Photo: Don Woods · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Selbyville
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Selbyville. 5% of Selbyville’s land is conserved, about 132 acres.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Selbyville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Selbyville is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Delaware towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 13%; the U.S., 4%), so Selbyville’s 5% is ahead of 8% of Delaware towns, while its trails per square mile lead 8% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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132 conserved acres
5% of Selbyville’s land. Who manages Selbyville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 9 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selbyville Middle School Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 28 | Unknown |
| Strawberry Ridge Private Conservation | Town or city | 25 | Unknown |
| Lighthouse Crossing Private Conservation | Town or city | 21 | Unknown |
| Southern Delaware School of the Arts Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 18 | Unknown |
| Buntings Mill Private Conservation | Town or city | 13 | Unknown |
| Mill Pond Private Conservation | Town or city | 12 | Unknown |
| Phillip Showell Elementary School Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 10 | Unknown |
| Lower Sussex Pop Warner Football Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Unknown |
| Cemetary Road Acquisition Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
1 places to go in Selbyville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 lakes & rivers
2.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Selbyville: April to June
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 48 | 55 | 65 | 73 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 50 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.7 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Selbyville →
Questions about parks and trails in Selbyville
How much of Selbyville is conserved land?
5% of its land, against a typical 13% for a Delaware town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Selbyville?
2.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.7 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Selbyville?
2,427 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Selbyville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Selbyville have?
Ahead of 12% 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 Selbyville neighbors.
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 →