WHERE TO STAY

As I have my own bed in Atlanta I cannot recommend a specific choice, but the AAA Tour Guide rankings follow the name of places near the park (no diamonds = no listing).

On Six Flags Drive (within walking distance - remember you can walk back and forth to your room and save the parking fee) is a Sleep Inn uuu and a Wingate Inn uuu, with the Wingate a few steps closer to the park.  The old Days Inn lost it's franchise status during the 2006-7 off season so if you just want a cheap room it's $39.99/night (a banner on the property states this and there is no other name/sign visible) - call 770-941-1400 for reservations (while I'm not recommending it it's the only way to contact them). 

Not really within walking distance at the 2nd Six Flags Drive exit West is a Baymont Inn (formerly a LaQuinta).  Check to see if they continue the LaQuinta policy of shuttling guests to and from the park.

For campers, the Arrowhead Campground has closed, so now the best option is the state-run John Tanner Campground at exit 11, about 35 miles from the park and really not a bad drive.

A Mark Inn is located across the highway and used to look like a very cheap motel. but after a recent clean up it may actually be a steal of a deal.

One exit away to the west, on Thornton Road in Austell, Georgia, are a Motel6, Country Inn Suites, Fairfield by Marriott, Hampton Inn uuu, Shoneys' Inn, and a Budget Inn. Plus I've had lots of positive comments about the Comfort Inn uuu,in Douglasville, another exit west, and there are plenty of options as you travel further west out Interstate 20.

Due to various concerns I would avoid staying at any one of the numerous places on Fulton Industrial Boulevard which are all touted as close to Six Flags - it's an industrial area that tends to be unpleasant after dark. There have been improvements at some of the properties, specifically the Travelodge, but on the whole I wouldn't recommend staying in the neighborhood.

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