Timm Preserve
Managed by St. Joseph County
89 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Florence Township
Florence Township has 88 acres of parks, 60 for every 1,000 residents
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Florence Township.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
135 acres · of 33.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
88 ac
60 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Florence Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Florence Township is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Florence Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MI town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MI 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land60 acres of park per 1,000 residents (88 acres) · MI 33 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home4% of residents within a half mile of a park · MI 50% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 24%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Florence Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
135 conserved acres
1% of Florence Township’s land. Who manages Florence Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)135 ac
Conservation Easement · 135 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 135 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Florence Township: April and July to 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 46 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Florence Township →
Next door
Florence Township and its neighbors
Florence Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 60 | 4% | C− |
| Constantine Township | 9% | under 0.1 | 501 | 56% | B |
| White Pigeon Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 41 | 52% | C+ |
| Sherman Township | 1% | 0.1 | 42 | 26% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Florence Township
How much of Florence Township is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Michigan town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Florence Township’s trails?
Timm Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Florence Township?
6,997 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Florence Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 88 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Florence Township have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Florence Township 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 →