Moses Shane Memorial Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Steve Meirowsky (Wikipedia) (Flickr) · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Florence
Few parks or trails are on the map in Florence
17 acres are parks and preserves, 32 per 1,000 residents. 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Grandview Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Water Tower Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
1 places to go in Florence
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Picnic areas in Florence
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Florence
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 91 | 90 | 82 | 70 | 56 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Florence →
Next door
Florence and its neighbors
Florence has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fairplay Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Florence
Are dogs allowed on Florence’s trails?
Moses Shane Memorial Park and Grandview Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Florence?
28 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Florence or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Florence 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 →