Lake Lynn Park

Hey family! I wanted to share this with you all. As you know, I live in Greensboro but I will venture out to Raleigh and Charlotte occasionally. I had been seeing posts on Instagram from the LetsGetSocialRaleigh account and I kept saying I was going to go to an event. They had one this past Saturday for a hike and chill. Since the weather was about 65, I felt I couldn't make an excuse and I got up to join in on the hike.

I'm trying a new thing to make connections with others and try to do more group things instead of being solo. Please understand, I LOVE doing things by myself most times but I thought that I'd try something new. The park was very nice but I will warn you, this one is very hilly. I've been on trails before but not one like this. Considering I haven't exercised in a few months, it wasn't so bad. Please stretch before you tackle it lol. It was wonderful to be in nature. Although, I didn't keep up with the group, I didn't mind as I was being present in the moment. It was so peaceful and serene and I wasn't bored. I would definitely walk this again.

I didn't get a chance to explore more of the park other than the trail but I promise I will report back. If you're in the Raleigh area or even if you're not. It only took me an hour to get there. Take some time to get in nature and recalibrate your energy. I felt so much better after the hike and I felt balanced. I hope that I will do this more often. I might even invest in hiking shoes. To be continued.

Beautiful park in my opinion. I love the ducks and the red eared slider turtles while walking around lake Lynn. Those turtles are very cute while I go walking on the trail.

I just love it when they have a don't feed the animals sign so that we don't want to ruin nature.

Overall pretty beautiful park, and I'm going back for the spring, and summer.

peaceful place for a date or just a walk in the park, animal, friendly, and clean. lots of trees and nature. personally, I come here to clear my mind and connect to nature. so it's definitely worth a visit. Enjoy.

Gorgeous nature walk! Can become crowded at times, I'm only giving four stars because of that reason. My dog loves to walk around the lake, but beware if you have a reactive dog.

Love Lynn Park or, as I refer to it as, Turtle Island or Duck Island! It is an easy 2.8 loop trail around the lake! Great place to take the dogs, have a walk/run, and ride your bike! Great photography opportunities! Ample parking off the street! The scenery never gets old because it seems like there is something new to see along the way! Lots of wildlife, as well! If you haven't had the pleasure of visiting this park yet.....it's a must "things to do on a Saturday morning" walk if you live in Raleigh! And, even if you don't, go anyway!

Very pretty park with a good walking, running trail and lots of wild life from frogs to geese and deer. We have been here many times and enjoy the walk. The trail goes around the lake and must be about 2.5 miles

Today the City of Raleigh Parks Department again did one for the books, we decided to counterclockwise for our "once around" the lake and after walking about two miles we found a crew working on removing a tree or two and the sign "crew at work" was just a few hundred feet from the actual place of work so we had to walk back around and advise everyone about. They are working so it is ok for us to walk the extra mile but the Parks Dept will also get a review for being so coordinated.

What I always found amusing is the mile markers, you see some on the right other on the left and nothing makes sense because you don't know where is the "start" and if you start at mile marker 1 which is about a quarter of a mile from the parking lot and walk about another quarter of a mile the next marker reads 1 3/4 and of course you are not even half way around

Amities the park has to offer is definitely a go. Beautiful scenery and wonderful trail walks. Definitely a trip worth!

Lake Lynn is a nice natural setting surrounded by a number of apartments and private residences. The paved path is shady, winding and somewhat narrow, so not recommending for bikers. Entire loop around is about 2.75 miles. Turtles galore, as well as a few herons and migrating geese. For those who live nearby, it is a nice nature break. However given the distance from my home and the narrow curving trail, I much prefer the other greenways along the Neuse River.

I love walking around Lake Lynn! I can never get enough of those cute little baby turtles all over the place. Lake Lynn can be a bit of a hot spot so expect the trail to be a bit crowded. Mom tip, I recently went with my baby and the bumpy bridges were great at getting my fussy babe to sleep. Parking is usually pretty easy, but if you are meeting a friend make sure you all know which part of the loop you are starting on. I've done the full loop before, but it is long, so often times I just do part of it and turn around and go the way I came. Highly recommend if you are looking to go for a nice stroll and wanting to switch up your scenery!

Please who ever you are PLEASE STOP writing hateful things in chalk on the sidewalks and bridges!!!

This park is beautiful and a place to relax and be happy. so stop vandalizing it with hateful things about our political views.