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Maple Grove Sales Pavilion and Farrowing BarnMaple Grove Sales Pavilion and Farrowing Barn · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0
–Not graded
Outdoors in Franklin Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Franklin Township

163 acres are parks and preserves, 1,006 per 1,000 residents. 1% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
167 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
163 ac
1,006 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
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
Who protects it

167 conserved acres

1% of Franklin Township’s land. Who manages Franklin Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)167 ac
Conservation Easement · 167 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 167 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Maple Grove Sales Pavilion and Farrowing BarnBuilding · listed 2009
About it
When to get out

April 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)364153647484888579665139
Rain (in)0.70.81.52.64.84.23.93.42.72.21.31.0

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Franklin Township →

Next door

Franklin Township and its neighbors

Franklin Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Glengary Township1.8 miFranklin Township0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Franklin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Glengary Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Franklin Township

Is there public land near Franklin Township?

1,650 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Franklin Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 163 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Franklin Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →