Stage Stop Park
Managed by City of Selma
17 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Selma
Selma has 7.4 miles of mapped trails, 1.5 for every square mile of land
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Stage Stop Park (0.8 mi), John S. Harrison Park (0.5 mi). 354 acres are parks and preserves, 31 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #96 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
12 acres · of 5.0 sq mi of land
Trails
7.4 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
354 ac
31 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.5 mi
2.3 mi lanes · 2.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Selma?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Selma have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Selma is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #96 of 642 in Texas. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Selma’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%C−Trails1.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land31 acres of park per 1,000 residents (354 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home95% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 74%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 85%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Selma’s under 1% is ahead of 21% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 94% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Stage Stop Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
John S. Harrison Park
Managed by City of Selma
12 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Kensington Ranch Park
Park
24 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
FM 1518 Park
Managed by City of Selma
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Stage Stop Park17 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · City of Selma
John S. Harrison Park12 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · City of Selma
Kensington Ranch Park24 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Davenport Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Selma
FM 1518 Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Selma
Who protects it
12 conserved acres
under 1% of Selma’s land. Who manages Selma’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city23 ac
Conservation Easement · 10 acLocal Park · 10 acLocal Recreation Area · 2 acRecreation or Education Easement · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stage Stop Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Olympia Hills Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Fm 1518 Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Davenport Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Selma
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Selma
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.1 miUnpaved · 2.3 mi
Bell Ln0.3 mi
Utopia Boulevard0.2 mi
El Monte Boulevard0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
2Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Selma
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 87 | 92 | 95 | 96 | 90 | 83 | 72 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Selma →
Next door
Selma and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selma | under 1% | 1.5 | 31 | 95% | B+ |
| Universal City | 12% | 2.8 | 23 | 99% | A+ |
| Schertz | 3% | 0.9 | 24 | 92% | A− |
| Live Oak | 4% | 0.4 | 12 | 84% | B |
| San Antonio | 10% | 0.7 | 21 | 76% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Selma
Where can I hike in Selma?
The longest trail networks: Stage Stop Park, 0.8 miles; John S. Harrison Park, 0.5 miles; Kensington Ranch Park, 0.2 miles; FM 1518 Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Selma is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Texas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Selma’s trails?
Stage Stop Park and John S. Harrison Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Selma?
4.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of painted or protected lanes and 2.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Selma?
6,566 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Selma or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 354 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Selma have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #96 of 642 in Texas. 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 Selma 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 →