Great Stone Door

Nicole Wade

2024-04

Part of South Cumberland State Park. Parking lot for both Stone Door and Laurel Falls. Ranger station and flush toilets. Small gift shop with park/hike items. Trails are well maintained, pet and kid friendly. Laurel Falls is under a mile with some slope, steps, and rocks/roots. To the door is a mile trip there, first 0.3 mile paved to an overlook, then rock/root trail that dips to creek before raise out to rock outcropping. No railings or safety nets, to keep kids and pets close. Drop offs are cool to view, open gulf views. Fairly busy trail, with families and small groups. Easier side of moderate. Parking free. Some hike in primitive camps sites available.

Jessica Day

2023-12

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Trevor Thompson (interwebTREV)

2023-09

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Betsy Anders

2023-07

About 2 miles round trip to the stone door and back. Beautiful outlooks!! I absolutely loved it. Toilets at the beginning of the trail and tiny gift shop. Watch out for snakes, this area has lots of them. Look under rocks and on the other side of logs.

Colleen S

2023-05

A bit of a hike to get here, but walking path to the "Stone Door" is not too bad. Overlook areas along the way are pretty nice view. Not really sure why it is called the Stone Door, should really be called the Stone Stairway. The climb up and down the stairway is steep and some steps are pretty narrow, so could be hazardous if you are not careful, especially if it were wet, but overall thought it was worth the walk.

johnnyshortsleeves

2023-05

South Cumberland State Park is a fantastic park. The Stone Door portion is just one of several, but it is a favorite of mine. The door itself is a crevice formed by the separation of the rock near the bluff that leads to one of the many hiking trails into the Savage Gulf. Rock stairs have been placed to make scrambling up and down easier.That said, the highlight of this area is the bluff overlook itself. It is one of the best overlooks in the state. The view over the gulf is breathtaking, especially in the fall. I hesitate to rave about it as I like to have it to myself.The hike to the Stone Door is an easy, mostly level 1 mile with an overlook deck at approximately .3 miles in, keep going, the bluff overlook is a hundred times better.

Eddie Mikhail

2024-05

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Talitha Maxwell

2018-05

My husband and I hiked to the Great Stone Door soon after we hiked the Greeter Falls trail. This one is also a beautiful spot. The trail is somewhat strenuous and has spots that can be dangerous if you're not careful. There are lots of cliffs and rocky crevices, so please watch your step. But it's lots of fun and exciting. The Stone Door itself is beautiful. It's steep and narrow, so be prepared to walk gingerly and if you walk down the steps it's a long way back up. So make sure your physically fit for it.

Brandi Beech

2020-05

Very well maintained area. We even saw a precious couple doing their engagement photos. The overlooks in the fall are gorgeous. Not a super intense hike, the stone door stairs are steep so be careful.

Linda Becar

2023-05

Spectacular views as always. The Stone Door is a wonderful masterpiece either mother nature or nature American made. Can be slippery because of the dripping water. But it's so worth going down and coming back up.

Phi Nguyen

2021-05

Very easy trail. Gorgeous views. Dog friendly. There was a color blind viewer, which I can’t confirm how well it works because I’m not color blind, but it is a sweet gesture regardless. It gave a somewhat red hue when looking through for me.

eric pierce

2018-05

Beautiful and unique area with two impressive overlooks and a waterfall. The Laurel Gorge overlook, the first of the two, can be reached by a paved, ADA accessible path, while a dirt path continues on to the Stone Door Overlook. The hike is under two miles out and back, and very easy. The Stone Door has several exposed cliffs and sink holes, so care should be taken, especially with children

j. Keith

2023-05

This trail is a popular part of South Cumberland State Park. The Great Stone Door walk is partially paved and the rest is so well packed, it may as well be so am easy walk for the whole family.

Ms Moon

2019-05

Such a beautiful trail with amazing view. Hiking with group or couple would be a great experience. I'm not recommend hiking with kids under 5 tho. I mean you can do but it's not safe, just my opinion.

Tina Guegold

2020-05

Scenic hike with dramatic views and overlooks. You can keep it simple with the 1 mile hike to the Stone Door or keep going down the wooden steps at the bottom of the Stone Door for more rugged hiking and rock outcroppings. Either way, it's well worth the hike.

Amy Underwood

2021-05

We decided on a family picnic and hike 😁This was almost 15 miles of hiking with 8 Adults and 6 kids ages 9 to 1 year old !!It was a beautiful 😍 hike 🚶‍♂️ a little difficult with kids. Some areas are really close to the edge and you really need to watch your feet . Its Definitely a place I would visit and explore more !!!

Amber Gibson

2023-09

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Lars Schlanbusch

2023-05

Beautiful scenery, and nice trails. I did have a small issue finding where the trais started though. Maybe it was just me, or the signs could have been a little better.

J Cruz

2024-04

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Susan Storey

2021-05

Nice easy walk. The view is spectacular. And at laurel bluff lookout they have a viewing binocular so if you're color blind you can see the colors.

West

2021-05

Amazing overlooks on a very nice, well maintained trail. Didn't have time to make it down the steps to the stone door, but it looked really cool from above.

Batman Wayne

2020-05

So pretty!! Gorgeous views!!! Stairs were wet, broken, kind of narrow, but definitely worth the trip!!

Troy Amer

2021-05

Very easy hike to get to this place. The views are incredible! Stay awhile, it's a perfect place to recharge.

Cheryl Dean

2023-05

Love the short, easy 1 mile hike to the Stone Door overlook! BEAUTIFUL VIEWS!! So peaceful.

Kaleb East

2019-05

This was a REALLY cool trail to explore and hike! Very well maintained and clean. The lookout points were just breathtaking to see. The actual stone door steps were really unique as well. It was cool how they went in between two rock walls. Felt like I was walking into a scene from Lord Of The Rings! Definitely cannot wait to come back again soon and do some more exploring! Check out my videos attached to see some of the lookout points that you walk up to

Eric Vanhoozier

2020-05

Great easy hike. Not much in the way of elevation change. And the cliff view is well worth the walk.

Brett Michaels

2022-05

Magnificent views. Lots of fun scrambling if you want it, it an easy trail if you don’t.

Jes Cleland

2021-05

Great climbing, great hiking, amazing views and just really pretty all around.

Trevor Trainer

2019-05

Fun and short hike with the kid. Extremely hot day but the breeze on the staircase helped!

Bowen by A

2023-11

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