Patillo Park (Decatur-DeKalb YMCA)
Mountain Industrial Blvd. @ E. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Stone Mountain / Tucker area
field status: 404-687-2518 (or 404-377-0241 x2518)
This page was
updated 03/29/10

Patillo Park is located in the Stone Mountain / Tucker area, within a few minutes of Tucker's Granite Drive soccer fields.

Here's an overview of the trip. Here's a closer view. Patillo Park isn't marked, but it's at the center of the map, just above and to the left of the intersection of E Ponce de Leon and Mountain Industrial Blvd (the yellow road running north / south through the center of the map).

Approximate driving time: MNP - 35 minutes; start with step 2 below. UQP - 50 minutes.

Driving directions:

  1. Take I-75 South to exit #259A: I-285 East (Augusta/Greenville). The I-285 exit has 3 lanes; get in the center or right lane to head east.

  2. Take I-285 East for 19-20 miles (past the "Spaghetti Junction" interchange).

  3. Take exit #39B: SR 410 / Stone Mountain Freeway / US 78 / Snellville / Athens. This is a cloverleaf exit and will put you onto US Highway 78 heading east / northeast (outside I-285).

  4. Stay on US 78 for 3.6 miles until you reach exit #4: Mountain Industrial Boulevard.

  5. Turn right at the end of the interchange onto Mountain Industrial Boulevard.

  6. Stay on Mountain Industrial for approximately 0.5 miles. The park is located on the right at the intersection of Mountain Industrial & E. Ponce de Leon Avenue. The entrance is just before the intersection; it's easy to miss it!