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Franklin iowaPhoto: Billwhittaker · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Franklin

Few parks or trails are on the map in Franklin

OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in Franklin yet. Know a trail or a town park? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Christian and Katharina Herschler House, Barn and Outbuildings Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1996
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Franklin: April, August and 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)333850637382868478655038
Rain (in)1.51.82.53.75.25.04.33.83.93.12.41.9

January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Franklin →

Questions about parks and trails in Franklin

Is there public land near Franklin?

11,284 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Franklin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Franklin 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 →