1
Wildwood Park
Managed by City of Florence Parks and Recreation Department
189 acres7.4 mi of trail
Big PimpinLollipopRanger LoopStraight UpMotohanger
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Florence
Florence, AL parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.8% of Florence is conserved land, roughly 1,011 acres. There are about 18 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Wildwood Park (7.4 mi) and McFarland Park (3.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Florence, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Florence outdoors
Conserved land
5.8%
1,011 of 17,394 acres
Trails
18 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
12
24 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.1 mi
0.5 mi lanes · 0.5 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
McFarland Park
Park
344 acres3.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Florence Sportsplex
Park
137 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Veterans Memorial Park
Managed by City of Florence Parks and Recreation Department
114 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 12 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 12 parks & preserves
Wildwood Park189 acres · 7.4 mi of trail · City of Florence Parks and Recreation Department
McFarland Park344 acres · 3.7 mi of trail
Saint Florian Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Florence Sportsplex137 acres
Veterans Memorial Park114 acres · City of Florence Parks and Recreation Department
Deibert Park75 acres · City of Florence Park and Recreation Department
Cox Creek Park29 acres
Martin Park16 acres · City of Florence, Parks and Recreation Department
River Heritage Park8 acres · City of Florence Parks and Recreation Department
North Florence Chisholm Road Soccer Complex7 acres · City of Florence Parks and Recreation Department
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Florence
McFarland Park West Boat Ramp
Shoal Creek Public Boat Ramp
Unnamed boat launch
Unnamed boat launch in Wildwood Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 7.4 miUnpaved 1.8 mi
Showing 1–10 of 12 trails
- Big Pimpin1.8 mi
- Lollipop1.2 mi
- Ranger Loop0.8 mi
- Straight Up0.8 mi
- Nature Trail0.6 mi
- Motohanger0.5 mi
- Ghost Trail0.5 mi
- Power Line Loop0.4 mi
- 4-Ball0.4 mi
- Greene Trail0.4 mi
Who protects the land
1,011 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 13 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis33
- Baseball26
- Soccer12
- Football7
- Multi-sport7
- Pickleball7
- Basketball5
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Florence
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Federal Other or Unknown 738 acLocal Park 711 acResource Management Area 9 ac
Showing 1–10 of 13 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickwick Reservoir Retained LandFederal Other or Unknown | Tennessee Valley Authority | 626 | Access unknown |
| Mcfarland ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 359 | Open |
| Florence SportsplexLocal Park | Town or city | 132 | Open |
| Wilson Reservoir Retained LandFederal Other or Unknown | Tennessee Valley Authority | 112 | Access unknown |
| Veteran'S Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 90 | Open |
| Deibert ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 73 | Open |
| Cox Creek ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Martin ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| State-owned Submerged LandsResource Management Area | State natural resources | 9 | Open |
| River Heritage ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 41 places
Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church in AmericaBuilding
Burrell-Slater SchoolMarker
Capture of John A. Murrell, Natchez Trace Outlaw 1834Marker
Church Spring Church and SchoolMarker
Coffee Home SiteHouse
Dr. Hicks BoulevardMarker
First Baptist ChurchBuilding
Florence Cemetery 1818Marker
Florence Main StreetBuilding
John McKinleyMarker
Nearby
Florence and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence | 5.8% | 18.2 mi | 12 |
| St. Florian | 0% | 0.3 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Florence's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 26.4-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.