Photo: Skye Marthaler · CC BY-SA 3.0Selmer has 72 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Selmer’s land is conserved, about 72 acres. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Selmer, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #95 of 177 in Tennessee. What drives it
How much outdoors does Selmer have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Selmer is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #95 of 177 in Tennessee. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Few Tennessee towns conserve much land (a typical one, 1%; the U.S., 4%), so Selmer’s 1% is ahead of 41% of Tennessee towns, while its trails per square mile lead 54% 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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72 conserved acres
1% of Selmer’s land. Who manages Selmer’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patriot Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 63 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
0.0 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.
May is the best month for walking in Selmer
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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 80 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 74 | 62 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.6 |
October is the driest month (3.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.7 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Selmer →
Questions about parks and trails in Selmer
How much of Selmer is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 1% for a Tennessee town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Selmer?
2,310 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Selmer or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 72 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Selmer have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #95 of 177 in Tennessee. 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 Selmer 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 →