SC county park opens 10-mile equestrian trail ‘you won’t find anywhere else’

The Post and Courier Pee Dee reports that Lynches River County Park’s new equestrian trail opened in spring 2026.

Deirdre Weaver-Currin covers Florence and the Pee Dee for The Post and Courier Pee Dee.

She previously worked at The Sumter Item.

Lynches River County Park’s new equestrian trail opened in spring 2026.

FLORENCE — Lynches River County Park’s family campgrounds are pet friendly, but it recently opened up a new campsite to accommodate a different type of furry friend: horses The equestrian industry accrues $1.9 billion in South Carolina alone, with tens of thousands of horses in the state, according to Parks and Recreation Director Nathan Dawsey.

“You can imagine Florence has a fairly large footprint of its own that makes up that number,” Dawsey said.