Florence County, SC

Ebenezer Park of Florence

(Florence)

This neighborhood park has a large picnic area plus a variety of sports facilities. Across the street is the entrance to the Florence Rail Trail.

Florence Rail Trail and connections

(Florence)

This is a popular place for walkers and runners in a residential neighborhood of Florence. Across the street from Ebenezer Park is the trail′s main parking area. From there, a paved rail-trail runs east for about a mile and a half. Past the end of the rail-trail is a series of unpaved trails thru the woods.

Jeffries Creek Nature Park

(Florence)

This park has a number of wonderful hiking trails and a picnic shelter. It protects some valuable wetlands.

Lucas Park

(Florence)

Located in an upscale neighborhood, Lucas Park offers a pleasant landscape of trees, gardens and nature trails. You can also find tennis courts, a picnic area and a playground.

Lynches River County Park

Located on Lynches River in the Pee Dee region, this recreation area features a river swamp with cypress trees as well as sandhills offering a wide variety of vegetation. Popular activities include river fishing, canoeing, hiking, and picnicking.

McLeod Park

(Florence)

This recreational park offers nature trails, picnic areas, tennis courts, a volleyball court, baseball fields, basketball goals, horseshoe pits, and a skateboard facility.

Timrod Park and Florence Museum

(Florence)

This large recreation complex is located along a creek in one of the older neighborhoods of Florence. The park features include lighted tennis courts, picnic areas, a picnic shelter, a gazebo, gardens, interpretive nature trails, and two fitness courses. The one-room school building where Henry Timrod taught is preserved here, as well as an old steam locomotive built in 1917 by Vulcan Iron Works.

Woods Bay State Natural Area and Woods Bay Heritage Preserve

Visit Woods Bay State Natural Area to see and learn about the mysterious natural phenomena known as the Carolina Bays. Hiking trails and boardwalks lead you around the bay, where you will find plenty of interesting plants and animals. In addition, there is a nature center building with a number of displays and park rangers to assist you and to inform you.