Stone Mountain Travel Guide

The gateway to Stone Mountain Park, Stone Mountain city is a great location near Atlanta, Georgia for access to this fantastic park where you will find most of the activities are based. It is after all one of Georgia’ most famous tourist attractions. The stone at the center of the park is enormous, and of course is home to the etched Confederate Memorial Carving of Civil War generals Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee and President Jefferson Davis.

Things to Do in Stone Mountain

You’ll be able to spend quite a few days just inside the park with so many different things to do here. Start with a cable car ride to access the peak of the vast monolith where you can get incredible view of the carvings. Then you might want to hop a train and circle the perimeter of the park on the Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad.

The 3,200-acre park is chock full of things to do for young and old with adventure playgrounds, golf courses, the skyride and a Dinotorium (fun indoor park for kids) as well as famous attractions like Ride the Ducks, The Great Barn, the Antebellum Plantation and Farmyard, and also the Discovering Stone Mountain Museum.

One of the best things to do here is to simply take in the fantastic view of Atlanta from the top of Stone Mountain.

Best Time to Visit Stone Mountain

You’ll find the park full of things to do during every season whether it’s Spring Break, 4th of July for the Fantastic Fourth Celebration, or in Fall for the Pumpkin Fest or Stone Mountain Christmas and Snow Mountain at the holidays.

Cabins in Stone Mountain

Find the perfect vacation rentals in beautiful Stone Mountain, Georgia. Located a quick 15 mile drive from Atlanta, Stone Mountain is the perfect destination to escape the hustle and bustle of the city.

Get back to nature outside at Stone Mountain Park. This picture-perfect state park is open year round and features a variety of recreational activities. Situated on 3,200 acres of Georgia’s most beautiful scenery, Stone Mountain Park also features the world’s largest exposed piece of granite displaying a historical carving of three Southern generals and their horses. The massive carving is the largest low relief sculpture in the world. The sculpture spans three acres and is larger than Mount Rushmore! Visitors can take the high speed Swiss cable car, Summit Skyride, to get a bird’s-eye view of the memorial from above. The Stone Mountain area makes a great choice for your next vacation home. Plan your vacation and experience the best of natural Georgia at Stone Mountain.