Shelby Farms
About
Shelby Farms is a park in Tennessee managed by the County of Shelby, about 4.6 miles from Germantown. It sits on the edge of the Memphis area, and a weather station just 1.5 miles away gives a good read on conditions in the park itself. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Memphis station show April highs around 73°F and October highs near 75°F, while July and August climb to about 91°F. Several trails and paddling routes lie close by. Chickasaw Trail is just 0.3 miles away, and Wolf River Trail Blue is about 1.4 miles out. Banjo Trail is roughly 2.7 miles off, and Fletcher Creek, about 3 miles away, offers canoeing.
Park size
4,071 acres
Inside this park
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Mar–May. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 63–81°F and lows of 40–59°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Memphis Wfo, TN weather station, 1.5 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan49° high30° low1 days with snow
- Feb54° high33° low1 days with snow
- Mar63° high40° low
- Apr73° high49° low
- May81° high59° low
- Jun88° high67° low
- Jul91° high71° low
- Aug91° high69° low
- Sep85° high62° low
- Oct75° high50° low
- Nov62° high39° low
- Dec52° high33° low
Where it is
- Shelby Farms · Public land
- Nearest town
- Germantown, Tennessee · 4.6 mi
Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- Chickasaw TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Wolf River Trail BlueHiking1.4 mi
- Wolf River Trail YellowHiking2.1 mi
- Banjo TrailHiking2.7 mi
- Fletcher CreekCanoeing3 mi
- Holmes Park Walking PathHiking3.6 mi
- Johns CreekCanoeing9.6 mi
- Nonconnah CreekCanoeing9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
