Enos B. Godshall Park
Park
14 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Montgomery County Planning Commission · CC BY-SA 2.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Franconia Township
16% of Franconia Township’s land is conserved: 1,398 acres
The biggest trail networks: Enos B. Godshall Park (0.5 mi). 91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 353 acres are parks and preserves, 26 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #376 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
1,398 acres · of 13.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
353 ac
26 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
2.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Franconia Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Franconia Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Franconia Township is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #376 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Franconia Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land26 acres of park per 1,000 residents (353 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home91% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 75%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 64%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Franconia Township’s 16% is ahead of 73% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% of them.
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
The longest trail network is Enos B. Godshall Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Franconia Community Park
Park
43 acres0.2 mi of trail
North County Trailway
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Branchwood Park
Park
25 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Forrest Meadow Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Enos B. Godshall Park14 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Franconia Community Park43 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Centennial Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsBranchwood Park25 acres
Forrest Meadow Park11 acres
Who protects it
1,398 conserved acres
16% of Franconia Township’s land. Who manages Franconia Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County3,777 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits232 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government196 ac
Not recorded134 ac
Agricultural Easement · 3,777 acLocal Park · 203 acOther Easement · 124 acLocal Other or Unknown · 119 acConservation Easement · 54 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,068 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 127 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 119 | Open |
| Moyer Farm Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 58 | Open |
| Franconia Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 40 | Open |
| Branchwood Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 29 | Open |
| Forrest Meadow Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 26 | Open |
| Franconia Township Land Local Park | Not recorded | 15 | Unknown |
| Enos. B. Godshall Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Chestnut Grove Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| Laurel Lane Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 8 | Open |
| Centennial Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 7 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
13 places to go in Franconia Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Franconia Township
Banbury Park
DirectionsPlus 12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.7 mi
North County Trailway0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
20Tennis
20Golf
11Soccer
10Baseball
6Basketball
3Football
2Softball
2Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Franconia Township: April to June 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) | 39 | 42 | 51 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 87 | 84 | 78 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.1 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Franconia Township →
Next door
Franconia Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Lower Salford Township10 miUpper Salford Township6.0 miSalford Township3.9 miHatfield Township2.9 miTowamencin Township2.4 miFranconia Township1.9 miSouderton0.5 miTelford0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franconia Township | 16% | 0.1 | 26 | 91% | A− |
| Salford Township | 20% | 0.4 | 65 | 75% | A− |
| Lower Salford Township | 18% | 0.7 | 57 | 99% | A |
| Souderton | 4% | 0.4 | 5 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Upper Salford Township | 13% | 0.7 | 139 | 94% | A |
| Telford | 5% | under 0.1 | 7 | 99%+ | B− |
| Hatfield Township | 5% | 0.3 | 17 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Towamencin Township | 14% | 0.2 | 32 | 91% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Franconia Township
Where can I hike in Franconia Township?
The longest trail networks: Enos B. Godshall Park, 0.5 miles; Franconia Community Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Franconia Township is conserved land?
16% of its land, against a typical 8% for a Pennsylvania town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Franconia Township’s trails?
Enos B. Godshall Park and Franconia Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Franconia Township?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Franconia Township?
31,084 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Franconia Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 353 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Franconia Township have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #376 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. 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 Franconia 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 →