Solano County has partnered with Solano Land Trust to open Lynch Canyon to the public Wednesday through Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to posted closing time. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Trail maps are available at the Lynch parking lot kiosk or you can download one here. As a Solano County Park, there is a $5 per day, per vehicle parking fee. Annual parking fees are also available through County Parks. Call (707) 784-7905 for details.
Sign in at the kiosk everytime you visit Lynch Canyon. It's important that we track visitation. Thank you!
Red Flag Warning & Fire Weather Watches: Possible closures during high-fire season
Activities & Events
All events are free and require no reservations unless otherwise noted. Bring drinking water, weather appropriate clothing and a hat. For more information call Teri Engbring at 707.432.0150 x200.
Docent-led Light Hike
Sunday, September 21, 2008
9 a.m. to noon
Join docent Doris on an easy to moderate walk.
Celebrate Adventure: Walk with Rock(the largest Percheron draft horse in North America!)
Sunday, September 27. 9:30 a.m. (pre-registration required)
Participate in this fundraiser for Access Adventure, a program of outdoor recreation for people with disabilities. Check-in for the 2.5-mile walk begins at 9:30 a.m. Participants need to recruit pledges and register in advance through the Access Adventure website at www.accessadventure.org or call (707) 432-0152 for information.
Docent-led Scenic Hike
Saturday, September 27, 2008
9 a.m. to noon
Join docent Dave on a five-mile moderate hike on the Prairie Ridge trail and to the historic, ipper home site.
Land & Trail Improvements Day
Saturday, October 11, 2008
9 a.m. to noon
Meet at parking lot. Water and snack provided. Your work gloves are recommended. but we have some loaners.
Docent-led Light Hike
Sunday, October 12, 2008
9 a.m. to noon
Join docent Doris on an easy to moderate walk.
Docent-led Birding Hike
Sunday, October 19, 2008
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Join docent Earl to discover late summer birds of the Lynch hills and native woodlands.
Docent-led History Hike
Saturday, October 25, 2008
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Join docent Dave for a "Human History of Lynch" walk.
Land & Trail Improvements Day
Saturday, November 8, 2008
9 a.m. to noon
Meet at parking lot. Water and snack provided. Your work gloves are recommended, but we have some loaners.
Docent-led Scenic Hike
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Join docent Dave on a scenic hike of moderate difficulty.
About Lynch Canyon
Drop into the magic of Lynch Canyon, a Bay Area getaway just minutes from I-80 between Fairfield and Vallejo. The hum of traffic disappears when you step into the 1,039-acre Lynch Canyon property and enter a world of steeply rolling hills blanketed with grasslands and accented with groves of buckeyes and live oaks. This enclosed watershed drains to the Suisun Marsh via Lynch Creek. Grasslands, oak groves, riparian woodlands, and wetland meadows provide shelter and forage for deer, gray fox, coyote, bobcat, meadowlark, goldfinch, waterfowl, and many raptors, including the golden eagle. The 900-foot ridges offer panoramic views extending from the Coast Ranges to San Francisco Bay and across the Delta to the Sierra Nevada. Lynch Canyon was acquired by the Solano Land Trust in 1996, and is now home to a section of the Bay Area Ridge Trail.
Hours
Wednesday through Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to posted closing time. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Amenities
Restrooms are available at the parking area. No drinking water.
Directions
From I-80 take the Hiddenbrooke/American Canyon Exit between Vallejo and Fairfield. Turn east on McGary Road (frontage road that runs parallel on the south side of I-80) and proceed to the I-80 underpass. Turn left at the underpass. Proceed through gate at end of cul-de-sac to gravel parking lot.
Fee
A daily parking fee is required as posted. Annual parking passes are available through County Parks at (707) 784-7905.