Ready to get outside this weekend? Here are some Earth Day activities in the Rock Hill area
For folks who want to get outside this weekend, there will be plenty of options.
Friday is Earth Day. In Fort Mill, the event each year coincides with a big celebration at the Anne Springs Close Greenway. Admission is free this weekend with more than 60 events planned, many of them on Saturday.
Earth Day activities at the Greenway include meet and greet events with cows, donkeys, horses, dogs and other animals. There are kayak, fishing and trail events. There’s a tribute hike in honor of the late Anne Springs Close.
Greenway admission and most events are free, though some require advance registration or tickets.
The 2,100-acre nature preserve in Fort Mill isn’t the only place to get outside this weekend. As work continues on public outdoor amenities like Catawba Bend Preserve in York County, Catawba Park in Tega Cay and the Great Falls restoration in Chester County, there are plenty of places for people to get fresh air already.
Here are a few outdoor options to try this weekend:
▪ York County operates several parks, from the newly renovated Ebenezer Park on the Rock Hill shores of Lake Wylie to Worth Mountain and Nanny’s Mountain parks.
▪ South Carolina State Parks include Andrew Jackson State Park just off U.S. 521 in Lancaster County, Landsford Canal State Park in Chester County known for its spider lily blooms, and Kings Mountain State Park in western York County. There’s also the national military park just beside Kings Mountain.
▪ Public access sites on Lake Wylie and the Catawba River range from the much-used Buster Boyd and Allison Creek access areas in Lake Wylie to Nivens Creek and Fort Mill access points. Fishing Creek Access Area, Springs Park and other areas sit downstream. Riverwalk and River Park in Rock Hill are other water-based options.
▪ The Carolina Thread Trail has miles of trail through York, Lancaster and Chester counties. They stretch from the Masons Bend Trail in Fort Mill and Founders Trail in Rock Hill to the Lindsay Pettus Greenway in Lancaster County and the Rocky Creek Trail in Chester County.
