legs should be able to navigate this easily. Beyond the doll shizzle, optics are limited. The path goes by Constitution Lake, where we could see a row of turtles in the distance, but that was about it. Pretty meh. The obvious highlight is the Doll's Head Trail/Loop, which probably takes about 10 minutes or so to get to from the parking lot/trailhead. Honestly? Cool idea, and I can see how I stumbled across it online, but a lot of it was literally just garbage. I'm from NJ, and we have a few similar themed paths - notably a Fairy Trail in Maplewood that features little houses with dolls/action figures nestled into tree trunks, etc. Other than a few legitimately neat set pieces, mostly centering on (you guessed it) doll heads, most of what we saw out there was just moldy crap. It's a shame, because I think they could really make this edgy and unsettling, especially come Halloween time. But by opening this to the public to assist - always a gift and a curse - a lot of people seemed to just use it as an excuse to dump some of their old crap from the garage. A shame, and the group that's monitoring the trail (and there seems to be an official one, based on some of the signage we saw) should probably step in and make this more appealing. A random/spooky doll head hanging from a tree? Yes. Here for it. A piece of rusted metal from the 1980s just dropped into some foliage? No, that's littering. My chum did express interest in coming back to contribute so hopefully she can help lead a renaissance for this space. This is tough to recommend unless you're really in the area. I'd focus on something in a nice section of the ATL that's not cosplaying as the city dump, at least until they figure out how to fix this.

Very low key & peaceful on a gorgeous weekday morning.. there's no bathroom here, or drinking faucet.. the trail takes awhile before ya hit an actual doll situation so just be patient & enjoy the lovely lake & beautiful changing trees on the way.. once we found the buried treasure we were overwhelmed and happy to be here!

So my favorite numero uno reason to go to Constitution Lake is for photography on the doll trail. It might not be your thing, but I find it delightful! The way nature is slowly reclaiming the art is definitely entertaining. The park itself, aside from the dolls trail, is "Okay" there is a lot of damage to some of the bridges, and some of the paths are a tidbit overgrown or recently trailblazed to account for the damaged walkways. There is a great walkway though over the lake with some lovely views just past (or just before) the doll part that I do enjoy, it's a great place to take a pause and have a think. This is a non-rigorous and short little hike, that has a fun little walking art exhibit at it's core. Over time, the art installation will be fully reclaimed, so enjoy it while you can!

It's a super easy loop trail that includes the Doll's Head Trail. One entrance starts with a dirt trail leading into boardwalks over the lake (felt a bit swampy) into the Doll's Head Trail. This continues into more boardwalk and then paved trail (which is the other entrance) and back to the parking lot. We went after it has rained pretty much every evening, so understandably the dirt trail was quite muddy. Trees had falling on the board walk so after going through mud, we had to climb through some fallen branches.

If you're looking for Doll's Head Trail, don't put it in your GPS as that because it will take you into a neighborhood close to the trail. Instead, type in Constitution lakes or the address that you see on this yelp page. This trail is easy to navigate, enough parking for about 40-ish cars. Every time I've come here, I've always found parking and there's not a lot of people around. then again, I don't come here on a sunny day. If you're looking for the area where all the doll heads are located, it is about a half mile into the trail period the trailhead you should start at is marked clearly. If you get on the trail where there is no sign, then you're going what would be considered the opposite way. The trail starts off paved and then it turns into a boardwalk right by the lake. There should be signs that will lead you to the doll heads. Please don't bring in your trash to add to the artwork here. The whole point of the area with the doll heads is to show what kind of trash has been left there by humans. If you decide to go the whole way around the lake, it is pretty flat and very easy to walk. The only thing you need to keep an eye out for is the mud. It can get pretty muddy on some parts when it has rained.

We hit this park up on a Sunday afternoon as a nice diversion. The gravel road leading up to the parking lot had quite a number of pot holes so drive cautiously. There is a looped trail, and a portion of it is paved. We walked around the lake and through the artist's lair called Doll Head Trail which contains essentially trash that was fished out of the park and turned into art with witticisms on them. The artists discourage you from bringing outside trash, but if you find something within the park that looks like trash the OK feel free to contribute artistically. In the lake are turtles and variety of bird species.

Parking space is very limited. Everything is normal at beginning of the trail, it started to become creepy in the middle when doll's head showed up. I was glad to see Henry David Thoreau's name there. Maybe I would like to see these spontaneous arts being organized a little so people could explore better. The 1.9 mile trail is pretty flat.

This is probably one of the coolest things I've seen or done in a while. The doll trail is made from repurposed trash. Essentially, they picked up trash that was found in the park and made them themed or what I thought were art pieces but I'm bias. They all have a verse that draws every piece together which makes it so absolutely outstanding. I couldn't get enough. It was so original and well thought out. The pictures do not do the experience justice. You have to experience being in nature while deciphering these dark humorous things. I loved it!

Super nice place to get out, walk & explore. I wish it was longer but it's a pretty cool place with all of the dolls and random stuff scattered on the trail. It's a super easy walk on pretty leveled ground.

Like most people who go out of their way to go to this park, I went to see the Doll's Head Trail after reading about it on Atlas Obscura. The park itself is beautiful and has a variety of types of paths - paved, stone, dirt, so even if you're just going for a walk you can stay in your comfort zone. To get to the Doll's Head Trail from the parking lot I pulled up a map to walk in the correct direction but did not use GPS as I know it tends to be unreliable with the thick tree coverage. We walked up to a small body of water were a few people were fishing and there were blue herons (large birds) across the water. Across the boardwalk we came to what appears to be the start of the trail, which includes a sign about the trail, some guidelines for visitors and a thank you to the ATL parks department. We went just before sun down, adding to the eerie experience. The various exhibits are made from found items around the park and positioned together to create many different styles of art. Follow the bobbles that are nailed to trees to stay on the path. There is a small art area about halfway through with seating, a small stash of art supplies and a few books. I'm not sure how else to describe the trail, I would recommend looking at pictures to get the full effect.

My boyfriend and I have been meaning to visit this park for a few months. I had previously visited to see the lakes and had no idea about the Doll Head Trail. Today the boardwalk was closed and instead we walked through a wooded path to get to the trail. It was a wonderful outdoor exhibition that sparked some good conversation between us. We really enjoyed the short walk/hike to the trail. Definitely plan to return as the weather is finally getting cooler. The only regret is that I did not bring enough bug spray because I got lots of bites near the trail. Also, parking is very limited.

Cute effortless walk with crazy "art" half way thru. Bring bug spray! Dogs are ok. Binoculars for water fowl watching.

The view is amazing. A good 5 minute walk there, but worth it! I definitely advise to bring bug spray. They definitely ate me up.

Very cool! A fun little attraction. I would say it's super kid friendly and great if you're a tourist. It's also near a flea market & a drive-in movie theatre.

I mainly wanted to come to Constitution Lakes Park for Doll's Trail. I came across a blog last year that featured this unique trail filled with creepy doll art. I love horror and thrillers but I never want to be in one lol. The park is located off Moreland Ave and S River Industrial Blvd. It's right off 285. The park is lcoated next to a trucking company. You will see the park on the right and just drive through to get to your destination. The parking lot is small and it seems like it's nothing but you will see a paved trail taking you to the lake. It is not very crowded on a Saturday morning around 11 am. It takes you the lake and you will be on the boardwalk. It ends there but if you want to continue you will go towards a dirt road. It will look very swampy on the right. We just kept walking until we saw signs of Doll's Trail. Once we saw it, we followed the signs and saw artwork. I wasn't impressed at all...at first, until we kept walking and looping around. I finally saw the creepy dolls! Honestly, I thought I would see more creepy dolls. Many of the pictures that were uploaded on Yelp were no longer on the trail. I wonder how often it gets replaced or redone again. On the way back, there was another dirty trail going to I don't know where but decided not to go that way after seeing a dark snack slivered across the path. No thank you! We decided to call it quits for the morning. The trail over all is probably 1.5 miles. I am glad I came for the experience but I am not sure I want to come back again. That snake made me say no thank you again hahaha. 43/2017

This was a nice walk I spent a total of two hours walking around and enjoying all the park has to offer. Very creepy but unique doll head trail is all the way at the end. It's kind of a wetland back there so make sure you bring plenty of bug spray and water. I enjoyed myself thoroughly. A lot of great things to look at.

I did a hiking series with some friends a few months ago, and the Doll's Head Trail at Constitution Lakes was one of the first ones I set up. I heard about this place from a coworker, and was immediately charmed when she described how weird and wonderful it is. Well, she described it as "spooky," but hey close enough right? I like weird things, I like hiking, and I like unique places, and this is certainly one of the most unique trails I've ever been on. According to the signs posted up on the trail, it was established in February 2011. Not only is it in a beautiful area, but the art installation itself is fascinating. There are, of course, doll parts (heads, bodies, hands, and even entire dolls), but also vintage toys, trash arranged into well-known figures (I'm looking at you, WALL-E), inflated balls, melted records, bones, artfully arranged beer cans, pieces of mops and brooms, lampshades, and also a sword at some point in the trail, not to mention just... all sorts of other things tied together, artfully arranged, painted, and spelled out to make a message. Many things are arranged so you take whatever meaning you want, but there are also politicized ("HISTORY SHOWS AGAIN & AGAIN HOW NATURE POINTS OUT THE FOLLY OF MEN") messages and set-ups meant for thought or expression ("AVOID THE OPIOD NOID!!"). Here are a few of the trail's rules: -"Bob" around clockwise to see the trail as designed. -Please add to the trail only items found in the park. Modern toys & trash will be removed. -Keep it kid-friendly in content & construction. No broken glass or jagged metal. PROS: -Very unique trail, especially meant for those who are delighted by the sometimes creepy. Cause let's face it, disembodied doll parts are a tad creepy. -Dog-friendly trail, but the trash cans are limited once on the Doll's Head Trail itself so make sure you pack up your trash when you leave. -Spacious parking lot, and it's mostly shaded. -Very easy trail to walk. It's a loop trail. There's a starting point that is wide and well-worn (the "Boardwalk"?) that eventually coalesces to the wilder Doll's Head Trail (there are signs and it's easy to find). CONS: -It's unavoidable I guess, but it's very clear that everything is not found within the forest. -Lots of signs have fading/are ripped off so it's hard to read messages that were written there. Use your imagination, I suppose? NEUTRAL: -Though it says it's kid friendly in the rules, I'd wager that some kids would be afraid of this trail. I don't have kids, and I don't care, but maybe show them pictures of the trail before taking them there. THE VERDICT: There are some weird things on the trail, and I really don't know how often they change it up, but I get the sense that they must, or at least add things as the elements corrupt items. Some toys look newer than others, which are slowly starting to become one with the forest. It's weird and haunting and creepy and beautiful, and if you know anyone that likes any of those things, then they will enjoy this trail. There's something very beautiful about greenery surrounding and working with trash and discarded toys that have been made into something more beautiful than the sum of their parts. Even taking tons of pictures, it took me about an hour and 20 minutes to get through the Doll's Head trail, so it really is a very leisurely, easy trail to maneuver. It's not exactly paved, but rather well-worn from many people walking through it, so it's not terribly friendly to those with walking impairments. TIPS: There is actually a tiny library in the middle of all of this, so if you really want to contribute, instead of adding trash from your car, maybe bring an old book to add to the library instead?

Glad I came to look at the flora and fauna. Made for a interesting hike. The bugs were bad so bring some bug spray or you will not stay long.

Great off the beaten path trail to walk..a little eerie in some places..we went for a post thanksgiving walk. Plenty of people with their pets doing the same. Art, a world without it is just bleh. .. I think I saw this written in the trail art somewhere.

This was definitely an interesting trail! We took a crew of littles for a walk through, and they loved checking out the art!(though my 4 yr old girl couldn't decide if she thought the doll heads were totally awesome or totally terrifying.. ) If you follow the concrete trail from the parking lot, it takes you to a boardwalk by the lake. There are a couple portions of the deck that are in disrepair (holes in the side railing, one hole in the flooring of the deck, few rusty bolts), so just don't let littles out of your sight for that portion. The boardwalk then goes right (which dead ends into another boardwalk hangout area) and then to the left, which leads to the Doll Head Trail. The The Doll Head trail is marked with fishing bobbins that are glued to trees, with a small sign noting where it begins. There is supposed to be a loop of the DH trail you can do a little further down but when we went there was some heavy brush and trees that had fallen blocking the trail, so we were unable to do that portion. We got to see a little bit of it coming around the other side of the loop, and it was still cool. Definitely a unique trail if you're looking for something different! There were no bathroom facilities that I noticed... So be prepared!

You can find Doll's Head Trail here.. which is why my sister and I made a trek out here when we were in GA for my cousin's wedding. It was a cool little unorthodox off the beaten path thing I wanted to check out. They take trash found in the park and recycle into "art." I dig it! Parking is minimal here and if you use the gps to find doll's head trail it will give you all kinds of messed up directions. We found it finally! Check it out. Something different to do. Just be careful. It seemed my sister and i were the only ones there on a Thursday day. Seems pretty desolate. There was only one other car out there, but we were cautious.

Very interesting trail I took my 2 daughters 8 and 9 , there are some creepy areas. go on youtube and search for "mountain do" once in my channel you will see the video of my visit on 09/05/2017. good luck.

Constitution Lakes Park is a Dekalb County park and wilderness area located off South Moreland Ave. It's a wetlands park that is still in the process of development. Parking lot is located on the south side of town east of Moreland where South River Industrial ends. It's on Google maps. There are two main attractions here: the wetlands/lakes, which you can get to by paved and unimproved trails, as well as on some nice boardwalks; and the very unusual Doll's Head Trail, which is accessed off the main park trail to the east of the lakes. Taking the paved trail from the south east corner of the parking lot will take you to the lakes and is very easy to follow. There's a boardwalk at the end of the paved path which goes right up to the lake. You can fish from here. Towards the left (east), the boardwalk gives way to considerably less improved but still serviceable dirt trails. If you don't jump off onto the Doll's Head trail, the main trail will end up at the railroad tracks where it loops to the south. It's not marked at all well. If you head back west away from the tracks, you'll meet up with the Doll's Head trail again and also with another long, new boardwalk which crosses the lakes. The boardwalk is very, very scenic. However, it's also a work in progress as you'll discover when the boardwalk ends and dumps you on a very unimproved dirt road/path. If you press on, trying to keep your shoes out of the mud, the road/path will eventually take you back to the parking lot. There are also other trail options that I didn't explore. The Doll's Head trail is pretty cool. From the main trail coming from the parking lot, you'll see a white sign with a doll's head on it and an arrow pointing to the right. There are several hand-written signs at various points on the trail after that, leading you through the course. Along the way, you'll see a lot of what you might call folk art, but I call in-situ, found art. People make little displays/sculptures using pieces of trash of construction debris found in the area. Nothing is imported. Several of the pieces feature doll's heads, hence the name. Google maps suggests that Doll's Head is a one-way trail. It isn't. It's a loop - a very poorly marked loop. You may find yourself turned around or wondering which way to go, but the park isn't big and the lakes and railroad tracks constrain you, so you won't wander far. I think this is a great place, both for the wetlands and for the Doll's Head trail. Dekalb County can be congratulated on tolerating the artistic creations in this county park.

Beautiful and hidden gem. Wouldn't go it at dark or alone but it was the perfect spot for a quick 6-miler! Clean & wide.... awesome for training for a marathon.

What a strange, bizarre and fascinating piece of DeKalb County... I think very few people just happen to stumble upon Constitution Lakes Park and one might think it pretty unremarkable at first glance, but the Doll's Head Trail makes it worth venturing to (in the daytime). Work your way backwards on the trail to collect pieces of old toys that wash up on the banks of the nearby creek to add your own piece of art to the always-changing Doll's Head Trail and admire how others have turned trash into a little treasure trove. It was disappointing to see some of the educational markers along the trail had been graffiti-ed, but I'll definitely be back to explore some more.

Nice short trail to go with friends while checking out the erie dolls and "art" along the way. Definitely a hidden gem in ATL. Seems like a lot of locals come to this trail. :)