Toccoa River Park
Managed by City of McCaysville
5 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Thomson M · CC BY 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in McCaysville
Few parks or trails are on the map in McCaysville
The biggest trail networks: Toccoa River Park (0.6 mi). 5 acres are parks and preserves, 3.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross McCaysville, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
3.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does McCaysville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, McCaysville is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of McCaysville’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4BPark land3.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home46% of residents within a half mile of a park · GA 56% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 24%
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Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so McCaysville’s under 1% is ahead of 1% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 77% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in McCaysville. 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 D 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Toccoa River Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
3 places to go in McCaysville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in McCaysville
McCaysville City Park PlaygroundIn Toccoa River Park
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in McCaysville
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in McCaysville: April to August
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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 60 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
October is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in McCaysville →
Next door
McCaysville and its neighbors
McCaysville has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCaysville | under 1% | 0.5 | 3 | 46% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in McCaysville
Where can I hike in McCaysville?
The longest trail networks: Toccoa River Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of McCaysville is conserved land?
under 1% 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 McCaysville’s trails?
Toccoa River Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near McCaysville?
14,033 acres of parks and open public land lie inside McCaysville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does McCaysville have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 McCaysville 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 →