Stone Mountain Park
Stone Mountain Park
4.2
5:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Monday
5:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Tuesday
5:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Wednesday
5:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Thursday
5:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Friday
5:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Saturday
5:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Sunday
5:00 AM - 12:00 AM
About
Stone Mountain Park boasts over 3,200 acres of natural beauty and is one of Georgia's most popular attractions. Visit the family-friendly attractions open daily in the Summer and on weekends during the rest of the year (closed Jan-Feb). Take a five-mile train ride around the impressive mountain and learn about the history of its bas-relief carving. Then, catch the Skyride to the mountaintop to enjoy the fantastic views of the surrounding valley. Alternatively, you can hike the one-mile trail to the top of Stone Mountain or trek through the numerous other trails within the park. Rent a kayak or paddleboard to enjoy the lake. Overnight accommodations are available at two hotels or Georgia's largest campground, all on-site. In the morning, visit historic landmarks like Grist Mill and hike through 15 miles of wooded trails. You might also want to visit on summer evenings to watch the Drone & Light Show with overhead lasers, 250 color-changing drones, flame cannons, fun music, and more.
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Davide C
Sheffield, UK162 contributions
Mar 2024 • Family
This is a large park with a reasonable $20 fee per car for the full day. This covers parking inside the park.
There are attraction on the side of the carvings, which means the whole area around it is fenced off and it is possible to see the carvings only from some parts of the parking lot or along the road. To go into the attractions a bracelet is required that would cost 100$+ for a family. We just wanted to see the carvings, so we skipped this. (Although one of the guys at the access point said he would let us in for $10 in cash...)
Instead we drove on to the other side, at the "walk-up parking lot". From there we walked to the top, a nice enjoyable walk with a steady slope. The last bit was a bit steep, but there is a hand railing to help. I imagine care is needed when it's raining as the stone may get slippery.
Great views from the top! We had water bottles which we could refill both at the base and at the top of the mountain.
Next to the parking lot, there is a very good (and free) information centre that explains the geology of the mountain and how it came to be.
There are attraction on the side of the carvings, which means the whole area around it is fenced off and it is possible to see the carvings only from some parts of the parking lot or along the road. To go into the attractions a bracelet is required that would cost 100$+ for a family. We just wanted to see the carvings, so we skipped this. (Although one of the guys at the access point said he would let us in for $10 in cash...)
Instead we drove on to the other side, at the "walk-up parking lot". From there we walked to the top, a nice enjoyable walk with a steady slope. The last bit was a bit steep, but there is a hand railing to help. I imagine care is needed when it's raining as the stone may get slippery.
Great views from the top! We had water bottles which we could refill both at the base and at the top of the mountain.
Next to the parking lot, there is a very good (and free) information centre that explains the geology of the mountain and how it came to be.
Written 21 April 2024
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Bridget S
Belmont, NC333 contributions
Jul 2024 • Couples
We had not been to Stone Mountain Park in years. We purchased tickets on line and got the discounted tickets. There was so much to do inside. We bought the buffet dinner tickets and seating for the lazer and light show. The food was delicious and the seats were great for viewing. The show lasted about 30 minutes. We enjoyed the music and appreciated that the park acknowledged the veterans of the military. We would highly recommend Stone Mountain Park to anyone looking for a fun time.
Written 29 July 2024
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Andrew N
Hendersonville, NC211 contributions
Dec 2024 • Family
We spent New Year's Eve at Stone Mountain Park and it was a great experience. We hiked to the top of the mountain because the skyride was closed due to high winds but the hike is definitely worth it. The views from the top are amazing. At the park we did the train ride which was nice. The park was very well decorated for Christmas and the the lights were beautiful at night. The drone show was cancelled but the light show was awesome. They did a great countdown to New Year's at 9:00 followed by a great fireworks show. Would definitely recommend.
Written 10 January 2025
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Feb 2025 • Solo
I went there February 3rd 2025 on a Monday night after dark. The security guy at the gate who took my 40 bucks for a park parking pass assured me that it was open till midnight for mountain biking on the trails, though I had never ridden a bike there. This was not true. It was open till midnight, but not for bikes! I found out shortly thereafter. After realizing that bikes weren’t allowed on the trails at least after dark, I decided to ride my bike around the parking lot. I did not feel safe upon arrival, but I parked anyway. There were people hanging out in the parking lot and some kids that sounded pretty boisterous. I ignored it telling myself that I’m in a popular state park and that everything is going to be fine. After riding for a little while, a girl runs up to me, shouting across the parking lot, asking if she could ride my bike, but I misunderstood her. I thought she was asking if she could turn her car around down where I was because she couldn’t see down there. I said yes. She comes running at me with arms flailing and when she got close, I said no I thought you were asking if you could park down here. She said oh that’s understandable and walked away… after about a minute. I found myself surrounded by three guys sort of looking at me and looking at each other. We were the only people in the lower half of the parking lot in my van was the only car in that half of the parking lot on the down side of the hill. There was no reason for them to be there at all. I quickly rode between them and went over to the top side of the parking lot, where more light and other people were. I stayed there glancing over at them ever once in a while. They just stood around in the same area and came back up to the center of the parking lot at the top, glancing over at me every once in a while and then they finally left after about 15 minutes. They were waiting for me until then to come back down to the lower side of the parking lot where I had been writing where I would be alone and no one could see us down there. I had a brand new specialized bike and I think they wanted it!
I do not feel safe there even though they have security people there.
I do not feel safe there even though they have security people there.
Written 5 February 2025
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Jason G
Baltimore, MD705 contributions
Mar 2024 • Family
First off, the park itself is perfectly lovely, so the hikes are nice for young kids. The problem with the park is their website and policies for admission into the “attractions”. We just wanted to putz around the little shops and look at the carving, but somehow all of this requires attraction tickets to be purchased. The one employee at the village said we could at least see the carving for free, but then a different employee told us we couldn’t when we got to the area near the carving. Or maybe, during the week you can do some of these things for free and just not on weekends? We got different stories from different people and none of this is clear on their website. We did at least find a roundabout way to see the carving, but again we had to ask around a bit to find out how to do this (it involved parking a hiking a bit). The park just needs to get their story straight on these different things and make their website clearer.
Written 30 March 2024
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GolfUMK
Auburn, AL702 contributions
Dec 2024 • Couples
If you just want to climb the mountain using the walk-up trail (2.2 miles out and back, elevation gain 675 ft) and don’t want to use any attractions like the tram ride you can be done in an hour. In this case a $20 parking fee is too much. It’s the same price than for example the entrance fee for the Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. For using some of the attractions it is recommended to check-out opening hours before your arrival. But the best is anyway the view from the top.
Written 11 December 2024
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Kelsey H
6 contributions
Dec 2024 • Family
The nature surrounding Stone Mountain is beautiful, as is the history. But the amusements are a mess. There isn't a worker there over the age of 20, and no one really has any information about any other part of the park. We went during Christmas and had purchased the VIP package - don't get roped into that one. There is nothing "VIP" about it. The hospitality is horrible. Our skyride reservation was cancelled due to wind and rescheduled to the next day - when we arrived at the park they didn't have our new time on file, printed our prior day's tickets and told us to go to the ride at the right time and "they would have our name on a list". They didn't. We were then told to go buy another ticket. I'll be speaking with customer service to get a refund. The food is also subpar at any of the restaurants, as is the service. Finally, many of the amusements are broken or run down. The place needs a total overhaul.
Written 21 December 2024
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Abel R
Miami, FL856 contributions
May 2023 • Friends
I guess the time I went to visit Stone Mountain Park all the little stores were closed (I think it was the week to go back to school, not really sure). So I missed all the rides and little stores it had. We did get to climb the mountain though.
On the side of the mountain 3 Confederate heroes of the Civil War are carved : Confederate President Jefferson Davis, General Robert E. Lee and Lt. General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. The mountain is 1,683 feet above sea level. There's also a light show with fireworks on 4th of July. Great for the family.
This was my first time climbing a mountain. I am over weight so l had to stop a couple of times to reach to the top. In the begining of the trail they have a vending machine but were out of everything...water, soda, etc. Along the top, I was exhausted and dehydrated from the sun. There was a little convience store on top of the mountain. They do CLOSE at certain hours. So make sure you know when they close that way you won't get a heat stroke along the way. Also, they have a sky summit that will bring you down of the moutain, but you have to pay for it. In which this point, I didn't care what price it was. I have to say the view was spectacular. It was a nice experience. I would def. do it again. But this time I will bring plenty of fluids.
On the side of the mountain 3 Confederate heroes of the Civil War are carved : Confederate President Jefferson Davis, General Robert E. Lee and Lt. General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. The mountain is 1,683 feet above sea level. There's also a light show with fireworks on 4th of July. Great for the family.
This was my first time climbing a mountain. I am over weight so l had to stop a couple of times to reach to the top. In the begining of the trail they have a vending machine but were out of everything...water, soda, etc. Along the top, I was exhausted and dehydrated from the sun. There was a little convience store on top of the mountain. They do CLOSE at certain hours. So make sure you know when they close that way you won't get a heat stroke along the way. Also, they have a sky summit that will bring you down of the moutain, but you have to pay for it. In which this point, I didn't care what price it was. I have to say the view was spectacular. It was a nice experience. I would def. do it again. But this time I will bring plenty of fluids.
Written 12 April 2024
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Bea
1,321 contributions
Jul 2024 • Family
This park looks really impressive. Beautiful nature, carving on the mountain looks impressive. We were only disappointed with the light show. We were sold the tickets to the show with the snack version and then literally 5 minutes later the show was called off and we were not paid back or even did not get the snacks for kids. If you know that the show is going to be called off why you sell the tickets and inform us that we will for sure have the show and snacks?
Written 27 July 2024
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CCL2839
United States199 contributions
Aug 2024 • Friends
Spent a pleasant Sunday at the park. Arrived early. Crowds were minimum and temps were cooler.
Did the sky-car to the top of Stone Mtn. first.
Great view and educational signs in the building. Did not find any shrimp in water crevices after the previous night’s rain.
Appreciated the narrative history while in the sky-car.
Came down the mountain and walked to the marketplace area. Shopped . Took train ride which was lovely. The descriptive narration was at times hard to understand over the noise of the train. Captioning on the screens would help. Played min golf. Yes, the course needs updating, but it was challenging set of mini golf tracks with a story theme at each hole. It is a place for relaxing family fun. Went to the cute Mowgli 4-D movie which was approx 14 minutes. Lunch options were extremely limited as most every food place was closed! Ate at the main marketplace indoors using our meal ticket purchased online. Then drove to the Heritage Ctr which was closed. So we drove to an educational center which was about the nature and geology of the park. There we picked up a brochure about the hiking trails in the park. Yes the park has improvements to make. More shade tent areas for visitors, More seating near each of the event spaces. Refurbishment needs everywhere .The misting stations were appreciated . Security seemed visible in many areas of the park.
Children’s dinosaur area we did not visit or any evening show. Understand the park has numerous seasonal events. Pricey for a group of 4. It was approx $200.US.
Did the sky-car to the top of Stone Mtn. first.
Great view and educational signs in the building. Did not find any shrimp in water crevices after the previous night’s rain.
Appreciated the narrative history while in the sky-car.
Came down the mountain and walked to the marketplace area. Shopped . Took train ride which was lovely. The descriptive narration was at times hard to understand over the noise of the train. Captioning on the screens would help. Played min golf. Yes, the course needs updating, but it was challenging set of mini golf tracks with a story theme at each hole. It is a place for relaxing family fun. Went to the cute Mowgli 4-D movie which was approx 14 minutes. Lunch options were extremely limited as most every food place was closed! Ate at the main marketplace indoors using our meal ticket purchased online. Then drove to the Heritage Ctr which was closed. So we drove to an educational center which was about the nature and geology of the park. There we picked up a brochure about the hiking trails in the park. Yes the park has improvements to make. More shade tent areas for visitors, More seating near each of the event spaces. Refurbishment needs everywhere .The misting stations were appreciated . Security seemed visible in many areas of the park.
Children’s dinosaur area we did not visit or any evening show. Understand the park has numerous seasonal events. Pricey for a group of 4. It was approx $200.US.
Written 18 August 2024
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Does Stone Mountain have a light show the first week of November 2023?
Written 12 September 2023
What is on the buffet for the Stone Mountain Park laser light show?
Written 9 June 2023
If I purchase laser show tickets am I required to purchase a daily or annual park pass? If so what’s the cost
Written 3 July 2022
Hi Can you get a refund for the next day if the Skyride closes due to Lightning warnings ?
Written 2 July 2022
We have a nine-pound toy poodle service animal. Is this allowed in the park and if so, are there any attractions that our dog can not go on?
Written 3 April 2022
You can take your dog to the park. However, it is not allowed on the walkup trail or any of the ticketed attractions which would be the tram, the train and the 4 D theater. So that rules out just about everything you'll want to experience except walking around.
Written 5 April 2022
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