Franklin Park

Franklin Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

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

Best time to visit Franklin Park

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Franklin Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.76850, -122.26165. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Franklin Park

• Saint Joseph Basilica · church · Alameda · ~1 km · Must-see
• Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach · beach · Alameda · ~1 km · Must-see
• Pacific Pinball Museum · museum · Alameda · ~2 km · Must-see
• Oakland Marinas - Oakland Alameda Estuary · beach · Alameda · ~4 km · Must-see
• 11th Avenue Buddha · church · Alameda · ~4 km · Must-see
• The MADE · museum · Alameda · ~5 km · Must-see
• Naval Air Station Alameda Historic District · church · Alameda · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lake Merritt · lake · Alameda · ~5 km · Must-see
• Frank H. Ogawa Plaza · park · Alameda · ~5 km · Must-see
• Preservation Park · park · Alameda · ~5 km · Must-see
• First Unitarian Church of Oakland · church · Alameda · ~6 km · Must-see
• Splash Pad Park · park · Alameda · ~6 km · Must-see
• Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline · sanctuary · Alameda · ~6 km · Must-see
• Temple Sinai · temple · Alameda · ~7 km · Must-see
• Morcom Rose Garden · park · Alameda · ~7 km · Must-see
• Ernie Raimondi Park · park · Alameda · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mosswood Park · park · Alameda · ~8 km · Must-see
• People's Grocery Garden · sanctuary · Alameda · ~8 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Franklin Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Franklin Park

• Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline · sanctuary · Alameda · ~6 km · Must-see
• People's Grocery Garden · sanctuary · Alameda · ~8 km · Must-see
• Piedmont Recreation Center · sanctuary · Alameda · ~8 km · Must-see
• Plaza Park · sanctuary · Alameda · ~13 km · Must-see
• Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve · sanctuary · Contra Costa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Oakland Zoo · sanctuary · Alameda · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve · sanctuary · Contra Costa · ~14 km · Must-see
• Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve · sanctuary · Alameda · ~14 km · Must-see
• Willie Mays Statue · sanctuary · San Francisco · ~14 km · Must-see
• South Park · sanctuary · San Francisco · ~15 km · Must-see

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