Franklin Island Conservation Area offers a boat ramp and parking area (Lot D) on the Missouri River with good road access via CR 465 off US 40.

Primitive camping is available at multiple lots (A, C, and D), and the area features diverse habitat including bottomland forest, wetlands, and open fields accessible by car or foot.

Note that dirt county roads CR 444 and CR 446 may become impassable due to high water and mud, and there are no ADA-accessible trails or toilet facilities.