Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United Sates Fish and Wildlife Service
24,711 acres23.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Marble Creek Bridge · Photo: Dopey4949 · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Shelby Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Shelby Township
The biggest trail networks: Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge (23.8 mi). 27 miles of mapped trail cross Shelby Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 69.1 sq mi of land
Trails
27 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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The longest trail network is Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge, with 23.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
1 places to go in Shelby Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Shelby Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Shelby Township
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 43 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 67 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Shelby Township →
Next door
Shelby Township and its neighbors
Shelby Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Johnson Township58 miShelby Township27 miMonroe Township24 miOtter Creek Township7.3 miBigger Township5.3 miCampbell Township3.1 miBrown Township1.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Otter Creek Township | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Brown Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Monroe Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Johnson Township | 17% | 1.1 | 1,584 | 63% | A |
| Campbell Township | 8% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Bigger Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Shelby Township
Where can I hike in Shelby Township?
The longest trail networks: Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge, 23.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Shelby Township’s trails?
Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Shelby Township?
7,380 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shelby Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Shelby 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 →