Places · Park
The Park at Harlinsdale Farm
About 200 acres of the Harlin family's old horse farm on Franklin Road, which the city bought in 2004 on the condition that it stay a park. It opened in 2007 for walking, fishing and picnics, and the main barn reopened in August 2025 as a place to hold events.
The facts
Where and what.
- What it is
- Park
- Town
- Franklin, Williamson County
- Website
- franklintn.gov
- Phone
- 615-794-2103
- Hours
- Dawn to dark, every day.
- What it costs
- Free.
- Parking
- Free, by the main entrance at 239 Franklin Road; the trailhead is inside the lot. Accessible spaces by the main barn. A north entrance is at 331 Franklin Road.
- What is there
- A 4-acre dog park.
- A 3-acre catch-and-release pond; anglers need a state fishing license.
- A 5K soft-surface track and an equestrian trail.
- The main barn, renovated in 2025 with restrooms, a warming kitchen and heaters for events.
- Polo matches, horse shows and concerts through the year.
- W.W. Harlin started the farm in 1933. It was home to Midnight Sun, the first Tennessee Walking Horse to win the world grand championship twice.
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This month
The music schedule.
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On the Frontline
Where we have written about it.
Franklin's proposed 2027 budget
An interactive, side-by-side comparison of the proposed FY 2027 budget against FY 2026. Where the money comes from, where it goes, and what changed line by line.
The Parks & Greenways Atlas.
Ranked 3rd of twenty, with the scores and the notes.
The live music tracker.
Read every morning; this place is one of its sources.
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Bound Booksellers.
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GG Boutique.
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The Factory at Franklin.
Franklin's old stove works, built from 1929 and shut in 1991, now a campus of shops, restaurants and event halls on Franklin Road. It costs nothing to walk in. Liberty Hall and the Turner Theater are here, and since January a market of its own runs under the water tower on Saturdays.
Elle Park.
A gift shop selling candles, stationery, drinkware, kitchen and home goods, baby gifts and pet accessories.
Hollie Ray.
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Riverside Franklin.
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The Purple Butterfly.
A children's clothing and gift boutique that also monograms and keeps gift registries. Neil and Dale Budde own it.