Stone Mountain Park Campground

Camp Is gorgeous as far as natural beauty; the lake and surrounding areas. There are some full-time residents that don’t add to the allure. Mostly part-time campers, however. There really are no nearby restaurants that would get better than a two star for us. Sites are uneven (some looked better) so plan on working that out and taking some time to
level. Overall it was a very nice place to stay and we would stay there again!

My family and I love to tent camp, but we know how hot and humid the South is in the summer so we decided to rent one of the on-site trailers in July 2022.

First off, the price was a little upsetting for what we got. I figured with paying close to what we normally pay for condos that the camper would be a little nicer/ stocked with the bare minimum. Nope. The camper was filthy and bare of basic necessities. We were never informed of this and I wouldn't have even known had I not done research (after paying unfortunately). I'm used to bringing my own linens, but we had to bring any and all utensils, mixing bowls, cups, pots, pans, etc. If I would have known this ahead of time, I would have used the money we paid towards a condo and at least had room to spread out. As for the cleanliness, the window coverings had huge brown stains from something all over them and were either broken or barely operable. The carpet was wet the entire time and we couldn't figure out where it was coming from. The floors were nasty as were the beds (there was all kinds of dust and other things surrounding the platform with the mattress) and every time it rained, a huge puddle of water would leak out from under the sink cabinet. We still aren't sure where it came from.

The beds. THEY'RE AWFUL. I'm used to sleeping directly on the ground in our tent and I prefer that to these beds. I have three children. Two of my children slept on the bunks and another on the pull out. They are ages 8,11, & 15. They all woke up sore and in pain from the crappy mattresses. We ended up having to get camping mats to lay on top of the mattresses after the first day. My child on the pullout couch had the most comfortable (if you could call it that) bed, but when he laid in it, it sunk under him and the edges would curl up. He only weighs about 60 lbs so there is no telling how or if it would support an adult. As for the main bed, I had to pull the clean clothes out of my bag and place them as a thick "mat" on the bed to make it halfway comfortable. The springs would dig into mine and my husband's body and leave marks.

We didn't spend much time on our phones or with the television on during the day, but at night when were settling in or during the stormy weather, it would have been nice to have the wi-fi and cable that were "included in the price". We had neither. The wi-fi was terrible and rarely worked and there was absolutely no cable. We ended up buying extra data for our phones just so we could watch a show when the kids went to bed. All in all, we spent more than we would have if we were just going on a regular, non-campground vacation and were uncomfortable all week.

As for the campground as a whole, it was clean and nice. We enjoyed the grounds and plan to return with our tent, but were so upset with the rental. Definitely not worth the price at all.

High points- Clean bath houses in convenient locations. Lots of paths for the kids to play. Beautiful views. Close to the park and patrolled well by the groundskeepers.

Low points- Weird pool hours (they're awful- we went to the public pool because it was hard to pinpoint when they were open). Rental trailers-spend the money elsewhere.

Pros: The camp ground is very nice. Some loops are better maintained than others. Keep that in mind when you book. The main loops around the office are the best. You have beautiful views of the lake and Stone Mountain.

Cons: pool closes at 5pm. Honestly I’ve never been to or heard of a camp ground pool closing this early. Huge downer for the kids. I’m addition swimming in the lake is prohibited as well.

Neither here nor there: There is laundry service but you can only get quarterly at the office which opens at 9p.
WiFi is nonexistent. I don’t expect much from campground WiFi, but don’t advertise it if you can’t reliably check emails. Verizon get 2 bars but even at that service is limited.

Overall it’s a nice family campground. The pool closing early really hurts the experience for the kids.

4/5 stars C+ only because of the pool hours.

PROs:The campround is the most convenient RV park to visit Stone Mountain State Park attractions and a convenient stop over when passing through the Atlanta area. There are bathhouses in each loop. Wide variety of sites to fit a range of budgets.
CONs: Roads to, and within, the more remote site loops are rough and in need of maintenance. Some sites can make leveling your rig challenging. The campground wifi connection is unreliable, especially when the campground is busy.

PROs:The campround is the most convenient RV park to visit Stone Mountain State Park attractions and a convenient stop over when passing through the Atlanta area. There are bathhouses in each loop. Wide variety of sites to fit a range of budgets.
CONs: Roads to, and within, the more remote site loops are rough and in need of maintenance. Some sites can make leveling your rig challenging. The campground wifi connection is unreliable, especially when the campground is busy.

We stayed here for 3 nights and stayed in site 113. It was considered a premium site because it was near the office, store, and pool. This campground is huge and some sites are tight and in level none in this area were that way. There are over 300 sites so I’m sure you can find what you are looking for. I would take away 1/2 star if I could but only because for this area they advertised free WiFi which they had but it was horrible. I guess that is to be expected with campgrounds. Luckily my wife still had other means to get her work done. Also for these premium sites there were no bathhouses or laundry. We had to drive to another loop. With all that said I would most definitely stay here again. There is so much to see and do within the park and Atlanta is only 35 min drive depending on traffic.

This review is for our campsite and pertains to loops M & N. Campsites in this area were poorly maintained, the road in and out was incredibly bumpy. The closest bathhouse to loop M was dated and anything that could rust was rusted. Narrow stalls, laundry water was spilling out the door. Our specific site was not level and there was so much debris from flooding that we could hardly get level.

We noticed the premium sites were better taken care of and had been updated, but still nothing special.

Most parks have some sort of limit stays, my brochure said 14 days. We met folks who had been in their spots for 19 months (and you could tell). They were not park workers.

Stone Mountain Park was nice, but still a number of closures.

At $55 per site plus $20.00 entrance fee...so really $65.00 per night, this was a very poor campsite. Some of the campground had been updated but these sites that were considered cheap came with older picnic, tables unmaintained sites and pitiful fire pits. People were nice at check in and the location allowed us to enjoy the hike up stone mountain (it's 2.2 miles to the beginning to trailhead but within the compound of park). Showers were good but our campsite was not very close to shower house and in fact our campground loop had no comfort station/bathroom. If it has been $35 a night would have been more palatable.

We stayed a week here and enjoyed our time. The campground posted notices regarding ongoing filming at night and warning of gunfire sounds as part of the film, an email was sent out as well. We didn’t mind because thats why we were here, 5min from his film set. Our site was gravel and mostly level. The main campground road was in good shape. Some of the offshoot roads that lead to sites are bumpy due to tree roots and some have a steep angle down or up to enter/exit each site section. The general store stocks all of the essentials. The grounds are well maintained and the staff is very kind. When coming to the park, take exit 8 to avoid height clearance issues. The park does warn you of this in the reservation confirmation email. Yes, you do have to pay for parking but if you plan to stay here more than twice, the annual $40 parking pass is a great deal.