Photo: Derek Oyen · CC BY-SA 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Shell
1% of Shell’s land is conserved, about 10 acres. 5.2 miles of mapped trail cross Shell, 4.6 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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10 conserved acres
1% of Shell’s land. Who manages Shell’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worland Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 10 | Open |
1 places to go in Shell
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
The best walking months in Shell: May, June, 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 37 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 78 | 88 | 86 | 74 | 59 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 1.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Shell →
Questions about parks and trails in Shell
Is there public land near Shell?
147,125 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shell or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Shell 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 →