Schoepfle Gardens
Park
26 acres1 mi of trail
Garden Path
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainDOutdoors
Outdoors in Florence Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Florence Township
The biggest trail networks: Schoepfle Gardens (1 mi). 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 30 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
11 acres · of 26.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
30 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Florence Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
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 14% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Florence Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical OH town 3% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OH 0.2 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (30 acres) · OH 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home18% of residents within a half mile of a park · OH 60% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 14%
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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
The longest trail network is Schoepfle Gardens, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
11 conserved acres
under 1% of Florence Township’s land. Who manages Florence Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits7 ac
County3 ac
Private owners1 ac
Unknown Easement · 7 acLocal Park · 3 acState Conservation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham School Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Boy Scout Camp State Conservation Area | Private owners | 1 | Closed |
Things to do
1 places to go in Florence Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Florence Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Garden Path0.5 mi
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
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Florence Township: May 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 36 | 45 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Florence Township →
Next door
Florence Township and its neighbors
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 | under 1% | under 0.1 | 11 | 18% | D |
| Berlin Township | 9% | 0.7 | 335 | 34% | A− |
| Wakeman Township | 1% | 0.1 | 15 | 36% | 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
Where can I hike in Florence Township?
The longest trail networks: Schoepfle Gardens, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Florence Township is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio 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?
Schoepfle Gardens doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Florence Township?
4,528 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Florence Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 30 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Florence Township have?
Ahead of 14% 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 →