Seltzer Park
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: User:OHWiki · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Shelby
Shelby has 63 acres of parks, 7.1 for every 1,000 residents
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Shelby, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Shelby’s land is conserved, about 54 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #639 of 993 in Ohio. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
54 acres · of 6.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
63 ac
7.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Shelby?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Shelby have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shelby is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #639 of 993 in Ohio. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Shelby’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land7.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (63 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home90% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 38%
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Ohio towns of 2,500+ (993)Ahead of 36%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to C+. 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
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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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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
McBride Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
54 conserved acres
1% of Shelby’s land. Who manages Shelby’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city54 ac
Local Park · 35 acLocal Recreation Area · 18 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seltzer Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Conley Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Rabold Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Vets Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Ball Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Water Tower Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Mcbride Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Black Fork Commons Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Easterline Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Shelby
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Shelby
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 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
12Baseball
10Tennis
2Football
1Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Shelby: 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 47 | 61 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Shelby →
Next door
Shelby and its neighbors
Shelby has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby | 1% | 0.1 | 7 | 90% | C+ |
| Sharon Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 82% | C |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 30% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Shelby
How much of Shelby is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Shelby’s trails?
Seltzer Park and McBride Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Shelby?
2,467 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shelby or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 63 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Shelby have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #639 of 993 in Ohio. 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 Shelby 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 →