Walter Q. Gresham Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
D−Outdoors
Outdoors in Franklin Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Franklin Township
4 acres are parks and preserves, 0.9 per 1,000 residents. 17% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 4% of U.S. towns · #568 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
3 acres · of 34.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
0.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
17%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Franklin Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Franklin Township is ahead of 4% of U.S. towns, #568 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Franklin Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IN town 2% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13DParks close to home17% of residents within a half mile of a park · IN 51% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 4%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 4%
Few Indiana towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Franklin Township’s under 1% is ahead of 7% of Indiana towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Franklin Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3 conserved acres
under 1% of Franklin Township’s land. Who manages Franklin Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County3 ac
Local Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Q. Gresham Memorial Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Franklin Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Franklin Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
6Baseball
5Tennis
3Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
June is the best month for walking in Franklin Township
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 46 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
August is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Franklin Township →
Next door
Franklin Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 17% | D− |
| Georgetown Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 29% | C− |
| Jackson Township | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Harrison Township | 21% | 0.8 | 208 | 16% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Franklin Township
How much of Franklin Township is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 2% for an Indiana town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Franklin Township’s trails?
Walter Q. Gresham Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Franklin Township?
7,523 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Franklin Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Franklin Township have?
Ahead of 4% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #568 of 593 in Indiana. 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 Township 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 →