Conveniently located next to the Florence Civic Center, near the junction of I-20 and I-95, this park pays tribute to the men and women who served in America's military.
Operated by the City of Florence, this recreation facility offers a range of activities. A variety of ball fields and a gymnasium will be found here, including automated batting cages and a gymnastics facility. You will also find a number of hiking and off-road bicycling trails. A small pond offers opportunities for fishing and relaxing. Numerous picnic tables with shelters and grills are located throughout the park.
Located in a very upscale neighborhood, this park has a number of wonderful hiking trails and a picnic shelter. It protects some valuable wetlands in the Pee Dee area.
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Located in a nice upscale neighborhood of Florence, Lucas Park offers a pleasant landscape of trees, gardens and nature trails. You can also find here the Wilkinson Tennis Courts, a picnic area and a “toddler friendly” playground.
Located on Lynches River in the Pee Dee region, this recreation area features a river swamp with very large cypress trees as well as sandhills offering a wide variety of vegetation. Popular activities include river fishing, canoeing, hiking, and picnicking. Several trails run through the park. During the summer, the Splash Pad is a great way to cool off. The Canopy Walk allows you to walk among the trees.
This large recreation complex is located along a creek in one of the older neighborhoods in the city 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 historic 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.
Visit these two adjacent recreation areas 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. More than eighty bird species have been surveyed here.
Note that Woods Bay State Park was once known as the “Woods Bay State Natural Area”.
For more information about Florence County, see https://www.sciway.net/cnty/florence.html.