Black Rock Mountain State Park

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Black Rock Mountain State Park is a 1,738 acre (7.03 km²) Georgia state park located near Mountain City. It is named after its sheer cliffs of dark-colored biotite gneiss. It encompasses some of the most outstanding countryside in Georgia's Blue Ridge Mountains. Located near the Eastern Continental Divide at an altitude of around 3,640 feet (1,109 m), it provides many scenic outlooks and a spectacular 80 mile (130 km) view of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. There are several hiking trails through the lush forests and around the nearby 17 acre (69,000 m²) lake.

Facilities

• 48 Tent/RV/Trailer sites
• 4 Backcountry Campsites
• 12 Walk-In Campsites
• 10 Cottages
• 2 Picnic Shelters
• Pioneer Camping

Annual events

• Spring Wildflowers (May)
• Junior Fishing Rodeo (May)

External links

• [Georgia State Parks]

Georgia state parks

Amicalola Falls | Black Rock Mt. | Bobby Brown | Cloudland Canyon | Crooked River | Elijah Clark | F.D.R. | Florence Marina | Fort Mountain | Fort Yargo | General Coffee | G.L. Smith | G.T. Bagby | Ga. Veterans | Gordonia-Alatamaha | Hamburg | Hard Labor Creek | Hart | High Falls | Indian Springs | J.H. Floyd | John Tanner | L.S. Walker | Little Ocmulgee | Magnolia Springs | Mistletoe | Moccasin Creek | Panola Mt. | Providence Canyon | Red Top Mt. | R. Bingham | R.B. Russell | Seminole | Skidaway Island | Sprewell Bluff | S.C. Foster | Sweetwater Creek | Tallulah Gorge | Tugaloo | Unicoi | V. Bryant | Vogel | Watson Mill Bridge Privately-run: Stone Mountain Park | Lake Lanier Islands | Jekyll Island | Centennial Olympic Park

Other natural areas

Okefenokee Swamp | Radium Springs | Sapelo Island | Smithgall Woods

Georgia historic parks

A.H. Stephens | Fort McAllister | Kolomoki Mounds

Georgia historic sites

Chief Vann House | Dahlonega Gold Museum | Etowah Indian Mounds | Fort King George | Fort Morris | Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation | Jarrell Plantation | Jefferson Davis Memorial | Lapham-Patterson House | Little White House | New Echota | Picketts Mill Battlefield | Robert Toombs House | Travelers Rest | Wormsloe

[Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites]

 

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