Continuing my September 2016 visit to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, I drove up Kennesaw Mountain Drive behind the visitor center to a parking area near the top of the mountain. The drive is open to private vehicles Monday through Friday. On the weekends, the park provides a shuttle service. Once at the parking area, I noticed the overlook was closed for renovation, but the short (about 800') trail to the summit was open to visitors. Although paved, the trail is too steep to be ADA compliant. Along the trail were several wayside signs and Confederate cannons. Once atop the mountain it is easy to see why it was once called the "Gibraltar of Georgia."
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| Overlook being refurbished |
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| Marietta and Stone Mountain from the parking area |
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| Atlanta from the parking area |
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| Part of a Confederate four gun artillery battery |
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| Paved trail to the summit |
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| Another Confederate cannon |
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| Still more artillery |
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| Stone bench along the relatively steep trail |
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| Rock outcroppings atop the mountain |
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| City of Kennesaw to the northwest |
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| Atlanta from the summit (18.5 miles) |
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| Stone Mountain from the summit (27.5 miles) |
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| More rock atop the summit |
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| Marietta to the southeast |
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| The crest of the mountain |
Entry to the park is free.
The park website is https://www.nps.gov/kemo.
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