During the Civil War Atlanta was a major supply center for the Confederate army with train tracks radiating out in all directions. To protect the city from Sherman’s army, which was advancing south from Chattanooga, the Confederate army dug in on top of the Kennesaw mountains. After fierce and bloody fighting in late June 1864 the Union army was able skirt the mountain, cross the Chattahoochee River and siege Atlanta, leading to the end of the war.
The visitor center is accessible. The theater has room for wheelchairs at the ends of the aisles but the floor is slanted steeply downhill. None of the trails are paved and most are hilly so accessibility is very limited. With help it’s possible to take the trail at Cheatham Hill far enough to see the Illinois Monument and view the hillside that the Union soldiers ran up to storm the “Dead Angle”. The shuttle bus that runs on weekends to the overlook on Kennesaw Mountain Drive is accessible.
The visitor center parking lot has long RV/bus spaces. Kennesaw Mountain Drive is closed to all vehicles, except the shuttle bus, on weekends. The Mountain Drive is narrow and winding and I would not recommend driving it with a large RV. The other park roads are fine for any RV. Park
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