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{{Park
Steele Creek Park is a very large 2,200+ acre city park south of Bristol, Tennessee.  The multi-use facility has a nature center, regular golf course, a disc golf course, a lake, hiking trails, soccer fields, picnic tables with grills, a miniature trail, and more...
|Banner Image=File:Steele Creek Park.jpg
|Park Type=City Park
|Park Website=http://www.bristoltn.org/166/Steele-Creek-Park
|Trail Map Link=http://www.friendsofsteelecreek.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Steele-Creek-Trails-Map.pdf
|Activities=Hiking, Boating, Biking, Geocaching, Fishing
|Features=Waterfalls, Vistas, Rivers, Lakes
|Park Amenities=Picnicking, Playgrounds
|City=Bristol
|Area=2,200 acres
|Operated By=City of Bristol
|Main Location=36.57585, -82.23689
}}
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36.5735368766, -82.232101149~Amphitheater~ ~MarkerG.png
36.5771000000, -82.218100000~Beaver Creek Knobs North~ ~MarkerD.png
36.5551000000, -82.236700000~Beaver Creek Knobs South~ ~MarkerD.png
36.5767658561, -82.227736871~Chapel Bridge~ ~MarkerG.png
36.5733586051, -82.233301717~Lodge~ ~MarkerG.png
36.5729032803, -82.234175518~Nature Center~ ~MarkerG.png
36.5792000000, -82.226917000~Parking Lot~ ~MarkerA.png
36.5599000000, -82.222080000~Parking Lot~ ~MarkerA.png
36.5812000000, -82.223500000~Parking Lot~ ~MarkerA.png
36.5742854904, -82.234866648~Parking Lot~ ~MarkerA.png
36.5751442660, -82.236914153~Parking Lot~ ~MarkerA.png
36.5738889888, -82.234017609~Parking Lot~ ~MarkerA.png
36.5742520222, -82.231739812~Playground~ ~MarkerG.png
36.5603862445, -82.222267336~Rooster Front Park~ ~MarkerY.png
36.5639907336, -82.225922133~Spillway Falls~ ~MarkerC.png
36.5717768488, -82.232825015~Steele Creek Lake~ ~MarkerJ.png
36.5754387232, -82.233320310~Steele Creek Park~ ~MarkerY.png
36.5738515548, -82.231874190~Train Depot~ ~MarkerG.png
</display_map>
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== Park Overview ==
<googlemap lat="36.573906" lon="-82.232582" type="terrain" zoom="14">
 
36.573906,-82.232582,Steele Creek Park
Steele Creek Park is a very large 2,200+ acre city park south of Bristol, Tennessee. The multi-use facility has a nature center, regular golf course, a disc golf course, a lake, hiking trails, soccer fields, picnic tables with grills, a miniature trail, and more...
36.5792,-82.226917,Mill Creek access point
</googlemap>


== How to get there ==
== How to get there ==
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Trailheads are behind (east) the nature center.
Trailheads are behind (east) the nature center.


In 2014, Bristol City Council approved a $2 per car fee for the main park entrance.  The cost can be avoided by parking at the alternative lots at Mill Creek (intersection of Broad Street and Spring Drive), Rooster Front (back side on Vance Drive), or recycling center (Broad Street).  Refer to the map below for these parking locations.
There are two other trail access parking lots.   
 
Park hours are from 9am to 9pm.


== Trails ==
== Trails ==
The Steele Creek Park Lake splits the {{Park trail miles}} over {{Park trail count}} trails system into two sections. Tinkle Hallow on the Eastern half and Slagle Hallow on the Western half.
The Steele Creek Park Lake splits the over 20 mile trail system into two sections.


{{Park trail table}}
'''Trinkle Hollow Trails'''
{|
|Trails
|Distance
|----
|[[SCP Quarry Cave Trail]]
|0.4 mi
|----
|[[SCP Sinks Way Trail]]
|0.6 mi
|----
|[[SCP Lakeside Trail]]
|0.6 mi
|----
|[[SCP Hickory Ridge Trail]]
|0.9 mi
|----
|[[SCP Fox Ridge Trail]]
|1.2 mi
|----
|[[SCP Powerline Trail]]
|0.3 mi
|----
|[[SCP East Ridge Trail]]
|0.9 mi
|----
|[[SCP Rock Cut Trail]]
|0.6 mi
|----
|}


A five mile loop hike around the lake can be created by taking both the High Ridge (up-n-down) and North Ridge (flat) trails - with short walk on the park road to connect.
'''Slagle Hollow Trails'''
{|
|Trails
|Distance
|----
|[[SCP Slagle Hollow Trail]]
|2.5 mi
|----
|[[SCP South Ridge Trail]]
|2.1 mi
|----
|[[SCP Tulip Tree Trail]]
|0.6 mi
|----
|[[SCP North Ridge Trail]]
|2.4 mi
|----
|[[SCP Cross Ridge Trail]]
|0.8 mi
|----
|[[SCP Lake Ridge Trail]]
|2.2 mi
|----
|[[SCP High Ridge Trail]]
|0.3 mi
|----
|[[SCP Overlook Trail]]
|0.1 mi
|----
|[[SCP Logging Road Trail]]
|1.3 mi
|----
|[[SCP Hemlock Hollow Trail]]
|0.7 mi
|----
|}


== Trail Conditions ==
== Trail Conditions ==
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August 2012:  Open are Hemlock Hollow, Cross Ridge, High Ridge, and Lake Ridge.  Impassable after 0.5 mile due to blowdowns and overgrowth is Slagle Hollow Trail.
August 2012:  Open are Hemlock Hollow, Cross Ridge, High Ridge, and Lake Ridge.  Impassable after 0.5 mile due to blowdowns and overgrowth is Slagle Hollow Trail.
{{Trail Stub
 
|Trail=High Ridge
== Maps ==
|Trailhead location=36.5656572781, -82.2318408919
<!-- You can place pictures, PDF's, links, or even create a Google map with your waypoints and place it here. -->
|Trail Distance=0.33 mi
[http://www.bristoltn.org/steelecreekpark.cfm Steele Creek Park website]
|Difficulty=Easy
[http://www.friendsofsteelecreek.org/  Friends of Steel Creek website]
|Trail Marking=Gray square
[http://www.friendsofsteelecreek.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/complete-trail-map.pdf 2010 trail map]
}}
[http://www.friendsofsteelecreek.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Steele-Creek-Trails-Map.pdf 2012 trail map]
{{Trail Stub
 
|Trail=Lake Ridge
<!-- Categories. Please keep the State category. -->
|Trailhead location=36.5735516437, -82.2322994646
[[Category:Tennessee]]
|Trail Distance=1.85 mi
|Difficulty=Medium
|Trail Marking=Orange square
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Cross Ridge
|Trailhead location=36.5653536396, -82.2380642973
|Trail Distance=0.81 mi
|Difficulty=Easy
|Trail Marking=Yellow Square
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Powerline
|Trailhead location=36.5755094646, -82.2155830459
|Trail Distance=0.3 mi
|Difficulty=Easy
|Trail Marking=White ellipse
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=East Ridge
|Trailhead location=36.5778474213, -82.2212753761
|Trail Distance=0.91 mi
|Difficulty=Easy
|Trail Marking=Green ellipse
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Sinks Way
|Trailhead location=36.5797034156, -82.2247720985
|Trail Distance=0.48 mi
|Difficulty=Easy
|Trail Marking=Orange ellipse
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Fox Ridge
|Trailhead location=36.5641827039, -82.2260794204
|Trail Distance=1.13 mi
|Difficulty=Medium
|Trail Marking=Red ellipse
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Rock Cut
|Trailhead location=36.5789637187, -82.2257882467
|Trail Distance=0.92 mi
|Difficulty=Medium
|Trail Marking=Yellow ellipse
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Hickory Ridge
|Trailhead location=36.5681072948, -82.229570242
|Trail Distance=0.87 mi
|Difficulty=Medium
|Trail Marking=Gray ellipse
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=South Ridge
|Trailhead location=36.5603358501, -82.2258525939
|Trail Distance=3.13 mi
|Difficulty=Medium
|Trail Marking=Blue ellipse
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Logging Road
|Trailhead location=36.560680996, -82.2510125043
|Trail Distance=1.35 mi
|Difficulty=Medium
|Trail Marking=Black ellipse
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Quarry Cave
|Trailhead location=36.5770516236, -82.2275250623
|Trail Distance=0.4 mi
|Difficulty=Easy
|Trail Marking=Pink ellipse
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Overlook (Steele Creek)
|Trailhead location=36.5689031802, -82.2339734989
|Trail Distance=454 ft
|Difficulty=Easy
|Trail Marking=Black triangle
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=North Ridge
|Trailhead location=36.5653891704, -82.237996
|Trail Distance=2.82 mi
|Difficulty=Medium
|Trail Marking=Red triangle
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Carden Ridge
|Trailhead location=36.554769,-82.260748
|Trail Distance=1.15 mi
|Difficulty=Medium
|Trail Marking=Yellow triangle
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Lakeside (Steele Creek)
|Trailhead location=36.576804,-82.227602
|Trail Distance=2.1 mi
|Difficulty=Medium
|Trail Marking=Orange triangle
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Paw Paw Ridge
|Trailhead location=36.558653,-82.232893
|Trail Distance=0.71 mi
|Difficulty=Easy
|Trail Marking=Blue triangle
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Hemlock Hallow
|Trailhead location=36.569799,-82.235997
|Trail Distance=0.6 mi
|Difficulty=Easy
|Trail Marking=Gray triangle
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Tulip Tree
|Trailhead location=36.555103,-82.249336
|Trail Distance=0.7 mi
|Difficulty=Easy
|Trail Marking=Pink triangle
}}
{{Trail Stub
|Trail=Slagle Hallow
|Trailhead location=36.565357,-82.238170
|Trail Distance=2.48 mi
|Difficulty=Medium
|Trail Marking=White triangle
}}
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