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First and Pirate in LynchPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
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Outdoors in Lynch

Few parks or trails are on the map in Lynch

2% of Lynch’s land is conserved, about 3 acres. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 5.5 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Lynch, 1.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
3 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
5.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
31%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.9 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

3 conserved acres

2% of Lynch’s land. Who manages Lynch’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city3 ac
Local Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lynch City Park
Local Park
Town or city3Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Lynch

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Lynch
Portal 31 RV Park
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Lynch Walking Track0.2 mi
Biking & sports

0.9 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Lynch Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2003
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Lynch: April to June and August

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.910.811.913.114.114.714.513.612.411.210.19.6
High (°F)424655657278818076665545
Rain (in)4.24.34.84.75.15.15.64.23.73.13.64.9

October is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Lynch →

Next door

Lynch and its neighbors

Lynch has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Lynch— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Benham— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Lynch

Where can I bike in Lynch?

0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Lynch?

15,992 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lynch or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lynch neighbors.

Town Square →
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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →