Recreation and Environment

Franklin City Park
Franklin City Park


The City of Franklin has a town square, located between Main and Broadway and Fourth and Fifth Street. The square has a playground, a shelter house with restrooms, a basketball court, a volleyball court, and a bus top shelter.



Wilson Lake
Wilson Lake Shelter House


Wilson Lake Park is just outside the city limits and is a 116 acre public park with a 6 acre lake. Wilson Lake offers all sorts of activities all year long, including camping, picnicking, hiking & ski trails, as well as fishing. If you are a avid fisherman, you can use a canoe or an elecrtric motor boat on the lake. It is handicap accessible and has electrical hookup and bathrooms with flush toilets