Stephens Park
Park
32 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Brick Store · Photo: Mailsmc · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Social Circle
6% of Social Circle’s land is conserved: 608 acres
3.1 miles of mapped trail cross Social Circle, 0.2 per square mile of land. 57% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 66 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #88 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
608 acres · of 15.9 sq mi of land
Trails
3.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
66 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
57%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Social Circle have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Social Circle is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #88 of 264 in Georgia. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Social Circle’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (66 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home57% 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 50%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 67%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Social Circle’s 6% is ahead of 85% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 48% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Friendship Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
608 conserved acres
6% of Social Circle’s land. Who manages Social Circle’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources478 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits310 ac
County33 ac
Town or city27 ac
Unknown Easement · 318 acState Other or Unknown · 239 acConservation Easement · 231 acLocal Park · 53 acLocal Recreation Area · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 308 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walton Public Dove Field & Hatchery State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 239 | Open |
| South Walton Park Local Park | County | 28 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| John T Burks Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Stephens Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Social Circle Friendship Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
7 places to go in Social Circle
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Social Circle
Windsong Swimming Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Social Circle
Post Office Park
DirectionsWindsong Playground
DirectionsPlus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Vine Circle0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
9Baseball
9Tennis
2Soccer
2Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Social Circle Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1980
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Social Circle: 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) | 54 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 74 | 64 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
May is the driest month (3.4 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 Social Circle →
Questions about parks and trails in Social Circle
Where can I hike in Social Circle?
The longest trail networks: Friendship Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Social Circle is conserved land?
6% 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 Social Circle’s trails?
Stephens Park and Friendship Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Social Circle?
7,941 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Social Circle or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 305 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Social Circle have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #88 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 Social Circle 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 →