York County Opens Woodend Park in Lake Wylie This Weekend

The new park in the Bethel-Lake Wylie Preservation Park District offers 2.5 miles of hiking trails and opens Saturday.

Based on a release from York County.

York County’s newest park, Woodend Park, opens to the public Saturday, July 18, according to York County. The park is located in the Bethel-Lake Wylie Preservation Park District.

The park features 2.5 miles of hiking trails through wooded forests and open meadows, York County said. A parking lot off Glenn Brandon Road in Lake Wylie holds 40 vehicles and is equipped with a gate that stays open during operating hours and closes automatically at closing time, according to the county.

Woodend Park will maintain seasonal hours: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. from November through February, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in March and April, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. from May through August, and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in September and October, York County said.

The county described Woodend Park as a leave no trace park and asked visitors to take all belongings and trash with them when they leave.

Source: York County original release.

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