Some words about Stone Mountain Park

 In addition to the long and strenuous trails, Stone Mountain Park has some short scenic trails for one's enjoyment. Crossing the historic bridge to Indian Island is the 1-mile loop King's Trail. This trail is family friendly with some slight inclines as it traverses the wooded banks of the Northern and Eastern shores of Stone Mountain Lake before turning inland through the center of the island back to the parking lot. The Nature Garden Trail may be a short.75-mile loop, but its packed with some of the park's best natural beauty. The trail winds its way through a mature oak-hickory forest featuring mostly easy terrain crossing several mountain streams with roots and rocks along the way. Throughout the trail there are numerous benches with interpretive signs identifying shade-loving native plants and flowering shrubs. A more moderate rated trail with some steep inclines is the 1.5-mile Trail of the Muscogee loop, named after the native Indians who once occupied this area. The trail starts with a slow, gradual climb through a hardwood forest crossing some ditches and rolling hills before reaching the lake. The return portion of the trail along the lakes bank becomes more technical with frequent grade changes with roots and native granite covering the path. The 1996 Summer Olympic Games Venue for Archery and Cycling is now the Park's Songbird Habitat. The 1.75-mile loop trail winds through meadows and woodlands where native plants thrive. gradual climb through a hardwood forest crossing some ditches and rolling hills before reaching the lake. The return portion of the trail along the lakes bank becomes more technical with frequent grade changes with roots and native granite covering the path. The 1996 Summer Olympic Games Venue for Archery and Cycling is now the Park's Songbird Habitat. The 1.75-mile loop trail winds through meadows and woodlands where native plants thrive. gradual climb through a hardwood forest crossing some ditches and rolling hills before reaching the lake. The return portion of the trail along the lakes bank becomes more technical with frequent grade changes with roots and native granite covering the path. The 1996 Summer Olympic Games Venue for Archery and Cycling is now the Park's Songbird Habitat. The 1.75-mile loop trail winds through meadows and woodlands where native plants thrive.