Photo: Brian Rawson-Ketchum from Springfield, MI, US · CC BY-SA 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Franklin Township
33% of Franklin Township’s land is conserved, about 4,319 acres. 8.5 miles of mapped trail cross Franklin Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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4,319 conserved acres
33% of Franklin Township’s land. Water is left out: Franklin Township has 20.5 square miles of land and 1.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Franklin Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tappan Lake State Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 4,319 | Closed |
3 places to go in Franklin Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 named trails
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 Franklin Township: April and August
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Franklin Township →
Franklin Township and its neighbors
Franklin Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Monroe Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 34% | C− |
| Washington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Stock Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mill Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 56% | C− |
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?
5,090 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Franklin Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Franklin Township 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 →