Lynville Park }{ Southern

[marshall]

Site Info:
Lynnville Park
P.O. Box 309
Lynnville, Indiana 47619
E-mail: [e-mail]
Phone: [phone]

In 1964, Peabody Coal Company deeded 1,100 acres of reclaimed strip mine ground to the Town of Lynnville for recreational purposes. Today, Lynnville Park is more popular than ever as a haven for fisherman and campers alike.

Lynnville Park features a 275 acre lake stocked with largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish. Visitors can utilize the park's concrete boat ramp and handicap-accessible fishing pier while in search of the day's big catch; Jon boat rental is also available. Campers can choose from nearly 24 modern sites and over 30 primitive ones.

Lynnville Park features bike trails and is host to the Black Coal National Enduro, a regional event drawing dirt bike riders from throughout the Tri-State. The park also hosts hare scrambles for the LA Dirt Riders .

One of Lynnville Park's unique features is the Wahnsiedler Observatory, home of the Evansville Astronomical Society. If you dream of spending a night gazing at the stars, check out the observatory's two telescopes: a 14 inch Celestron Schmitt-Cassegrain reflector and a 12. 5 inch Cave Newtonian reflector on a clock-driven, computerized equatorial mount.
Number of Campsites 69
Number of sites with Electric 39
Number of full hookup sites 24


Lynnville Park has few sections where cyclists can just relax and pedal mindlessly. There are hundreds of obstacles to ride over and around in this tight, labyrinth of trails - a place perfectly suited to trails riders. Cyclists will either hone their bike handling skills here at Lynnville or throw their bikes into the strip pit out of frustration. This trail is definitely not for beginners. Trail surface is singletrack and dirt roads.

Directions:
From I-64 go to the Boonville/Lynnville , exit # 39.
Go north on Hwy 61 to Hwy 68. Go west on Hwy 68 1.5 mi to Lynnville Park.
Turn right - park near the camping area

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[Tim]

Are there even trails here anymore?

[Madman]

I have been out here a couple of times for some exercise and the place is huge and has endless trails. Unfortunately MTB is not organized to have a good loop mapped and to keep trails clean.

There are two Cross Country Motorcycle races held on this property each year. The next one is coming up on Nov 15th.
www.msws.org/index3.html
I've raced this race several times on the Motorcycle but I always thought it would make a challenging and awesome MTB trail once the race is done.

If your interested in something new and having a 10-15 mile fresh trail cut for you go out there after the Nov 15th and give it a try. This property is made up of reclaimed coal mining land and is all spoils. This is challenging with an engine with lots of short steep stuff.

[Tim]

Thanks for the info. I have never been except to camp. I knew there were cycle races at one time , just never knew if they still did them.

I'll check the link you provided.

[Tim]

I found this, not sure if it helps but here it is.
Also the link that madman provided has the racing schedule.
One of the towns hosting a race is called Bucksnort....

I thought that was comical.

[Madman]

I haven't been able to make it out to ride this since Nov 15 but may go this week.

Here is a link to a video of the trail from this year (5 parts) This shows the full lap
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zRYRlb6TR0

[Brick]

The video Tim posted is of my two younger brothers scouting old trail for the motorcycle race last year. Motorcycles are NOT allowed in the park except for on race day. (..and our club members get to ride in the weeks prior while we are cutting trail)

Motorcycle guys are the only ones that maintain these trails, and motorcycles are not allowed in there most of the year so the trails usually are pretty grown-up in spring and early summer. The terrain is all old strip mine spoils and the trail is very difficult on a motorcycle. Beginner MTB riders will get frustrated fast, but -if you want a challenge- the best time to MTB these trails is in the fall in the weeks after the motorcycle race (Sept 18 this year) because the trail will be wide and freshly cut ...and there shouldn't be any more motorcycles to watch out for.

[Brick]

We've finished 5 miles of fresh singletrack in the woods north of the campground. There are multiple trailheads where the loop crosses the road - just look close and you'll find one. Trail is suitable for MTB right now, but watch out for the stray Yamahas on the weekends as prep work for the Moto race on September 17 & 18 is still going on. After the 18th it will be MTB only (no Motos allowed)

[freerideco]

Thanks Brick! I'll be up there soon to enjoy some fresh trail.