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PARKS OWNED BY KNOX COUNTY
1 Admiral Farragut Park - 9950 S. Northshore Drive
(I 140 (Pellissippi Pkwy) to Northshore Drive exit (5) travel west on Northshore Dr., approx.1/2 mile, Admiral Farragut on the left.) Total park acreage (23) - Disc Golf (1) - Natural Trail (.5 mile) Admiral Farragut to Carl Cowan, forest/lake front trail - Picnic shelter (1)- Picnic tables (7)
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2 Alcoaway Optimist Park - 2022 Belt Road
(Chapman Hwy, turn right onto Maryville Pike, approx. 2 miles turn right on to Belt Rd., Park 100 yds on the left.) Total park acreage (12) - Basketball (1)- Picnic shelter (1)- Playground (1)– Restrooms (1) - Soccer - Softball (2)- Walking Loop (.3 mile)
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3 Beverly Park - 5311 Beverly Park Circle
I-640 to Broadway, north on Broadway, right at Tazewell Pike exit, 1st traffic light, turn right onto Tazewell Pike, travel approx. 2 ½ miles, golf course on left. Total park acreage (90) Jr. Golf 9-hole par three- Nature Trail (1.4 mile) - Paved Trail (.6 mile)
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4 Big Foot Park – 8706 Joe Daniels Road
(I-40/75 west, I- 140 Pellissippi Pkwy toward Oak Ridge, right onto Oak Ridge Highway, 100 yards on left Joe Daniels Road.) Total park acreage (130) - Nature Trail – Hike or Mountain Biking (3 miles)
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5 Carl Cowan Park - 10058 S. Northshore
(I -140 (Pellissippi Pkwy) to Northshore Dr. exit (5) travel west on Northshore, approx. 1.25 miles, Carl Cowan on the left)
Total park acreage (32) - Basketball (2) - Boat Ramp (1) - Fishing – Nature Trail (.5 mile) - Picnic Shelters (2) #10 & #11 - Picnic Tables (14) - Playground (1) - Soccer (1) – Tennis (2) - Walking Loop (.3 mile) – Splash Pad – Open April through October, weather permitting.
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6 Carter Park - 9030 Asheville Highway
(I-40 east to Asheville Hwy exit (394) turn left, approx. 8 miles, park on the right.)
Total park acerage (30) - Baseball (3) - Basketball (1) – Concessions (2) - In-Line Hockey (1) Picnic Shelter (1) - Picnic Tables (3) – Playground (1) - Restrooms (1) - Soccer – Softball (2)
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7 Concord Park - 10901 S. Northshore Drive
(I 140 – (Pellissippi Pkwy) to Westland Drive exit (3) travel west on Westland Drive, approx. 1.25 miles, turn right on to Northshore Dr. approx. 1/2 mile on right.)
Total acreage for Concord Park (500) - Baseball (7) - Boat Access – Concessions (2) - Fishing Piers (3) - Football (1) – Golf (1) Concord Jr. Golf 9-hole par three – Marina (1) - Mountain Biking – (8 miles) - Natural Trail - Paved Trail - Picnic Shelters (5) - Picnic Tables (34) - Playground (1) – Restrooms (1) - Softball (2) – Swimming Pool (1) – Tennis (2)
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7 The Cove at Concord Park - 11808 S. Northshore Drive
(I -140 – (Pellissippi Pkwy) to Westland Drive exit (3) travel west on Westland Drive, approx. 1.25 miles, turn right on to Northshore Dr. approx. 4 miles on left.)
Beach Area with lake swimming - Fishing - Paved Trail (.7 mile) – Picnic Shelter (1)- Picnic Tables (18) - Playground (1) – Restrooms (1) – Volleyball (2) - Walking Loop - Canoe & Kayak Rentals (River Sports)
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7 The Point at Concord Park - 10882 S. Northshore Drive
(I -140 – (Pellissippi Pkwy) to Westland Drive exit (3) travel west on Westland Drive, approx. 1.25 miles, turn right on to Northshore Dr. approx. 3 miles on left.)
In-line Hockey (1) - Paved Trail (.3 mile) – Soccer (2) - Walking Loop
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8 Corryton Park - 7737 Corryton Road
(I-40 East to 640 By-Pass, exit (8) go toward Farmers Mkt. turn right on to Washington Pike travel approx 12 miles, left on to Corryton Rd. approx. 2 miles, Park on left.)
Total park acreage (6) - Basketball (1) – Concessions - Paved Trail (.2 mile) - Picnic Shelter (1) Picnic tables (6) - Playground (1) – Restrooms (1) – Softball (1) – Tennis (2) - Walking Loop
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9 East Knox Park - 9315 Rutledge Pike
(I-40 east to Rutledge Pike exit (392) go left off exit, approx. 8 miles, Park on left, behind East Knox Elem. School.)
Total park acreage (5) – Baseball (3) – Concessions (1) – Restrooms (1)
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10 Forks of the River Park - 5414 N. National Drive
(I-40 east to Asheville Hwy exit (394) turn left travel approx. 1.25 miles, turn right on to John Sevier Hwy. Approx. 5 miles, turn right on to National Dr., Park 100 yds on the left.)
Total park acreage (20) Paved Trail (.5 mile) – Soccer (5) – Rugby – Picnic Shelter (1) – Picnic Tables (2) – Playground (1)
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11 French Memorial Park - 7752 Martin Mill Pike
(Aloca Hwy. to John Sevier Hwy. Approx. 3 miles to Martin Mill Pike turn right, approx. 3 miles Bonnie Kate Elementary School, ½ mile past school on the left.)
Total park acreage (20) - Paved Trail (.2 mile) – Nature Trail (.5 mile) Picnic Shelter (1) – Picnic Tables (4) Soccer (2) –Playground (1) – Exercise Yard - Library
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12 Gibbs Ruritan Park - 7827 Tazewell Pike
(I–640 to Broadway, right at Tazewell Pike, approx. 9 miles, past Gibbs High School, Park on left.) Total park acreage (30) - Baseball (5) – Concessions (1) - Picnic Shelter (1) - Picnic Tables (2) Playground (2)– Restrooms (1) - Softball (2) – Football (1) – Tennis (4) – Paved Walking Trail (0.3)
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13 Guinn Road Park - 4115 Guinn Road
(I-40 west, North on Pellissippi Parkway toward Oak Ridge, approx. 5.5 miles, turn left on to Guinn Rd. approx. 3.5 miles, Park on the right.)
Total park acreage (13) - Boat Access - Small Picnic Shelter (1) - Picnic Tables (3)
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14 Halls Community Park – 6983 Recreation Lane (I-640 to Broadway exit, go north on Broadway, travel approx. 5 miles, turn right on to Crippen Rd, next to Wendy’s Restaurant, travel approx ½ mile, Park entrance on the left.) Total park acreage (35) - Baseball (6) - Community Building (1) - Concessions (1) - Picnic Shelter - Picnic Tables (8) – Playground (1) – Restrooms (1) - Softball
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15 Halls Greenway Park – 7140 Andersonville Pike – Paved Walking Trail (1.3)
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16 Hickory Creek Park - 2120 Everett Road
(I-40 west to Watt Rd. exit (369) turn right on to Everett Rd. approx. 2 miles, Park on right.)
Total park acreage (6) - Boat Access - Picnic Shelter (1) - Picnic Tables (2) – Soccer (2)
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17 I.C. King Park - 3440 Alcoa Highway
(Aloca Hwy. Approx. 5 miles, on left.)
Total park acreage (120) - Boat Access - Fishing - Mountain Biking (8 miles) - Natural Trail
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18 John Tarleton Park - 3201 Division Street
(I-40 east, University Ave exit (386) go straight, runs into Sutherland Ave., Park approx 2 miles from exit on the right.)
Total park acreage (20) – Concessions (2) –Youth Football (5) Program Usage Only – Playground (1) – Restrooms (2) - Small Picnic Shelter with 1 picnic table
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19 Keller Bend Park - 3360 Keller Bend Road – ( I- 140 to Northshore Drive Exit, turn left, travel to Taoford Road on the right, turn right onto Keller Bend Road) Total park acreage (16), Natural Trail (.5 mile)
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20 Meadow Creek Soccer Fields – 2801 Ball Camp-Byington Road
Total park acreage (13) - Soccer (3)
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21 Maloney Road Park - 3516 Ginn Drive
(Aloca Hwy. To Maloney Rd. approx ½ mile, Park on left.)
Total park acreage (3) - Boat Access - Picnic Tables (1)
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22 Marine Park - 2201 Alcoa Highway
(Right off of Aloca Hwy. Near the Marine Naval Base)
Total park acreage (11) - Boat Access - Picnic Table (3)
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23 Mascot Park - 1909 Number Two Drive
(I-40 east to Asheville Hwy turn left, approx. 6 miles, bear left on to Andrew Johnson Hwy. Approx 2 ½ miles, left on to Mascot Rd follow signs to library, park is behind the library.)
Total park acreage (3) - Picnic Shelter (1) - Picnic Tables (3) - Playground (1) - Walking Loop (.2 mile)
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24 Meade's Quarry Park - 3518 Island Home Pike
( FROM DOWNTOWN KNOXVILLE VIA HENLEY STREET:
Take Henley Street Bridge south to Baptist Hospital. turn left on Blount Avenue. Bear right on Sevier Avenue. Follow Sevier Avenue and turn left by railroad tracks at major bend onto Island Home Avenue. Follow Island Home Avenue and then turn right by entrance to Island Home Park (still Island Home Avenue) and follow signs to Ijams, approximately one mile on the left.
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FROM INTERSTATE 40:
Take exit 388 on I-40 and follow signs to James White Parkway. Follow James White Parkway south over the Tennessee River. Take first exit, which is Sevier Avenue/Hillwood Drive exit and turn left. Follow Sevier Avenue until it turns into Hillwood Drive and dead ends into Island Home Avenue. Turn right on Island Home Avenue, bear sharp left and follow signs to Ijams. Entrance to Ijams is approximately one mile on the left.
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25 Melton Hill Park - 3230 Williams Bend Road
(Hardin Valley Rd to Steele Rd. go by Hardin Valley School. Go left at next intersection, Sam Lee Rd. to Couch Mill to Williams Bend Rd runs right into park.)
Boat Access - Fishing - Picnic Shelter - Picnic Table
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26 Nicholas Ball Park - 8728 Ball Camp Pike
(I-40/75 exit (378) Cedar Bluff, north on Cedar Bluff Rd. approx. 2 miles, turn left on to Middlebrook Pike, approx. 2 miles to Ball Camp Pike turn right, on to Ball Camp Pike, park ¼ mile on right.)
Basketball - Community Building - Concessions - Paved Trail - Picnic Shelter - Picnic Table - Playground - Restrooms - Soccer - Softball - Tennis - Walking Loop
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27 Northwest Sports Park (opening Spring 2005) – 8050 Oak Ridge Highway
(I-40/75, I-140 Pellissippi Parkway, west toward Oak Ridge, turn right onto Oak Ridge Highway, travel 2.2 miles park on the left)
Total park acreage 61 - Concessions - Playground - Restrooms- Baseball – Football – Softball
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28 Pellissippi Greenway - 2435 Solway Road – Natural Trail (.3 mile) – Paved Trail (1 mile)
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29 Powell Greenway - 2136 Emory Road – Paved Trail (1 mile)
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30 Powell Levi Park - 7222 Martingale Drive
(1-40/75 to 640 Bypass exit (Clinton Hwy) turn left, straight to Clinton Hwy, left on Clinton Hwy.approx.8 miles, turn left on to Beaver Creek Rd., approx. ½ mile, turn left on to Martingale Dr. dead ends into park.)
Total park acreage (23) – Baseball (4) – Concessions (1) - Football - Paved loop in park (.3 –mile) - Picnic Shelter (1) - Picnic Tables (2)- Playground – Restrooms (1) – Softball (2)
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31 Seven Islands - 2809 Kelly Lane
(Take I-40 East to Exit #402, Midway Rd. – turn right on to Midway Rd. toward Three Rivers Golf Course, pass Curtis Rd and Smith School Rd. intersections, follow the green “Seven Islands Wildlife Refuge” signs, turn left on to Maples Rd, turn right at the intersection with Kodak Rd, turn left on to Kelly Lane at the large, white Bethel Church. Kelly Lane takes you to the gate.)
Total park acreage (364) - Diverse Wildlife- Scenic Natural Areas- Small Boat Launch- Canoe/Kayak – Natural Trails (6 miles)
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32 Solway Park - 3206 Solway Road
(I-40 to Pellissippi Parkway to Hardin Valley Rd. exit, turn left at traffic light, next traffic light go right on to Solway Rd. approx. 1 ½ mile park on the right.)
Total park acreage (2) - Picnic Tables (2) – Softball (1) – Restrooms (1)
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33 Spring Place Park - 5201 Parker Drive
(I-40 West to Rutledge Pike, East on Rutledge Pike under I-640 to Loves Creek Rd. turn left under railroad bridge then right on to Parker, the Park is right there.)
Total park acreage (6) - Picnic Shelter (1) - Picnic Tables (15)– Playground (1)
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34 Sterchi Hills Park - 1145 Dry Gap Pike
(I – 640 to Broadway, go toward Halls through Fountain City, left on to Rifle Range Rd, dead ends on to Dry Gap Pike, travel ¼ mile park on the left.)
Total park acreage (12) – Basketball (1) - Paved Trail (2 miles) - Picnic Shelter (1) – Playground (1) is handicap accessible – Restrooms (1) – Tennis (2)
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35 Sterchi Hills Soccer Complex - 2065 Rifle Range Dr
(I – 640 to Broadway, go toward Halls through Fountain City, left on to Rifle Range Rd, 3 miles on right.) or (Merchants Dr. to left Central approx. ½ mile, right on Dry Gap Pike, approx. 2.5 miles, right on Rifle Range Rd approx 3 miles, Park on left.)
Total park acreage (21) – Picnic Shelter (1) – Restrooms (1) - Soccer (6)
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36 Three Ridges Golf Course - 6101 Wise Springs Road
(I-40 East to 640 By-Pass, exit (8) go toward Farmers Mkt. turn right on to Washington Pike travel approx 5 miles, left on to Maloneyville Rd. approx. 2 miles, left on to Wise Springs Rd., approx. 1 ½ mile, entrance on the left.)
Total park acreage (120) - 18 Hole Championship Golf Course – Large Picnic Shelter (Under Construction) Contact Three Ridges to reserve at 687-4797
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37 Walker Springs Park -700 Kidder Lane
(I-40/75 to Walker Springs Exit, go north on Walker Springs, approx. 1mile, Kidder Lane on the left.)
Total park acreage (20) – Natural Trail (.1 mile) - Paved Walking Trail (1 mile) - Picnic Gazebo Area – Picnic Table (1) – Playground (1) – Restrooms (1)
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PARKS LEASED BY KNOX COUNTY
38 Ball Camp Park - 8734 Ball Camp Pike – Within Nicholas Ball Park
(I-40/75 exit (378) Cedar Bluff, north on Cedar Bluff Rd. approx. 2 miles, turn left on to Middlebrook Pike, approx. 2 miles to Ball Camp Pike turn right, on to Ball Camp Pike, park ¼ mile on right.)
Total park acreage (6) –Concessions (1) - Restrooms (1) – Picnic Tables (4) – Picnic Shelter (1) – Softball (2)
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39 Ball Camp Soccer Complex - 1831 Hitching Post Drive (I-40/75 exit (378) Cedar Bluff, north on Cedar Bluff Rd. approx. 2 miles, turn left on to Middlebrook Pike, approx. 2 miles to Ball Camp Pike turn right, on to Ball Camp Pike, park ¼ mile on right.)
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40 Bower Field - 8744 Chapman Highway
(I-40/75 exit Downtown Knoxville to (Henley St.) to Chapman Hwy. Approx 10 miles, park on left.)
Total park acreage (20) - Baseball (3) - Picnic Shelter () - Picnic Table () – Playground (1) - Restrooms (1) – Softball (2)
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41 House Mountain - 9601 Hogskin
House Mountain: I-40 E to Rutledge Pike Exit 392
(US-11W), travel on Rutledge Pike past East Knox Elementary School (on the left) travel 2 miles further on the right you will see the exit to Mascot (Mine Rd) keep traveling straight on Rutledge Pike for about 1/2 mile and look for a small brown & white sign on the left that reads House Mtn. Turn left onto Idumea Rd, travel .6 miles to Hogskin Rd, turn left and travel about .5 mile down Hogskin, the park will be on the right.
Total park acreage (503) - Natural Trail (5.8 miles) Easy loops to very difficult trails ascending the mountain.
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42 U.S. Cellular Soccer Complex - 875 Cornerstone Dr
(I-40/75 to Lovell Rd Exit (374) north on Lovell Rd, approx. 2 miles park on right.)
Total park acreage (11) - Paved Trail Loop around soccer complex (1.25 mile) – Competition Soccer (6) – Restrooms (1)
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43 Willow Creek Park - 7530 Quarry Road
(I-40 east, exit Broadway, north on Broadway, approx. 10 miles runs into Maynardville Hwy. Turn right on to Quarry Rd, park yards on left.)
Total park acreage (18) - Girls Youth Softball (4) – Concessions (1) – Restrooms (1)
COMMUNITY PARKS
44 Karns Community Park West Knox Little League - 6618 Beaver Ridge Road (Pellissippi Pkwy to Oak Ridge Hwy. Approx 5 miles, park on the right.)
Baseball (4) - Community Building - Concessions (1) - Picnic Table - Playground (1) – Restrooms (1) Swimming Pool - Walking Loop
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45 Kimberlin Heights Park - 1920 Bays Mountain Road
46 Paschal Carter Park - 9218 Carter Mill Road
(I-40 East to Asheville Hwy. (Exit 389), left approx. 9 miles, right on Carter School Rd., approx 100 yards right on to Carter Mill Rd. Park on the right.)
Natural Trail - Picnic Table - Playground – Swimming
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47 Riverdale Park - 6930 Flint Gap Road
(I–40 to Straw Plains (exit 398), turn left on Straw Plains, approx. ½ mile to Huckleberry Springs Rd., turn right approx 1 mile to Drinnen Rd., turn right approx 1 ½ miles turn on to Flint Gap Rd., Park on left.)
Community Building - Playground – Softball
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