HOW YOU CAN ENJOY LYNCH'S WOODS PARK

• Ride your car or bike along the 4-mile road.
• Hike along the Palmetto Trail or any of the other trails that wander through the park.
• Hike in the woods and observe to diversity of habitats from stream bottoms to hill tops.
• Ride your mountain bike along the road or designated trails.
• Horseback ride along the road or designated trails.
• Picnic at the pavilion.
• Sign up for Camp Conservation or some other educational opportunity available at the park.
• Bring your binoculars and look for birds.
• Campout in the park (primitive camping only).

WHAT YOU CAN DO TO MAKE LYNCH'S WOODS PARK A BETTER PLACE

• Visit and use the park.  Have a picnic, take a hike.  By using the park you get a better appreciation of nature.
• Let others know of the fun and adventures you had.  Ask them to visit the park.
• Let the Newberry Soil and Water Conservation District or Newberry County Council members know you appreciate the park as it is (without the trees being logged); they are the ones who oversee the park's administration.
• Pick up any trash you might see at the roadside or in the woods.
• Report any vandalism you may see to the police (don't use 911 unless the crime is in progress).
• Report natural problems (trees across the road, etc) to ...
• Sorry, 4-wheelers or other motorized vehicles (besides cars & small trucks) are not allowed in the park.
• If you are a professional, volunteer to survey the park for biological diversity.

SEASONAL ACTIVITIES AT LYNCH'S WOODS

• January - See if you can spot evidence of animals out in winter-time.
• February - Listen for year-round bird residents in the woodlands on a warm afternoon.
• March - Catch the first of the trees in flower, the winged elm.
• April - Enjoy the first of the spring wildflowers, including trillium, Solomon's seal, and wild alum.
• May - Check out, I mean see and smell, the May-white Azalea (photo) along the slopes above a stream.
• June - Hike down to the stream and search the wet margins for raccoon or bird prints in the mud.
• July - Walk in the early morning to catch the sun-rays through the trees, above, before it gets too hot.
• August - Notice the fall wildflowers along the powerline cut.
• September - Watch the first of the fall leaves floating along the streams (left).
• October and November - Enjoy the diversity of leaf colors (at top).
• December - Take a winter afternoon's walk through the forest and listen to the leaves rustle under your feet.