black rock mountain state park

We hiked thee ridges and loved the scenery. Some rough hiking trails. A nice visitor center. Many viewing areas and we saw beautiful fall colors.

Our first visit to Black Rock just happened to be on a beautiful sunny autumn day. The sky was clear and the leaves were changing colors painting the hills orange, red and gold and brown. The visitor center was small but nice. There are really nice picnic facilities which we plan to come back and use. This is a really nice place to sit and take in the world, we will be back for sure.

We took our son and met with 3 other couples with kids (all age 10 or older) to spend a couple of days tent camping at Black Rock Mountain State Park. While the weather was extremely windy and cold, the views, the atmosphere, and the camaraderie were well worth it!Leaf-looking in the fall in the N. GA mountains makes planning a last minute trip next to impossible. We called in September to several parks and areas within the national forestry service only to find that everything was already booked. After making a short list of all the state parks in the area, and starting to call 'down the list', I spoke with a very friendly and helpful lady with the park who helped me make the reservation. She was very knowledgeable and offered information (to questions I didn't even ask) that wound up being invaluable! A few of us arrived early that Friday afternoon to set up our campsites as they are first come, first served. We chose to stay in the section with water and electric hook-ups at every site, and one even had a small fireplace we could gather the group around! Each site has a fire pit/ring, and access to a nice (warm & clean) bath house and restroom facility. We hiked the .25 mile trail to a small (trickle) waterfall, and we hiked up the trial from the campsites to the park office and gift shop. The waterfall hike was comprised of lots of stairs. The hike up to the office wasn't over strenuous, it was through the woods - nice and quiet. At the office, there are pavillions (someone was having a wedding at one of the covered pavillions on Saturday), the gift shop, and an incredible overlook - Black Rock Mountain is the highest elevation in the state of GA. We drove out to the lake and enjoyed the sunshine that afternoon. Black Rock Mountain is close enough to Clayton and Dillard that even if you didn't want to prepare your own breakfast, lunch, and dinner as we did, there's enough choices close by to make it convenient. There's a great Ingles supermarket for last minute supplies. We had a terrific time, and I'm sure we'll be back.

Long title. This is the second time visiting this wonderful state park. The cabins are located in a prime spot with wonderful views and amenities. This is a good value. The only issue and the reason for giving this an average rating is the front desk ranger. The first time we visited she was not friendly nor helpful. We had to ask for a map and an explanation of how to get to the cabins. We were also not told about the check out process such as cleaning, sweeping or dumping trash. On the second visit we had to deal again with the same young woman. Again she lacks customer service skills. Didn't offer to provide basic information about the park or cabins. My concern she is the person greeting customers at the visitor center and it is not friendly or helpful. Good customer service is as equally important as good amenities. I have been to many Georgia state parks and the staff our always wonderful and very helpful. It is the reason why we have such quality parks. My hope is the park management will provide additional training and support for this employee. I have to reiterate this park is wonderful and we are looking forward to future visits.

Drive to the top to the visiter's center, then look around at the beauty. And if you are up to it there are a few trails you can hike. Be sure to have a full water bottle and snacks when you do. And most of all what you bring on the trail you bring back out. NEVER LITTER !!!!!!!!!!

October is a great time to visit this park ... views of the changing leaf color from the visitor center are fabulous. But for the more adventurous, there are multiple trail options, too. This visit we selected the Edmonds Backcountry Loop, and got in a great workout on the elevation changes over the 7.2 miles. If you do this hike, the best views are from Lookoff Mountain (a spur trail to an overlook) and around the lake. Gorgeous!

A really nice hike to a great lookout. Best vistas around and I mean a 360 degree view. We stayed and took some of the best pictures of our trip here. And IT'S FREE!

We heard about this wonderful treasure of a state park from a staff member at Tallalah Gorge State Park. It is the highest state park in Georgia. Gorgeous view from the rock outcropping beside the visitor's center. Almost missed the turn off of Hwy 441, and two-mile, curvy road leading up the mountain, but so glad we went! No parking fee as we had paid parking fee at Tallulah Gorge (both places are state parks.)

Great hiking (stairs), fabulous views. The clouds rolled in a couple of times and you couldn't see the views but this was ok with us as we don't see that in Charleston, SC

A group of us drove to Georgia to celebrate my birthday here. We took photo advantage of the breathtaking scenery, and hiked a trail or two. The directions we were given about the trails wasn't quite accurate, but we eventually found what we wanted. And the weather was nice and COOL, a lovely break from the summer heat. My dog loved the whole experience, too. I had been here several years ago, RV'ing, and that was wonderful. The type of visit was none of the listed, so I just put Friends.

My family and I have camped here on many occasions over the years. It's one of the most beautiful parks in Georgia, situated atop a mountain with scenic views in every direction. The temperature is usually 10-15 degrees cooler than, say, metro Atlanta... wonderful in the summertime.The location does make for a pretty tight squeeze overall... there are only 5 or 6 sites suitable for anything approaching a big rig. Which is not to say you'll have an easy time maneuvering one... you won't. :-) Really, this park is most suitable for tent campers, or those with popups or smaller trailers.On our most recent visit, we had a very mixed experience with the folks running the park. The volunteer hosts (Ralph and Teresa) were wonderful people... very nice, very helpful, very available. The main ranger (a woman) was nice, I didn't have much interaction with her. The other ranger (a young woman in her early- or mid-twenties) was a disaster.The water went out at the campground overnight, here's my conversation with her about that:me: Hi, I was wondering if I could get an update on the water situation?her: What... it's out again?me: Um, yes... since first thing this morning.her: (annoyed look on her face) Well, how am I supposed to know that? I just got here 10 minutes ago.me: (not really knowing what to say) Um, okay. Can you find out what's going on, please?her: (now annoyed + clearly put out by my insistence) Fine, hold on a minute.(makes a big dramatic show of picking up phone, calling other ranger to find out what's up... clearly I've pulled her away from important things like Facebook or whatever she was doing on her personal laptop, which is sitting on the desk in front of her)her: They're working on it right now.(Silence while I wait to see if there's more information forthcoming. There isn't. I consider making a bigger deal about her complete lack of helpfulness or even civility... then decide better of it.)me: (turning to leave) Thank you for your help.I have to say, this was by far the worst customer service I've ever had at a Georgia State Park. I'm a long time patron and I'm well aware of the budget cuts, etc. that have made rangers' jobs more difficult over the years. I'm willing to pay more for additional services and/or live without "luxuries" in the name of keeping costs down. Maybe she's an otherwise extremely pleasant person who was having a *very* bad morning. Otherwise, there's no excuse for this kind of behavior. In this economy, I find it hard to believe there isn't someone equally as qualified as this person to do this job... someone with a bit greater notion of customer service, that is.I'll be back here eventually... hopefully by then this person will have either moved on or grown up and learned that the earth and its inhabitants don't revolve around her.(by the way... I'm neither old, grumpy, or unreasonable as a general rule :-) )

We have tried to visit this park several times but always seem to be during the off season (Dec-March). We were so glad we went by today. The park has an overlook that is stunning. It's by the visitors center. We visited on a clear day and could see for miles. Truly beautiful. There are several small overlook areas that we visited in the park as well. If you are in the area you need to stop by and see this park. $5 entry fee but well worth it.

If you can arrange to be there at sunrise or sunset, the vistas from the overlook are breathtaking. I've been to pretty much every easily accessible mountaintop in Georgia and the views here are the best. We have tent camped here 3-4 times and the sites are very spacious and reasonably private. Also, it was 93 degrees in Atlanta while we were here and my girlfriend needed a jacket in the mornings and evenings so it's a wonderful escape from the heat!

We stayed for two nights. It rained both nights. We choose a walk in campground. It was cheaper. The site was close to the bathhouse that offer a clean shower. This was next to the Foxfire Museum that we visited. It was a good location to go to Tallulah Falls about 15-20 minutes away. Our son also fished in the lake.

Very beautiful! Plan to come back for sure. Hiked a bit. Enjoyed the beautiful scenery & views. Very clean & quiet. Enjoyed the cooler temps up on the mountaintop!