Stone Mountain Park

Name: Stone Mountain Park
Address: 1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd, GA, Stone Mountain, Stone Mountain, US
Telephone: (478) 478-6686

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Stone Mountain Park is a wooded recreation park around a quartz monzonite dome in Stone Mountain, Georgia, known for its huge north-face carving.

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Why go

Bare rock and rain-fed pools crown the summit, with views of downtown Atlanta and, on exceptionally clear days, the Appalachian Mountains.
Historic Square contains 19 relocated buildings dating from 1790 to 1875.
Rare Georgia oaks grow along the mountain trail and in the surrounding woods.

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North-face reliefThe relief depicts Jefferson Davis and generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson on horseback. It is about 27 m high and 58 m wide, roughly 122 m above the ground.North face of Stone Mountain
Slavery and plantation history at Historic SquareThe replica plantation includes clapboard slave cabins built between 1825 and 1840 and moved intact from Graves Plantation near Covington.Historic Square, beneath the sculpture
Historic grist millThe mill dates to 1869 and was moved to the park in 1965.Stone Mountain Park
Covered bridgeBuilt in 1892, this bridge originally crossed the Oconee River in Athens.Stone Mountain Park

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With kids

Historic Square’s farm includes a petting zoo.

Tips for your visit

The Walk Up Trail starts near Confederate Hall and climbs about 240 m over 2.1 km to the summit. The Skyride aerial tram also reaches the top.
The Cherokee Trail loops about 12.9 km around the mountain base, with a section crossing its west side.
Songbird Habitat Trails has two loops of about 1.6 km each: one for birding and one through shaded woodland.
Park gates can close in response to planned gatherings.

Best time to visit

Rainy periods offer the chance to see clam shrimp and fairy shrimp in the summit pools. The pools dry between wet periods, leaving eggs behind.

Know before you go

Dogs are prohibited on the Songbird Habitat Trails.

History

The mountain was the eastern end of the Campbellton Trail, a Native American route through what is now the Atlanta area. In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. called for freedom to ring from Stone Mountain in his March on Washington speech. The park hosted tennis, archery and track cycling events during the 1996 Summer Olympics.

PrehistoryPeople inhabited the mountain in prehistoric times. A rock wall once stood at the summit, though its purpose is uncertain.
1567Spanish explorers heard of a mountain that shone like fire at sunset.
1830s–1847Granite quarrying began in the 1830s and expanded after a railroad spur reached the quarry in 1847.
1838Aaron Cloud built a 165-foot wooden observation tower at the summit; a storm destroyed it.
1915The Ku Klux Klan was re-formed at the summit, where a cross was burned during the ceremony.

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1916–1928Gutzon Borglum was appointed in 1916 and began carving in 1923. After his departure in 1925, Augustus Lukeman took over; funding ran out in 1928.
1958Georgia bought the mountain as a Confederate memorial. State law maintains the park as a memorial to the Confederacy.
1963–1964Walker Hancock was selected in 1963; work on the carving resumed the following year.
14 April 1965Stone Mountain Park officially opened.
1970The carving was dedicated on 9 May.
1972Roy Faulkner completed the carving.
2015After the Charleston church shooting, the Atlanta NAACP proposed removing the carving; removal would require approval from the Georgia Legislature.
2020An advocacy coalition formed to promote a more inclusive vision for the park. In August, park gates closed ahead of a planned white nationalist gathering.

How to get there

On footStone Mountain Park lies approximately 24 km east of downtown Atlanta, near the suburb of Stone Mountain.

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120 wildflower
More than 120 wildflower species have been identified on the mountain.
Stone Mountain - Wikipedia
Stone Mountain granite was used in the Panama Canal locks, the US Capitol’s East Wing steps and Tokyo’s Imperial Hotel.
Stone Mountain - Wikipedia (part 3)
1964
The park’s carillon, a musical instrument with 732 bell-tone rods, came from the 1964 New York World’s Fair.
Stone Mountain - Wikipedia (part 3)

Sources: Stone Mountain - Wikipedia · Stone Mountain - Wikipedia (part 2) · Stone Mountain - Wikipedia (part 3) · Stone Mountain - Wikivoyage (see) · Stone Mountain - Wikipedia · Stone Mountain - Wikipedia · checked 26 Sep 2026

Where

1000 Robert E. Lee Blvd, GA, Stone Mountain

Website: stonemountainpark.com/
Phone: (478) 478-6686

Plan from here: Evening walk →

Questions and answers

How high is Stone Mountain?

Its summit is about 513 metres above sea level and 250 metres above the surrounding plain.

How large is Stone Mountain’s base?

Its circumference exceeds 8 km.

Which Olympic events took place at Stone Mountain Park?

The park hosted tennis, archery and track cycling during the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Was Stranger Things filmed at Stone Mountain Park?

Some outdoor scenes were filmed in the park.

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