City, County & Regional Parks · Ohio
Franklin Trailhead Primitive Campsite
City, County & Regional Parks · Ohio, United States
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Showers
- No
- Elevation
- 968 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 5
- Nearest town
- New Franklin
About
Summit Metro Parks single primitive trail campsite on the Ohio & Erie Canalway, for one night's stay. No hookups and no fires. First come - sign in and out at the kiosk. About a quarter mile south of 2328 Center Road.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 20° | -7° | 61° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 37° | 25° | -5° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 49° | 31° | 13° | 73° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 62° | 43° | 16° | 80° | 3 of 11 |
| May | 71° | 54° | 35° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 78° | 62° | 49° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 83° | 67° | 58° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 67° | 55° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 78° | 60° | 47° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 61° | 46° | 35° | 79° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 47° | 34° | 12° | 66° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 38° | 29° | 2° | 62° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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