Outdoors

Parks, golf and day trips near Franklin

Parks, golf, day trips and the state parks within a drive, and the field guides to what lives in the woods and what the sky can do.

7 pieces · 20 parks rankedUpdated October 20, 2026

Featured · Atlas · October 20, 2026

Day trips from Franklin

Eight Saturdays from the Public Square and back, four of four hours and four of eight, each timed against its stops' Saturday hours and the sunset.

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Field guide · October 20, 2026

Tennessee state parks by drive time from Franklin

All 69 parks on the state's list, timed from the Public Square: the seven inside an hour, the trails, water and beds at each, and the ones with the most room by the state's own counts.

Atlas · September 23, 2026

The best golf courses near Franklin

Twenty golf courses around Franklin and Nashville in two lists of ten, the private clubs and the courses anyone can book, with green fees and the signature hole at each.

Field guide · September 13, 2026

Tornadoes and severe weather in Williamson County

Every tornado confirmed here since 1960, why eighteen of the twenty-six came between six at night and six in the morning, and the storms that have killed people in this county.