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North Park
Managed by Park District of Franklin Park
9 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Franklin Park
Franklin Park, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.2% of Franklin Park is conserved land, roughly 37 acres. Franklin Park has 8 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Franklin Park, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Franklin Park outdoors
Conserved land
1.2%
37 of 3,042 acres
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
8
2 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.2 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Gouin Park
Managed by Veterans Park District
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
La Framboise Woods Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Robinson Woods Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Franklin Park
Unnamed playground in Lincoln Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Chestnut Park
Unnamed playground in North Park
Unnamed playground in Gouin Park
Unnamed playground in Timber Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Junction Park
Unnamed playground in Latoria Park
Who protects the land
37 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes1.2 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis11
- Baseball6
- Volleyball1
- Soccer1
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Franklin Park
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 32 acUnknown 1 acLocal Recreation Area 1 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gouin ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 14 | Open |
| North ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 8 | Open |
| Iceland Park And Ice ArenaLocal Park | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| James ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Birch ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
| Franklin Park Community CenterUnknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Chestnut ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
| Latoria ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
| Pool On PacificLocal Recreation Area | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
| Championship ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Burial Site of Josette BeaubienPlaque
Nearby
Franklin Park and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Park | 1.2% | 0.5 mi | 8 |
| Schiller Park | 0.8% | 2.9 mi | 6 |
| Chicago | 8% | 239.4 mi | 520 |
| Leyden | 1.4% | 12.5 mi | 37 |
| Northlake | 3% | 1.8 mi | 10 |
| Melrose Park | 1.7% | 0.5 mi | 7 |
| River Grove | 0.3% | 3.9 mi | 7 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Franklin Park's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.