Franklin Valley

Franklin Valley: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Franklin Valley

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Franklin Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.03368, -82.61628. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Franklin Valley

• Hammertown Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Katharine Dam · lake · Jackson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Leo Petroglyph · fort · Jackson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Alma State Park · lake · Vinton · ~19 km · Must-see
• Oak Hill Welsh Congregational Church · church · Jackson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Vinton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Olive Road Covered Bridge · fort · Vinton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Olive Furnace · fort · Lawrence · ~38 km · Must-see
• Piketon Mounds · fort · Pike · ~44 km · Must-see
• Scioto Trail State Park · park · Ross · ~45 km · Must-see
• Dean State Forest · park · Lawrence · ~48 km · Must-see
• Wayne National Forest · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~48 km · Must-see
• Tar Hollow State Forest · sanctuary · Ross · ~48 km · Must-see
• Gallia County Junior Fairgrounds · sanctuary · Gallia · ~49 km · Must-see
• Zaleski State Forest · sanctuary · Vinton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ash Cave Recreation Area · cave · Hocking · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ross Lake · lake · Ross · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tremper Mound · fort · Scioto · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Franklin Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Franklin Valley

• Little Copperas Mountain · viewpoint · Ross · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cantwell Cliffs · viewpoint · Hocking · ~71 km · Must-see
• Walker Hill · viewpoint · Adams · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mound Cemetery Mound · viewpoint · Meigs · ~76 km · Must-see
• Burning Indian Mound · viewpoint · Pickaway · ~82 km · Must-see
• Behm Mountain · viewpoint · Adams · ~84 km · Must-see
• Tight Squeeze Hollow · viewpoint · Washington · ~118 km · Must-see
• Butcher Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~125 km · Must-see
• Big Rock · viewpoint · Jackson · ~19 km
• Buzzard Rock · viewpoint · Ross · ~25 km

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