Greene County Fairground Park
Park
32 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Franklin Township
Franklin Township has 184 acres of parks, 27 for every 1,000 residents
32% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7.1 miles of mapped trail cross Franklin Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #909 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
160 acres · of 40.6 sq mi of land
Trails
7.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
184 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Franklin Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Franklin Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Franklin Township is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #909 of 1,037 in Pennsylvania. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Franklin Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical PA town 8% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · PA 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land27 acres of park per 1,000 residents (184 acres) · PA 14 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home32% of residents within a half mile of a park · PA 73% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 34%
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Pennsylvania towns of 2,500+ (1,037)Ahead of 12%
Pennsylvania towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 8%; the U.S., 4%), so Franklin Township’s 1% is ahead of 4% of Pennsylvania towns, while its trails per square mile lead 29% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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 Greene County Fairground Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Meadowlark Park
Park
32 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Emerald Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Greene County Fairground Park32 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsMeadowlark Park32 acres
Lions Club Community Park11 acres
DirectionsEmerald Park8 acres
Franklin Iron Senergy Park7 acres
Crawford Park5 acres
Who protects it
160 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.
Other or Unknown Local Government108 ac
County15 ac
Not recorded37 ac
Local Park · 150 acLocal Recreation Area · 11 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County Fairgrounds Local Park | Not recorded | 39 | Unknown |
| Emerald Ballfield Local Park | Not recorded | 27 | Unknown |
| Lions Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 22 | Open |
| Meadowlark Park Local Park | Not recorded | 16 | Unknown |
| Rinehart Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 16 | Open |
| Manufacturers Field Local Park | County | 15 | Open |
| Crawford Field Local Recreation Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 11 | Open |
| Route 188 Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 9 | Open |
| Alpha Aquatics Center Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Franklin Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Franklin Township
Crawford Park PlaygroundIn Crawford Park
DirectionsWaterfalls in Franklin Township
1 waterfall without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.8 mi
Warrior Trail (historical)1.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
10Baseball
8Basketball
6Tennis
3Soccer
2Football
2Volleyball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 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 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 52 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
November is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Franklin Township →
Next door
Franklin Township and its neighbors
Franklin Township has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Franklin Township7.1 miWhiteley Township4.5 miMorris Township2.3 miWayne Township1.6 miWashington Township1.5 miMorgan Township1.5 miCenter Township0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | 1% | 0.2 | 27 | 32% | C |
| Whiteley Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Center Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 13 | 20% | C− |
| Washington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Morgan Township | 2% | 0.1 | 32 | 35% | C+ |
| Wayne Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Morris 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
Where can I hike in Franklin Township?
The longest trail networks: Greene County Fairground Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Franklin Township is conserved land?
1% 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 Franklin Township’s trails?
Greene County Fairground Park and Meadowlark Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Franklin Township?
16,068 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Franklin Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 184 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Franklin Township have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #909 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 Franklin 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 →