Otus Thomas Ballpark
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Franklinville Historic District · Photo: Indy beetle · CC0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Franklinville
16% of Franklinville’s land is conserved: 169 acres
40 acres are parks and preserves, 35 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Franklinville, 0.1 per square mile of land. 53% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
169 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
40 ac
35 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
53%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
1.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Franklinville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Franklinville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Franklinville is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Franklinville’s overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical NC town 3% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NC 0.2 · U.S. 0.4CPark land35 acres of park per 1,000 residents (40 acres) · NC 8 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home53% of residents within a half mile of a park · NC 51% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 64%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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.
Ramseur"S Reservoir Recreation Area
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
169 conserved acres
16% of Franklinville’s land. Who manages Franklinville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits76 ac
Town or city39 ac
Other state land14 ac
Not recorded153 ac
Unknown Easement · 90 acLocal Other or Unknown · 71 acState Other or Unknown · 67 acLocal Park · 35 acLocal Recreation Area · 20 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 36 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Franklinville Open Space Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 71 | Unknown |
| NC Land and Water Fund Project State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 53 | Unknown |
| Randolph County Park Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Town of Franklinville - Otus Thomas Park Local Recreation Area | Not recorded | 16 | Open |
| NC Land and Water Fund Conservation Agreement State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 14 | Restricted |
| Ballpark Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Franklinville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Franklinville
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Franklinville Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1984
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Franklinville: April and May
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) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 72 | 62 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Franklinville →
Next door
Franklinville and its neighbors
Franklinville has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklinville | 16% | 0.1 | 35 | 53% | B |
| Ramseur | 21% | under 0.1 | 36 | 45% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Franklinville
How much of Franklinville is conserved land?
16% of its land, against a typical 3% for a North Carolina town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Franklinville’s trails?
Otus Thomas Ballpark and Ramseur"S Reservoir Recreation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Franklinville?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Franklinville?
2,146 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Franklinville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 40 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Franklinville have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Franklinville 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 →