Summer's here and there's nothing like being outside. Swimming, family barbeques, and spending time together with friends and family. Sometimes we forget what's in our very own backyard...Stone Mountain Park!
Just 16 miles east of downtown Atlanta, Stone Mountain Park stands majestically on 3,200 gorgeous acres. The mountain itself is the world's largest mass of exposed granite (25 million square feet) with the world's largest high relief carving on its North side. The carving, depicting three heroes of the American Confederacy, is the well-known centerpiece of the Park. The entire carved surface measures 3 acres, larger than a football field and the carving of the three men towers 400 feet above the ground. It measures 90 by 190 feet and is recessed 42 feet into the mountain. Surely the South would, indeed, rise again if President Jefferson Davis, General Robert E. Lee and Lt. General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson could spring to life from the mountainside carving? Instead, over 4 million visitors enjoy this "eighth Wonder of the World," as well as the park's breathtaking scenery, pristine lakes, forestland, beautiful gardens and miles of nature trails.
The summer months provide the perfect opportunity to visit Stone Mountain Park, for a day or even a week! Campground, you say? Of course there's a campground for everyone, combining the splendor of nature with as much or little modern convenience as you... continue
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