Shoal Creek Park II
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Candler-McAfee
Candler-McAfee has 151 acres of parks, 7.2 for every 1,000 residents
72% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Candler-McAfee’s land is conserved, about 139 acres.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #180 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
139 acres · of 7.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
151 ac
7.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Candler-McAfee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Candler-McAfee is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #180 of 264 in Georgia. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Candler-McAfee’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land7.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (151 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home72% of residents within a half mile of a park · GA 56% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 29%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 32%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Candler-McAfee’s 3% is ahead of 65% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 4% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Candler-McAfee. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
139 conserved acres
3% of Candler-McAfee’s land. Who manages Candler-McAfee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County141 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government5 ac
Local Park · 99 acLocal Recreation Area · 47 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoal Creek Park Local Park | County | 62 | Open |
| N. H. Scott Recreation Center Local Recreation Area | County | 47 | Open |
| Buena Vista Park Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| Alexander Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| Dawn Drive Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
| Shoal Creek Park Expansion Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Starmount McAfee Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Langsdale Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Candler-McAfee
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Candler-McAfee
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
5Tennis
3Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Candler-McAfee: April and May
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 74 | 64 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
October is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.9 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Candler-McAfee →
Next door
Candler-McAfee and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candler-McAfee | 3% | under 0.1 | 7 | 72% | C |
| Atlanta | 6% | 0.8 | 10 | 94% | A− |
| Belvedere Park | 2% | 0.1 | 5 | 78% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Candler-McAfee
How much of Candler-McAfee is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Georgia town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Candler-McAfee’s trails?
Shoal Creek Park II doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Candler-McAfee?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Candler-McAfee?
17,188 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Candler-McAfee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 151 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Candler-McAfee have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #180 of 264 in Georgia. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Candler-McAfee neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →