Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
55 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Selby Township
Selby Township has 138 acres of parks, 66 for every 1,000 residents
2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Selby Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 66% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
170 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
138 ac
66 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
66%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Selby Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Selby Township is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Selby Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land66 acres of park per 1,000 residents (138 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home66% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 43%
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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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
City Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lake Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
White City Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
170 conserved acres
1% of Selby Township’s land. Who manages Selby Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources56 ac
Town or city54 ac
Regional Water Districts40 ac
State conservation20 ac
Private owners20 ac
State Conservation Area · 76 acConservation Easement · 59 acLocal Park · 54 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 40 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake DePue State Fish and Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 56 | Open |
| Myers Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Myer Woods Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | Private owners | 20 | Closed |
| White City Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Selby Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Selby Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Selby Township: April and July to 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 36 | 48 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 49 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Selby Township →
Next door
Selby Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Leepertown Township8.2 miPrinceton Township3.7 miHall Township2.9 miSelby Township2.3 miBerlin Township2.3 miDe Pue1.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selby Township | 1% | 0.1 | 66 | 66% | C+ |
| Princeton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hall Township | 2% | 0.1 | 13 | 71% | C+ |
| Berlin Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Leepertown Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| De Pue | 2% | 0.7 | 22 | 82% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Selby Township
How much of Selby Township is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Illinois town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Selby Township’s trails?
Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area and City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Selby Township?
12,299 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Selby Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 138 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Selby Township have?
Ahead of 43% 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 Selby Township 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 →