Daren Baker Memorial Park
Managed by Town of Milan
39 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Franklin Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Franklin Township
The biggest trail networks: Daren Baker Memorial Park (0.5 mi). 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Franklin Township. 32% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #468 of 593 in Indiana. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 36.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
38 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
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 14% of U.S. towns, #468 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
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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 (1 mi) · IN 0.1 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (38 acres) · IN 10 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home32% 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 14%
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Indiana towns of 2,500+ (593)Ahead of 21%
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 23% 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 C−. 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 Daren Baker Memorial Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
4 places to go in Franklin Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Franklin Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
5Tennis
4Baseball
4Soccer
3Basketball
2Football
1Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 42 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Franklin Township →
Next door
Franklin Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Manchester Township6.2 miDelaware Township1.9 miJackson Township1.9 miWashington Township1.1 miFranklin Township0.9 miAdams Township0.6 mi
| 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 | 11 | 32% | D |
| Delaware Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Washington Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Adams Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 49% | C− |
| Manchester Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Franklin Township
Where can I hike in Franklin Township?
The longest trail networks: Daren Baker Memorial Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
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?
Daren Baker Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Franklin Township?
6,437 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Franklin Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 38 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Franklin Township have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #468 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 →