The Murphey Candler Park Conversancy (MCPC) was formed by a group of concerned and like-minded neighbors, working with local government and the surrounding community, to help preserve and improve Murphey Candler Park. MCPC is an all-volunteer organization, which means that your financial support goes directly toward helping us improve the Park.
Murphey Candler Park is a 135-acre multi-use park located at 1551 West Nancy Creek Drive in northern DeKalb County and is the largest park in the City of Brookhaven. The park is currently operated by the City of Brookhaven Parks and Recreation Department. Park amenities include multi-use fields, tennis courts, a swimming pool, playgrounds, picnic areas, a lake, and trails. Youth sports are offered through baseball, softball and football programs that operate through the park. The lake is also home to canadian geese, mallards, other ducks and beavers.
BROOKHAVEN PARK BOND On November 6th, 2018 Brookhaven residents voted and passed the Park Bond. The benefits of the Park Bond to the homeowners of Brookhaven with major capital improvements to the parks throughout the City will provide an immediate impact on our community. The MCPC is working with the City to ensure the improvements to Murphey Candler Park help elevate our park system to the upper echelon in the State of Georgia.
Your Donation Dollars at Work The MCPC is proud to partner with the City of Brookhaven to bring a new playground for kids of all ages and abilities. The playground, located on the west side of the lake between the Historic Caretaker's Home and the pool is open for your enjoyment. A special thank you to Resurgens Charitable Foundation for the $75,000 grant combined with YOUR donation dollars to the MCPC helped make this playground a reality.
2023 Activities
MCPC Earth Day Social Fri, Apr 22
Music from The Trey Boyer Band. Food from Cafe at Pharr and Q'doba. Partner displays from CoB P&R and Police, Brookhaven Bike Alliance, Brookhaven Tree Conservancy, Chattahoochee Riverkeepers, EcoAddendum, GA Arborist Association, GA Audubon, GA Native Plant Society, GA State Univ Science - Water Quality Study, Keep Chamblee Beautiful (KCB), MCP Marlins Swim Team, Mushroom Club of GA, National Wildlife Federation, PARC of Brookhaven, Park Pride, CoB Community Gardens, The Daffodil Project, Trees Atlanta and War Eagle Rugby!!! Great weather, wonderful crowd and incredible partners!
Sweep the Hooch - Sat, Mar 26 was a HUGE success!
MCPC joined the Chattahoochee Riverkeepers with our 5th year of STH. We had 3 locations for clean-up within MCP: North Fork, MCP Lake and Nancy Creek. STH encourages residents, groups, students/scouts, businesses, churches, etc to get involved with the annual clean-up of the Chattahoochee watershed and it's tributaries, 12th year of STH / 5th year @ MCP.
Total Volunteers: 102 performing over 300 hours of watershed clean-up!
Pounds of Trash: 1,120
Pounds of Reclycing: 240
Five (5) Tires - HOW do tires keep getting into our park??? Recycled @ Firestone/Bridgestone
Volunteers from Audi Atlanta, CDC, Chamblee HS, GA Aquarium, GA State, Jim Ellis Automotive Group, North Atlanta Rotary, local Scout Troops and UPS Corporate!!!
Recent Volunteer Work: Volunteers have been excited to get back outdoors after this COVID mess. We expect to be back on our regular, quarterly schedule with a few, new items.
- Eagle Scout Projects continue from Troops 21, 232, 277, 379 and 434
* Candidate Hayden Humphrey, completed installation of Owls Boxes along the new Southern Trail and along the East/West trails around the wetlands.
* Candidate Trent Erhle, completed work on our 4th section of Trail Rehabilitation - on the East Park side below Brawley Drive
* Candidate Jansen Dacey, completed work on our 2nd section of Forest Trail Rehabilitation - on the West Park side between Navajo Trail and Hasty Court
* Candidate Will Smarr, continues work on our 3rd section of Forest Rehabilitation - on the East Park side below Candler Lake East and East Nancy Creek sharp curve
* Candidate Jack Stallworth, completed our 1st section of Forest Rehabilitation - on the West Park side below Navajo Trail and North of the 1st walking bridge.
* Three more candidates have started their Eagle Project paperwork with their Troops that will address Trail Rehab and Stormwater runoff and erosion.
Trail Rehab Goals: remove invasives, plant natives, mulch & border trail and finish with native tree and shrub tags for overall improvements & education. (native tree tags will be later)
- Sep 11, 2022 - 7 Volunteers from Jewish Family & Career Services (JFCS) came out to work on Mitzvah Day Service Projects and picked up trash and debris from the entire park
- Aug 14, 2022 - 36 Volunteers from multiple groups/Scouts/YMSL came out for our Quarterly Volunteer Day and picked up trash and debris from the entire park.
- July 18, 2022 - 36 Youth Volunteers from Peachtree Presbyterian Youth Group came out to clean our park thru their PPC Community Service Day
- Mar 27, 2022 - 24 Volunteers from Repair the World came out to work with Will Smarr on his Eagle Scout project
- Feb 26, 2022 - CoB Arbor Day Celebration provided 24 native trees from Trees Atlanta for planting along the newly improved lake spillway - Shumard Oaks, River Birch, Yellow Poplar and Sycamore trees were planted by 9 volunteers from Chamblee HS
- Feb 13, 2022 - Quarterly Volunteer Day - 96 volunteers / 285 hrs worked planted 125 native tree species primarily in the NW forest and stormwater area below Longbranch Ct
- Jan 15, 2022 - Park Pride helped coordinate a MLK Jr Service Day @ MCP, where 74 Cub Scouts from Decatur's Troop 175 split into five groups and worked throughout the park!!!
Please review the Events Tab for more info and use the Contact page if you are interested in performing service projects @ MCP - we have tools, gloves, bags, pickers/loppers, seven (7) wheelbarrows and three (3) canoes!!!
Murphey Candler Park is a 135-acre multi-use park located at 1551 West Nancy Creek Drive in northern DeKalb County and is the largest park in the City of Brookhaven. The park is currently operated by the City of Brookhaven Parks and Recreation Department. Park amenities include multi-use fields, tennis courts, a swimming pool, playgrounds, picnic areas, a lake, and trails. Youth sports are offered through baseball, softball and football programs that operate through the park. The lake is also home to canadian geese, mallards, other ducks and beavers.
BROOKHAVEN PARK BOND On November 6th, 2018 Brookhaven residents voted and passed the Park Bond. The benefits of the Park Bond to the homeowners of Brookhaven with major capital improvements to the parks throughout the City will provide an immediate impact on our community. The MCPC is working with the City to ensure the improvements to Murphey Candler Park help elevate our park system to the upper echelon in the State of Georgia.
Your Donation Dollars at Work The MCPC is proud to partner with the City of Brookhaven to bring a new playground for kids of all ages and abilities. The playground, located on the west side of the lake between the Historic Caretaker's Home and the pool is open for your enjoyment. A special thank you to Resurgens Charitable Foundation for the $75,000 grant combined with YOUR donation dollars to the MCPC helped make this playground a reality.
2023 Activities
MCPC Earth Day Social Fri, Apr 22
Music from The Trey Boyer Band. Food from Cafe at Pharr and Q'doba. Partner displays from CoB P&R and Police, Brookhaven Bike Alliance, Brookhaven Tree Conservancy, Chattahoochee Riverkeepers, EcoAddendum, GA Arborist Association, GA Audubon, GA Native Plant Society, GA State Univ Science - Water Quality Study, Keep Chamblee Beautiful (KCB), MCP Marlins Swim Team, Mushroom Club of GA, National Wildlife Federation, PARC of Brookhaven, Park Pride, CoB Community Gardens, The Daffodil Project, Trees Atlanta and War Eagle Rugby!!! Great weather, wonderful crowd and incredible partners!
Sweep the Hooch - Sat, Mar 26 was a HUGE success!
MCPC joined the Chattahoochee Riverkeepers with our 5th year of STH. We had 3 locations for clean-up within MCP: North Fork, MCP Lake and Nancy Creek. STH encourages residents, groups, students/scouts, businesses, churches, etc to get involved with the annual clean-up of the Chattahoochee watershed and it's tributaries, 12th year of STH / 5th year @ MCP.
Total Volunteers: 102 performing over 300 hours of watershed clean-up!
Pounds of Trash: 1,120
Pounds of Reclycing: 240
Five (5) Tires - HOW do tires keep getting into our park??? Recycled @ Firestone/Bridgestone
Volunteers from Audi Atlanta, CDC, Chamblee HS, GA Aquarium, GA State, Jim Ellis Automotive Group, North Atlanta Rotary, local Scout Troops and UPS Corporate!!!
Recent Volunteer Work: Volunteers have been excited to get back outdoors after this COVID mess. We expect to be back on our regular, quarterly schedule with a few, new items.
- Eagle Scout Projects continue from Troops 21, 232, 277, 379 and 434
* Candidate Hayden Humphrey, completed installation of Owls Boxes along the new Southern Trail and along the East/West trails around the wetlands.
* Candidate Trent Erhle, completed work on our 4th section of Trail Rehabilitation - on the East Park side below Brawley Drive
* Candidate Jansen Dacey, completed work on our 2nd section of Forest Trail Rehabilitation - on the West Park side between Navajo Trail and Hasty Court
* Candidate Will Smarr, continues work on our 3rd section of Forest Rehabilitation - on the East Park side below Candler Lake East and East Nancy Creek sharp curve
* Candidate Jack Stallworth, completed our 1st section of Forest Rehabilitation - on the West Park side below Navajo Trail and North of the 1st walking bridge.
* Three more candidates have started their Eagle Project paperwork with their Troops that will address Trail Rehab and Stormwater runoff and erosion.
Trail Rehab Goals: remove invasives, plant natives, mulch & border trail and finish with native tree and shrub tags for overall improvements & education. (native tree tags will be later)
- Sep 11, 2022 - 7 Volunteers from Jewish Family & Career Services (JFCS) came out to work on Mitzvah Day Service Projects and picked up trash and debris from the entire park
- Aug 14, 2022 - 36 Volunteers from multiple groups/Scouts/YMSL came out for our Quarterly Volunteer Day and picked up trash and debris from the entire park.
- July 18, 2022 - 36 Youth Volunteers from Peachtree Presbyterian Youth Group came out to clean our park thru their PPC Community Service Day
- Mar 27, 2022 - 24 Volunteers from Repair the World came out to work with Will Smarr on his Eagle Scout project
- Feb 26, 2022 - CoB Arbor Day Celebration provided 24 native trees from Trees Atlanta for planting along the newly improved lake spillway - Shumard Oaks, River Birch, Yellow Poplar and Sycamore trees were planted by 9 volunteers from Chamblee HS
- Feb 13, 2022 - Quarterly Volunteer Day - 96 volunteers / 285 hrs worked planted 125 native tree species primarily in the NW forest and stormwater area below Longbranch Ct
- Jan 15, 2022 - Park Pride helped coordinate a MLK Jr Service Day @ MCP, where 74 Cub Scouts from Decatur's Troop 175 split into five groups and worked throughout the park!!!
Please review the Events Tab for more info and use the Contact page if you are interested in performing service projects @ MCP - we have tools, gloves, bags, pickers/loppers, seven (7) wheelbarrows and three (3) canoes!!!
