Photo: Sociotard · CC BY 3.0Shelley has 17 acres of parks, 3.3 for every 1,000 residents
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Shelley.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns · #52 of 59 in Idaho. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Shelley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Shelley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shelley is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns, #52 of 59 in Idaho. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Idaho towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Shelley’s 1% is ahead of 16% of Idaho towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
13 conserved acres
1% of Shelley’s land. Who manages Shelley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Down Lloyd Field Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Curt Brinkman Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Pillsbury Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
12 places to go in Shelley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.2 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 Shelley: May, June, August and September
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 36 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 87 | 85 | 75 | 60 | 44 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
July is the driest month (0.5 in) and the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 1.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Shelley →
Questions about parks and trails in Shelley
How much of Shelley is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 2% for an Idaho town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Shelley’s trails?
Dawn Lloyd Field and Curtis Brinkman Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Shelley?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Shelley?
21,357 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shelley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Shelley have?
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #52 of 59 in Idaho. 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 Shelley 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 →