Hemphill Park
Managed by City of Florence MS
37 acres0.5 mi of trail
No dogs
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Roastedbeanz1 · CC BY 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Florence
Few parks or trails are on the map in Florence
The biggest trail networks: Hemphill Park (0.5 mi). 17% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Florence, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #77 of 101 in Mississippi. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
46 acres · of 8.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
46 ac
9.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
17%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.7 mi
1.5 mi lanes · 4.2 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Florence have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Florence is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #77 of 101 in Mississippi. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Florence’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical MS town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MS 0.1 · U.S. 0.4CPark land9.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (46 acres) · MS 8 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home17% of residents within a half mile of a park · MS 46% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 20%
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Mississippi towns of 2,500+ (101)Ahead of 24%
Few Mississippi towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Florence’s 1% is ahead of 33% of Mississippi towns, while its trails per square mile lead 34% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Florence. 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 C− 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
The longest trail network is Hemphill Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
46 conserved acres
1% of Florence’s land. Who manages Florence’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city44 ac
State land board1 ac
Local Recreation Area · 44 acState Resource Management Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemphill Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 44 | Open |
| Mississippi 16th Section Public School Trust Lands State Resource Management Area | State land board | 1 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Florence
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Florence
Children's Playground
DirectionsPlus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
5.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
4.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
11Soccer
8Baseball
4Tennis
3Pickleball
2Football
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
May 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) | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 84 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 78 | 68 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
October is the driest month (3.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 5.8 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °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 | 1% | 0.1 | 10 | 17% | C− |
| Richland | under 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 54% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Florence
Where can I hike in Florence?
The longest trail networks: Hemphill Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Florence is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Mississippi town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Florence’s trails?
Hemphill Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Florence?
5.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of painted or protected lanes and 4.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Florence?
1,257 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Florence or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 46 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Florence have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #77 of 101 in Mississippi. 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 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 →