North Park
Managed by Park District of Franklin Park
9 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Archaic saji at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Franklin Park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Franklin Park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 43 acres are parks and preserves, 2.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Franklin Park, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #585 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
37 acres · of 4.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
43 ac
2.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
What kind of outdoors town is Franklin Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Franklin Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Franklin Park is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #585 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Franklin Park’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land2.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (43 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 40%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 24%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is North Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Gouin Park
Managed by Veterans Park District
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
La Framboise Woods Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Robinson Woods Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 8 parks & preserves
North Park9 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Park District of Franklin Park
DirectionsLatoria Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Park District of Franklin Park
DirectionsGouin Park14 acres · Veterans Park District
DirectionsLa Framboise Woods Preserve7 acres · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Robinson Woods Preserve4 acres · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
DirectionsBirch Park2 acres · Park District of Franklin Park
James Park1 acres · Park District of Franklin Park
DirectionsChestnut Park1 acres · Park District of Franklin Park
DirectionsWho protects it
37 conserved acres
1% of Franklin Park’s land. Who manages Franklin Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency30 ac
Town or city3 ac
Local Park · 32 acUnknown · 1 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gouin Park Local Park | Regional agency | 14 | Open |
| North Park Local Park | Regional agency | 8 | Open |
| Iceland Park And Ice Arena Local Park | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| James Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Birch Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
| Franklin Park Community Center Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Chestnut Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
| Latoria Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
| Pool On Pacific Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
| Championship Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Franklin Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Franklin Park
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
11Tennis
6Baseball
1Volleyball
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Franklin Park: April, July 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Franklin Park →
Next door
Franklin Park and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Chicago242 miLeyden Township13 miRiver Grove3.9 miSchiller Park2.9 miNorthlake1.8 miBensenville1.4 miFranklin Park0.5 miMelrose Park0.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Park | 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Schiller Park | 1% | 1.0 | 1 | 99%+ | B |
| Chicago | 8% | 1.1 | 4 | 99% | A− |
| Leyden Township | 1% | 0.6 | 2 | 95% | B− |
| Northlake | 3% | 0.6 | 6 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Melrose Park | 2% | 0.1 | 2 | 99%+ | C+ |
| River Grove | under 1% | 1.6 | 1 | 79% | C+ |
| Bensenville | 13% | 0.3 | 22 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Franklin Park
Where can I hike in Franklin Park?
The longest trail networks: North Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Franklin Park is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Illinois town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Franklin Park’s trails?
North Park and Gouin Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Franklin Park?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Franklin Park?
12,379 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Franklin Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 44 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Franklin Park have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #585 of 768 in Illinois. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Franklin Park 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 →