Stone Mountain Park
Park
65 acres0.3 mi of trail
Connecting Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Daniel Mayer · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Stone Mountain
12% of Stone Mountain’s land is conserved: 133 acres
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 116 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Stone Mountain, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns · #16 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
133 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
116 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
0.5 mi lanes · 0.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Stone Mountain?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stone Mountain have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stone Mountain is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns, #16 of 264 in Georgia. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stone Mountain’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (116 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home94% of residents within a half mile of a park · GA 56% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 79%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 94%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Stone Mountain’s 12% is ahead of 95% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 65% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Stone Mountain Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
McCurdy Park
Park
11 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Randolph Medlock Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Stone Mountain Park65 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsMcCurdy Park11 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Randolph Medlock Park10 acres
Leila Mason Park6 acres
DirectionsV.F.W. Park6 acres
Who protects it
133 conserved acres
12% of Stone Mountain’s land. Who manages Stone Mountain’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits81 ac
Town or city51 ac
County4 ac
State Recreation Area · 81 acLocal Park · 31 acLocal Other or Unknown · 14 acLocal Recreation Area · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Mountain Park State Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 81 | Open |
| Stone Mountain Cemetery Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Medlock Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Leila Mason Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| McCurdy Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Greenspace Program Acquisition Local Recreation Area | County | 4 | Open |
| Stone Mountain Greenspace Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Closed |
Things to do
2 places to go in Stone Mountain
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Stone Mountain
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Connecting Trail0.3 mi
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 5 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Stone Mountain Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2000
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Stone Mountain: April and May
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.0 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Stone Mountain →
Questions about parks and trails in Stone Mountain
Where can I hike in Stone Mountain?
The longest trail networks: Stone Mountain Park, 0.3 miles; McCurdy Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Stone Mountain is conserved land?
12% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Georgia town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Stone Mountain’s trails?
Stone Mountain Park and McCurdy Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Stone Mountain?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of painted or protected lanes and 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Stone Mountain?
12,118 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stone Mountain or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 116 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Stone Mountain have?
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #16 of 264 in Georgia. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Stone Mountain neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →