The 600-acre (2.4 km2)[3] nature preserve is located 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Asheville, North Carolina, and is owned and managed by Conserving Carolina, a local nonprofit, member-supported land trust.

Conserving Carolina adopted and improved nearly five miles of existing trails and has opened the land to the public as the Florence Nature Preserve.

[4] Additionally, a small portion of the land is owned by Henderson County Parks.

Notable sights on the trails include vistas of the summit of Burnshirt Mountain from Rattlesnake Rock, a scenic view of Chimney Rock State Park's Hickory Nut Gorge from Little Pisgah Point, waterfalls, creeks, and various wildlife.

Additionally, an access hiking trail links the park to nearby Little Bearwallow Falls, as well as the interconnected Bearwallow Mountain, Trombatore, and Strawberry Gap trails, all of which are managed by Conserving Carolina.