Black Rock Mountain State Park is located on Black Rock Mountain Parkway, 3 miles north of Clayton, GA off US Hwy 441. The park consists of 1,743 acres and features fishing for bream, catfish, bass, perch and trout on the 17 acre lake.
Hikers can explore 11 miles of trails including the 7.2-mile James E. Edmonds Backcountry Trail, named in honor of one of the park’s first rangers. The trail offers both day hiking and backpack camping. In laurel-filled coves, the trail follows cascading streams with small waterfalls. In the northernmost section of the park, the it climbs to the summit of Lookoff Mountain and offers a stunning vista of Wolffork Valley and surrounding mountain ranges.
Black Rock Lake loop is a gently rolling .85-mile loop that is rated “easy” and is perfectly suited for beginners. Wooden bridges cross Taylor Creek and Greasy Creek, the two cascading streams that feed Black Rock Lake, and an 80-foot bridge spans Cricket Cove on the lake’s southwest corner. A wheelchair-accessible pier adjacent to Turtle Rock allows anglers a chance to fish. In addition, several tables along shady Taylor Creek offer the perfect location for a creek-side picnic.
Black Rock Mountain State Park, named for its sheer cliffs of dark-colored biotite gneiss, encompasses some of the most outstanding country in Georgia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Located astride the Eastern Continental Divide at an altitude of 3,640 feet. There is a Visitor's Center at its summit. North Georgia Mountains Outdoors blog sponsored by High Flight Designs. All information and photos posted on this blog are copyrighted by High Flight Designs and may not be used without prior written permission.
