97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Franklinville
5 acres are parks and preserves, 2.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Franklinville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Franklinville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Franklinville is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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6 conserved acres
1% of Franklinville’s land. Who manages Franklinville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of Franklinville Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
| County of Cattaraugus Land Local Park | County | 2 | Unknown |
| Ischua Creek Fishing Access State Recreation Area | State conservation | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Franklinville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Franklinville: May, June, August 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 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Franklinville →
Questions about parks and trails in Franklinville
How much of Franklinville is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 5% for a New York town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Franklinville?
11,473 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Franklinville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Franklinville have?
Ahead of 25% 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.
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 →