Lynch Canyon is now open to the public

Lynch Canyon is now open to the public
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. This agreement is good for three years; it is important that the public support participating agencies and landowners. Bay Area Barns and Trails has donated $7.500 to the Solano Land Trust in support of trails related projects.

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. Restrooms are available at the parking area. No drinking water.

Water on trail; Hitchrails and parking for horse trailers

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.
www.solanolandtrust.org


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