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Outdoors in Franklin Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Franklin Township

4% of Franklin Township’s land is conserved, about 945 acres. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Franklin Township.

Conserved land
4%
945 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

945 conserved acres

4% of Franklin Township’s land. Who manages Franklin Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service613 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)221 ac
State fish & wildlife111 ac
Conservation Easement · 834 acState Conservation Area · 111 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 834 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Fods Slough
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife111Restricted
When to get out

The walking year 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)9.210.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)243042566878838073594228
Rain (in)0.50.81.42.73.64.23.33.43.02.11.00.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Franklin Township →

Next door

Franklin Township and its neighbors

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Orland Township2.8 miLake View Township1.9 miFranklin Township1.3 miChester Township1.3 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
Chester Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lake View Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Orland 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?

1,208 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.

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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 →