Our final Georgia National Park Service site was Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. The battle at Kennesaw Mountain occurred shortly before Sherman’s march on Atlanta and on to the Georgia coast.
Address and Location
You’ll find Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park at 900 Kennesaw Mountain Drive in Kennesaw, Georgia. The Visitor’s Center has a decent-sized parking lot, but it fills up quickly. You can also park in overflow parking down the road.
Cost
Admission and parking at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park are free. Additionally, the park offers a shuttle up the mountain. It costs $3 for adults 12 and over. Kids ages 6-11 are $1.50. 6 and below are free.
What to do
We headed into the Visitor’s Center to get our NPS stamp. The rangers were very helpful and informative and gave us a good hiking recommendation. We wandered into the museum and joined a guided museum tour. It was pretty informative. The museum also has some interesting artifacts.
Kennesaw Mountain also offers lots of hiking options and a variety of trails. You can hike over the battlefield and up Kennesaw Mountain. If you plan to hike, be aware that Kennesaw Mountain is an actual mountain. The trail is pretty steep, rocky, and uneven. If you have any accessibility or ability concerns, take the shuttle. You’ll find a nice overlook at the top of Kennesaw Mountain with gorgeous views of Atlanta. If you want to walk the battle lines, know that they’re pretty hard to follow on the mountain.
Georgia National Park Service sites: Ocmulgee National Monument | Andersonville National Historic Site | Jimmy Carter National Historic Site | Fort Pulaski National Monument | Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park | Our weekend in the Golden Isles | Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site | Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
