Wade-Walker Park

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Wade-Walker Park is a 177-acre park with sports fields, hiking and biking trails, pavilions, and a fishing pier near Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States. [1] In 2005, the park underwent a $2.5 million upgrade. [1] The park is located at 5585 Rockbridge Road, at the intersection of Rockbridge with Stone Mountain Lithonia Road. [1]

Athletics

Wade-Walker Park is home to many sports and activities for the youth of the Stone Mountain and surrounding areas such as football, soccer, and cheer-leading.

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  1. 1 2 3 [Wade-Walker gets face-lift Park will have more activities] March 24, 2005 Atlanta Journal-Constitution page JB5, Word Count: 402

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