1
Hanna Park
Managed by City of Shelby
46 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Shelby
Shelby, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.9% of Shelby is conserved land, roughly 557 acres. There are about 3.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Hanna Park (1.6 mi) and Shelby City Park (1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Shelby, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Shelby outdoors
Conserved land
3.9%
557 of 14,263 acres
Trails
3.8 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
10
25 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
3.6 mi
0.5 mi lanes · 3.2 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Shelby City Park
Managed by City of Shelby
172 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Holly Oak Park
Managed by City of Shelby
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Kings Road Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
Hanna Park46 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · City of Shelby
Shelby City Park172 acres · 1 mi of trail · City of Shelby
Palmer Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Holly Oak Park17 acres · City of Shelby
Kings Road Park12 acres
Plaster Park8 acres · City of Shelby
Optimist Park4 acres · City of Shelby
Ezra Bridges Park4 acres
Jefferson Park2 acres
Moose Park2 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Shelby
Showing 1–10 of 13 playgrounds
McDonald's PlayPlace
Pleasant City Church Playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Hanna Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
557 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 4 of 13 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths3.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis27
- Baseball19
- Soccer7
- Football3
- Basketball2
- Softball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Shelby
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 273 acLocal Other or Unknown 141 acLocal Recreation Area 92 acState Other or Unknown 51 ac
Showing 1–10 of 13 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby City ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 209 | Open |
| Cleveland County Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 102 | Access unknown |
| City of Shelby - Hanna ParkLocal Recreation Area | Not recorded | 71 | Access unknown |
| NC Department of Transportation Mitigation SiteState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 51 | Access unknown |
| Holly Oak ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| City of Shelby Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 39 | Access unknown |
| City of Shelby - Hickory Creek ParkLocal Recreation Area | Not recorded | 16 | Open |
| Plaster ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Optimist ParkLocal Park | Private owners | 6 | Open |
| City of Shelby - Moose ParkLocal Recreation Area | Not recorded | 5 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Fallen Heroes MemorialStone
East Side CemeteryCemetery
Elizabeth CemeteryCemetery
Ross Grove CemeteryCemetery
Sunset CemeteryCemetery
Webb Memorial LawnsCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Shelby's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 25.6-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.