About Stone Mountain Park
Many individuals use Stone Mountain Park as a day journey for out of doors actions like climbing, picnicking and boating, however out of doors fanatics can flip their every day actions into an in a single day journey on the park’s campground. Stone Mountain Park has a number of totally different but linked campsites in a single space of the park. There’s a spot for each type of camper right here, from RVs to yurts to primitive tent tenting. No matter the positioning or type, one factor stays at each sort: Restrooms with showers and potable water are close by.
Read our Stone Mountain History and Hiking Guide to study concerning the park’s seven climbing trails and to get a greater understanding of the historical past of Stone Mountain Park, together with earlier than it turned a state park in 1965.
The Campgrounds
With greater than 400 websites to ebook, Stone Mountain Park claims to have the most important household campground within the state of Georgia. It additionally gives extra facilities than the typical campground. The central a part of the area not solely has restrooms with showers, but additionally a basic retailer, playground, swimming pool and sand volleyball courtroom. There are 9 consolation stations (restrooms with showers) unfold across the space. Three consolation stations additionally embody washers and dryers to launder garments.
Many of the campsites include views of Stone Mountain Lake, however people who aren’t proper on the shore are only a quick stroll away. Swimming isn’t allowed within the lake, however the dawn view over the water makes for a serene technique to rise and shine.
All of Stone Mountain Park’s campsites are in the identical massive campground, on the east facet of the park off Stonewall Jackson Drive. Once campers cross the registration desk, their subsequent flip will probably be decided by the type of campsite they reserved. There are a number of choices for sleeping quarters.
Primitive tent tenting
There are 41 primitive tent tenting websites. Most of them line the outermost level of the campground peninsula, which suggests they’re closest to the lake. Sites 215–220 sit behind a number of the yurt leases, so remember that these aren’t preferrred for these on the lookout for unobstructed lake views. There are two primitive campsites that aren’t on the peninsula; they’re nestled between RV campsites close to consolation station #3.
No have to hike into any of those primitive websites. Reserved parking for tent campers is a brief stroll away from every campsite.
Pop-up campers and tent tenting
Those who need electrical energy and water at their campsites have 81 spots to select from, whether or not pitching a tent or organising a pop-up camper. Most of those campsites are on the north facet of the campground, however there are a handful positioned on the peninsula with higher views of the lake. Sites #57–84 have the closest entry to laundry services.
Safari tent tenting
Three stationary safari-style tents, made with a wood body and a inexperienced canvas overlaying, are good for tent campers who don’t need to arrange their very own lodging. There’s a queen-size mattress, finish tables and a small eating desk contained in the tent. The items are large enough for a household of 4—two adults and two children—though park officers say with only one mattress, kids will probably have to sleep in sleeping luggage on the ground.
Park workers say the safari tents are likely to get highly regarded in summer time and really chilly in winter. Campers are allowed to make use of electrical blankets contained in the tent, however not electrical heaters as a result of area heaters are a hearth hazard because of the tent’s canvas overlaying.
A small wood porch is connected to the entrance of the tent. Outside of the quarters are commonplace campsite facilities like a grill, picnic desk and fireplace ring.
The safari tents are positioned alongside a quiet inlet on Stone Mountain Lake. They’re on greater floor and additional inland in contrast with the primitive campsites discovered nearer to the shoreline.
One of the three safari tents is Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant.
Yurt
Stone Mountain Park workers say yurts are the most well-liked rental services on its campground. The 17 accessible yurts line a north-facing financial institution of Stone Mountain Lake and provide fantastic views, significantly from their again porches. The yurts are constituted of wooden and canvas just like the safari tents, however the yurts are extra spacious. These constructions have a big, clear dome on the prime to let pure mild pour into the sleeping quarters. The wood beds, bunk beds and small desk with two chairs give every unit a woodsy, cabin really feel. Campers solely have to deliver a sleeping bag or blankets to sleep in these leases. Standard tenting facilities like a grill, picnic desk and fireplace ring are discovered exterior the entrance door of every yurt. There’s additionally a fishing space close to yurts 13 and 14.
Each unit sleeps between 5 to eight adults. Every yurt has one queen mattress and one bunk mattress, with a futon pull-out beneath the bunk mattress. The yurts that accommodate six have a full-size bunk mattress; these that may sleep seven or eight have a queen-sized bunk. Yurts F1-F3 sleep six individuals inside, however embody a tent pad exterior, permitting for 2 extra individuals to sleep in a close-by tent. One of the yurts is ADA compliant and contains parking that’s van-accessible.
RV
Another common technique to camp at Stone Mountain is with an RV. There are 250 spots for RVs in three totally different areas of the campground, making it essentially the most plentiful possibility for tenting.
There are two sorts of RV websites: premium and common. Premium RV websites are newly renovated and don’t want a lot leveling. They’re positioned on the lakeside peninsula or simply behind the overall retailer, close to the playground and pool. The farther you exit from this central space, the extra probably you might be to ebook a daily, unlevel, but extra secluded RV website. If you ebook a daily website, be ready; some RVers report these campsites require a lot of work to degree. Here’s a rundown of all of the totally different RV websites by coloration:
- Blue, not degree: The park has 44 partial hookups positioned on the south facet of the campground. The park says these are perfect for quick stays. Sites #337–345 have shut entry to further parking and a dock.
- Peach, not degree: The peach websites are positioned subsequent to the blue websites on the south facet of the campground. There are additionally just a few peach websites subsequent to the yellow campsite on the north facet of the campground. They’re marketed as being in essentially the most secluded space. Campsites #17–20, #370 and #372 are pull-through websites. Peach websites have full hookups, however don’t embody cable.
- Red, common (not degree): The purple campsites are discovered on the opposite facet of the blue ones, nearer to the middle of the campgrounds. These websites are good for motorized campers of all sizes, and a number of the areas face Stone Mountain Lake.
Lime Green, common (not degree): These campsites, subsequent to the purple part, are additionally discovered nearer to the middle of the campground. They’re appropriate for medium and enormous RVs.
Orange, premium (degree): Orange websites are discovered within the central a part of the tenting peninsula, which places RVers steps away from the lake on three sides. This part can also be shut to 2 restrooms, the playground, pool and the fishing space. These websites are good for bigger RV items.
Purple, premium (degree): The purple website additionally caters to massive RVs. It’s the primary campsite drivers come to when pulling into the campground and positioned proper behind the overall retailer. These websites are greatest if the pool and playground are a precedence.
Stone Mountain Park additionally has a large neighborhood of RVers who dwell on the park completely. You can see their lot whereas driving on Stonewall Jackson Drive in between the golf course and the campground registration workplace. Their dwelling quarters are separate from the weekly leases accessible to short-term park campers, nevertheless.
RV Rental
Stone Mountain Park calls these websites RV Rentals, however a extra correct technique to image these items can be to consider a compact, stationary trailer. The six accessible Hy-Line stationary RVs are in a wooded space throughout a one-way road from the yurts. They’re a bit of extra inland however nonetheless near Stone Mountain Lake and have massive home windows to have the ability to take within the lake views from contained in the trailers.
Like the yurts, these items have furnishings inside, so campers solely have to deliver sleeping gear and cooking utensils. Each unit has a personal toilet and bed room with both a queen- or full-size mattress. Each unit additionally has a pull-out sofa. These leases can home 4 to 6 individuals every.
Entering the park
One factor that tends to catch campers unexpectedly is that campers should pay the every day per-vehicle entrance payment upon arrival to Stone Mountain Park. Those with reservations to camp will get a parking cross for the whole thing of their keep after they register on the campground.
When getting into the park, the east gate (accessed by way of Highway 78) provides essentially the most direct path to the campgrounds. After coming via the east gate, make the primary left onto Stonewall Jackson Drive. Drive about 1.5 miles and the campground will probably be on the best.
Rules
A two-night keep is required for all bookings besides on vacation weekends, wherein a three-night keep is required. Seven nights is the utmost keep, apart from motorhomes, which permit a two-week keep.
Campers can test in from 2 pm till midnight, although the registration desk and basic retailer shut at 5 pm on weekdays and 4 pm on weekends.
Check out time for yurts, RV trailers and safari tents is 11am to offer employees time to scrub the items. Check out time for RVs, pop-up campers and tents is midday.
Pro Tips
Wi-Fi is marketed for most of the campsites, however a number of campers have reported the service to be gradual and sometimes inoperable.
Booking a campsite over a vacation weekend like July 4th or throughout a preferred pageant like Stone Mountain’s Yellow Daisy Festival could require reserving as much as a yr upfront.
Anyone can name the Stone Mountain Park campground workplace at 800-385-9807 to ebook any campsite. For these reserving an RV, pop-up trailer or tent campsite, keep away from the lengthy wait instances on the cellphone by reserving on-line.