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Located in Alleghany and Wilkes counties 60 miles northwest of Winston-Salem, Stone Mountain State Park is home to the 600-foot granite dome that is a designated National Natural Landmark and the historic Hutchinson Homestead, a restored mid-19th-century farm situated at the mountain base.
Stone Mountain Park is on of the best North Carolina State Parks and the 700-foot granite dome is a spectacular National Natural Landmark! But when you visit, you’ll see there’s plenty to explore beyond those two major attractions.
Stone Mountain is the centerpiece of Stone Mountain State Park in North Carolina. It is a dome of exposed granite (specifically a quartz diorite to granodiorite) of Devonian age, which has intruded into the gneiss of the Precambrian Alligator Back Formation. [1]
This 15,000-acre North Carolina state park offers trout fishing, hiking, climbing and scenic waterfalls.
Location: Alleghany County, 62 miles northwest of Winston-Salem. You can find: Stone Mountain and rich natural communities as you traverse the summit. Highlights: tent, trailer and RV camping; Hutchinson Homestead; waterfalls; bridle trails; trout fishing; backpack camping; Garden Creek Baptist Church.
The mountain, which has an elevation of 2,305 feet (706 m) above sea level, is known for its barren sides and distinctive brown-gray color, and can be seen for miles. The mountain offers some of the best rock climbing in North Carolina, and the park's creeks and streams feature excellent brook trout fishing.
For those looking for a rugged experience, Stone Mountain offers four primitive campsites along Widow's Creek Trail. This trail is part of the Mountains-to-Sea State Trail , although the MST continues past a fork on the right, while the campsites are down the left path.