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=Panola Mountain State Park= =Vaughter's Farm= 3350 Klondike Rd Lithonia, GA 30038 Panola Mountain State Park--Vaughter's Farm webpage Panola Mountain State Park--Vaughter's Farm map

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Panola Mountain SP--Vaughter's Farm
Coordinates: 33.68424, -84.11548 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Panola Mountain State Park--Vaughter's Farm
This is the last remaining dairy farm landscape in a county that was once renowned for its dairy farming. S.B. Vaughters bought the 144-acre farm for $4,230 and built the house and barn in 1947. He raised cattle for dairy and beef through the 1980s. Mr. Vaughters, who also taught vocational agriculture at Murphy Candler School, built the family home across Klondike Road out of local granite with the help of a seventh-grade student. The farmland includes granite outcrops and the headwaters of Stephenson Creek which flows into the South River. Vaughters’ Farm is part of Panola Mountain State Park and the farmhouse has been restored for the headquarters of the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area.

Vaughter's Farm Meadow Loop Trail
The Vaughters’ Farm Meadow Loop is a 1.25-mile trail which was completed thanks to a generous grant from REI. This easy unpaved trail is perfect for a quick getaway and offers unbeatable views of the Vaughters’ Barn, rolling hills, and grassy meadows.

The new trail can be accessed from the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance trailhead at 3366 Klondike Road (near #3 on the Arabia Mountain PATH (AMP) map). After parking, use the crosswalk to reach the AMP. Head towards Vaughters Barn and step off the paved trail. Go around the barn and look for a large wooden marker with an orange blaze. Follow the wooden posts around the meadow for a picturesque loop through the field. From Panola Mountain State Park--Vaughter's Farm webpage



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L3368987 US US-GA US-GA-089 33.68424 -84.11548 Panola Mountain SP--Vaughter's Farm